Account Director [210173]

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization at the forefront of the media and communications industry, dedicated to creating impactful and memorable campaigns that resonate globally. This innovative environment thrives on collaboration and strategic vision, consistently pushing boundaries to deliver exceptional results for its audiences and partners. Are you a strategic leader passionate about orchestrating dynamic advertising and communications campaigns from inception to execution? We are seeking a visionary professional to join a collaborative team where you will be instrumental in shaping brand narratives and driving significant growth. This role offers the chance to lead complex projects, influence creative direction, and ensure the seamless delivery of integrated campaigns that capture attention and achieve measurable success. You will be the central figure, connecting diverse teams and external partners to bring groundbreaking ideas to life. This is a 2 weeks rolling booking, offering up to £381 per day (via Umbrella) – 40hrs/week (PAYE). The shorlisted candidates will be contacted ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with marketing stakeholders to finalize campaign briefs, ensuring clarity and alignment from the outset.
• Facilitate internal briefing sessions, partnering with strategy teams to craft comprehensive briefs for creative and production teams.
• Collaborate closely with creative leadership to bring world-class creative visions to life.
• Strategically manage resources, project plans, and budgets with production teams to ensure efficient campaign delivery.
• Maintain transparent and proactive communication with clients, providing project updates, resolving issues, and managing expectations effectively.
• Lead compelling client presentations for creative concepts at every project stage, synthesizing feedback and defining clear next steps.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of integrated campaigns, from initial concept to final public display.
• Continuously monitor project progression alongside production and creative teams, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and original campaign objectives.
• Proactively identify and escalate critical issues and blockers to senior leadership, facilitating swift resolution with relevant marketing and agency stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong financial acumen, supporting monthly burn reporting for leadership, tracking retainers, overseeing production budgets, and evaluating capacity for new briefs.
• Partner with marketing for forward planning, maintaining updated project roadmaps, and communicating priorities, potential delays, or issues to internal teams.
• Cultivate strong relationships with media partners and other third-party vendors (e.g., production companies and studios) to foster seamless collaboration.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Proven expertise in end-to-end campaign management across multiple concurrent projects.
• Deep understanding of strategic project objectives and their contribution to brand growth.
• Extensive experience in integrated, 360-degree communications across diverse media formats.
• Demonstrated ability to manage all deliverables associated with integrated advertising and communications campaigns.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills, fostering trust, collaboration, and maximizing team potential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present confidently to all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen and rigorous approach to daily account management.
• Experience thriving in fast-paced environments, managing multi-stakeholder marketing teams of varying seniority.
• Pan-market experience is a plus.

Client Description

Our Client is a giant media and entertainment company, with over 24 million customers in Europe. They’re keen on keeping people connected, and their upcoming media investments are expected to bring billions of pounds and over 2000 jobs to the UK creative sector. Beyond business, they’re taking big strides in diversity and sustainability with ambitious public goals in both – including 20% BAME representation by 2025, and carbon neutrality by 2030. Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.