We’re looking for an established Account Director, with pan-regional expertise and used to working across global campaigns, to be part of a team that shapes cultural conversations. Ideally someone who understands the worlds of music and entertainment and where they collide with drinks brands.

This independent agency works on anything from innovative start-ups to major global brands that operate in the consumer lifestyle space. A close knit and grown-up team, they care about work that doesn’t just add fluff, but delivers meaningful impact for their clients, and sparks conversation. The business lives its values too, embracing diversity and individuality, and fostering a team rich in varying perspectives. They demonstrate their commitment to this by participating in the PR Week Pay Gap Report for gender and ethnicity.

This role is due to a really exciting new client win meaning they have space in their team to bring some additional hands onboard. The main client focus of this role will be a major drinks brand and its global partnership platform, activated via events around the world, it works across everything from gaming, entertainment and music. Having a willingness to travel, as well as an understanding of how to lead a team to leverage partnerships for your clients through traditional editorial, influencer and across digital platforms as well as events, will be crucial to succeed in this role.

As a smaller team that punches well above its weight, this role will allow the right candidate to develop fast, getting far more exposure to different types of work than at a larger agency; being able to lead projects nationally and internationally and longer term, also play an active role in new business, from briefing and creative ideation to helping to shape and lead pitches yourself.

So who exactly are we looking for? What matters here is the curiosity to constantly challenge the status quo, the passion to always want to do the best work as well as the organisation and project management skills to make sure your team delivers seamlessly.

We need someone who is an expert client handler, and who understands how to coordinate globally, either through partners or by leading events and campaigns in other markets directly. Other than that, ideally, you’re a bit of a generalist. Creative, inspiring, high attention to detail and a great writer, you have some strong media and influencer contacts when you need them, and you’re able to get the best out of your team. An entrepreneurial mindset, and a love of new business wouldn’t hurt either.

Your responsibilities will include:

Client and Team Management:

• Serve as the lead client contact, overseeing internal team members, including AMs, AE/SAEs.Take on briefs, lead creative brainstorms and develop project plans, supporting on writing strategy and lead presentations back or client calls.Take on active development and line management of team members.

Media & Influencers:

• Oversee AMs in managing media sell-ins, pitching in where required – act as quality control on client updates and evaluation reports, and ensure influencer outreach and management is effective and creativeDevelop junior members of the team to improve writing, pitching and contact development skills

Talent:

• Build relationships with talent and management teams, manage the team and act as quality control as they handle talent procurement, briefings, and interviews.

Events:

• Oversee and develop event plans, source partners where required and lead cross-functional coordination between the agency, partners and client internal stakeholdersManage the team in venue selection, generating attendees, budgeting for travel or attendance costs, catering etcOversee development of content or photography before / during / after to either promote or PR the event itselfManage briefings, sit in and oversee on-site interviews and oversee development of messaging bibles for key client spokespeople or talent

New Business:

• Help to write and develop pitch materials, working with the leadership and overseeing team members to support.Leading or supporting on creative brainstorms alongside senior team.Presenting and pitching to new clients.

Budgets/Finance:

• Budget activity and projects for your clients, oversee contracting of talent / partners and monitor resourcing and retainers, able to notify senior team when work is being overserviced.

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

We are really interested in hearing from candidates that offer varied perspectives and welcome those from diverse backgrounds and minority groups.

We will try to get back to as many people as possible, but if you don’t hear from us within one week from sending your application, you unfortunately haven’t been successful this time.