Account Director – Brand Strategy & Creative Agency

This established Brand & Creative agency with an unrivalled success in a fledgling market sector seek a talented Account Director to work alongside the Commercial Director and MD to drive the business strategy forward, while ensuring the client base receives the best direction in marketing and sales strategies.

BASIC: £78,000

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Car Allowance

LOCATION: Northampton

Commutable Locations: Northampton, Leicester, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Bedfordshire, Coventry, Warwickshire, Oxford.

COMPANY PROFILE:

We are a successful medium sized design and online creative agency. Due to increased demand from our clients we have been moving our business further into advertising and online media. As a result we have a vacancy for a strategically focussed Account Director/Planning Director to head up this new department and help us drive the business forward.

JOB SPECIFICATION: Account Director – Brand Strategy & Creative Agency

Working closely with the Managing Director and Commercial Director you will take responsibility for the portfolio’s high profile clients. You will work closely with clients to devise and implement “best in class” brand, marketing and creative strategies to support their growth plans. In some cases you may be responsible for supporting the client to develop their entire business Sales and Marketing Development Strategy.

In this creative and highly strategic role you will be responsible for, but not restricted to:-

* Leading the development of strategic marketing plans for the top tier businesses within the portfolio.
* Management of an experienced team of Account Managers and Creative teams.
* Co-ordinating a wide range of projects positively manipulating the entire marketing mix (TTL) including online and eCommerce channels.
* Delivering compelling Marketing and Business Strategies for a leading portfolio of clients.
* Work closely with high levels client stakeholders to develop compelling customer insight and Identifying new market opportunities and align business strategy to capitalise in the short to medium term.
* Work closely with the senior management team to continually identify new and innovative. ways to create, package and monetise valuable content across their brands.
* Work with the senior management team to shape the future business.

PROSPECTS: Account Director – Brand Strategy & Creative Agency

This is an excellent opportunity to join the business in a senior position at the start of an exciting phase of our growth and to be instrumental in its direction. The Account Director/Planning Director will be responsible for a team of account managers working with an impressive brand portfolio.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:-

The successful applicant is likely to have held senior positions such as Senior Account Manager Account Director within an agency and/or have held senior marketing positions in client side environment working for a well-recognised brand/company. The skills that are essential for the role are:

* A Strong Media/Planning background
* A high level of strategically capability
* Extensive marketing experience both ATL and BTL as well as digital
* Strong analytical skills
* Line management experience
* A true team player and a “hands on” approach
* A natural relationship builder with a commercial edge.
* A proven campaign / project manager.
* Great communicator – warm and approachable

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles: Account Director, Client Director, Senior Account Manager, Creative Director, Head of Marketing, Marketing Director, Senior Marketing Manager, Head of Brand and Communications, Brand Manager, Marketing Planning Manager. Director of Marketing.

Please note that the postcodes used for this vacancy are for searching purposes only, they may not refer exactly to where the role is based.

INTERESTED? Please email our retained consultant Phil Monkman quoting Account Director – Brand Strategy & Creative Agency
and reference PM1410-22 Wallace Hind Selection. The Old Vicarage. Duston. Northants. NN5 6JB. Tel: . For more vacancies please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, visit our weibsite or find our consultant on LinkedIn.