Account Director

Ref: 499

Role: Account Director

Salary: £35,000-£38,000 per annum

Location: Sheffield

Working pattern: Hybrid

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave, including Bank Holidays, plus Christmas shutdown, and extra Bank Holiday in August plus additional annual leave days after 2 years service
• Hybrid working
• Great opportunities for career progression, with regular reviews
• Individual training support plan funded by the company
• Time off for volunteering and supporting charities (discretionary)
• Company new bike scheme through salary sacrifice
• Family-friendly policy and discretionary sabbatical leave
• Regular social opportunities including games afternoons and team activities
• We believe in inclusive recruitment

This is a challenging and rewarding role in a busy full service marketing agency, where this individual will be a member of the team behind one of Yorkshire’s largest and most successful full service marketing agencies.

We are looking for a strategic thinker who is confident in their abilities and used to taking responsibility for the direction of a project.

For this pivotal role we are looking for someone who is an experienced marketer.

You will have acquired a strong track record in developing relationships with high profile clients, achieving high client retention levels and able to deliver confident client direction. You will have experience of marketing communications services,

covering marketing consultancy and strategy, planning and delivery, and including managing all aspects of delivering integrated marketing services to clients, including social media based campaigns and digital/on-line marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

Account direction and client services

? Relationship management for key clients

? Project scoping - requirements gathering and producing briefs/specifications

? Planning and delivering innovative campaigns

? Bringing together teams to deliver

? Quality control and testing

? Budgeting and analysis of project efficiency

Corporate/cross company

? Playing a key role in the delivery of high quality client services

? Contributing to the company’s revenue, profitability and productivity targets

? Tracking, evaluation and analysis of project budgets to increase efficiency

Business development/growth

? Actively engaged in growing existing clients

? Supporting new opportunities in conjunction with the Business Strategy team

The successful candidate:

The Account Director will have proven experience of successful client relationship management, including the planning and delivery of complex client briefs and eading project teams.

You will be ambitious, confident, enthusiastic, charismatic and intuitive, able to take responsibility for developing positive and profitable client relationships. A great leader of individuals who gets the best out of their skills and enjoys mentoring and developing others.

? Ability to develop and grow strong client relationships

? Marcomms strategy and delivery including project management

? Excellent knowledge of the delivery of a range of Marcomms services

including digital marketing and social media marketing development

? Commercial acumen with proven experience of budget and sale accountability

and bottom line delivery

? Attention to detail, reliability

? Problem solving skills

? The ability to cope with pressure and work to tight deadlines

? Strong interpersonal and team-working skills

Glu Recruit LTD are an equal opportunities employer and are acting as a recruitment agent in the hiring of this role.

Glu Recruit LTD ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment in the role that they have applied for, and any other suitable opportunity that we advertise without regard to age, belief, colour, ethnic/national origin, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or based on disability. If you require any additional support to apply for this role, or any other role that we advertise please contact us directly for assistance.