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Account Director (Shopper) | £50k-55k | London/Hybrid
I'm partnering with an award-winning independent creative agency looking for an Account Director to join its Consumer Brands team. This role could suit a SAM looking to step up!
You'll lead a portfolio of Health & Beauty and Publishing accounts, owning senior client relationships, commercial performance, and the delivery of brilliant work.
The role spans the full shopper journey, from POS and shopper toolkits to promotions, trade marketing, experiential, and partnerships. You'll need to be commercially sharp, confident with clients, and comfortable getting into the detail to make sure work is delivered brilliantly through to store.
The Role
- Ownership: You'll take ownership of a portfolio of key client accounts.
- Relationships: Building strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
- Budgets: Taking ownership of account budgets, forecasting, and profitability.
- Opportunities: Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts and increase share of wallet.
- Oversight: Overseeing briefs from client through to creative development and final delivery.
- Project Management: Managing multiple projects, timelines, and deadlines to keep campaigns on track.
- Team Collaboration: Working closely with creative and delivery teams to ensure work is delivered accurately, efficiently, and to brief.
- Production Knowledge: Bringing strong print production knowledge, confidently managing artwork, proofing, and approval processes.
- Presentations: Presenting strategic recommendations, campaign results, and wash-ups to senior clients.
- Mentorship: Supporting and mentoring junior members of the account team, providing guidance and on-the-job development.
- Market Awareness: Keeping close to market trends, retailer requirements, and opportunities across the consumer brands space.
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About You
- Experience: Strong SAM/Account Director-level experience within a creative, shopper marketing, or brand agency.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience working across consumer brands, ideally within Health & Beauty and/or Publishing.
- Shopper Marketing: Understanding shopper marketing and the path-to-purchase journey.
- Print Production: Solid, hands-on print production experience and is comfortable managing artwork, proofing, and approvals.
- Commercial Skills: Commercially strong and confident managing budgets, forecasting, and account P&L.
- Proactivity: Proactive and naturally looks for opportunities to grow client relationships.
- Relationships: Builds trusted relationships and is comfortable operating with senior client stakeholders.
- Mentorship: Enjoys supporting and developing more junior team members.
- Organization: Highly organised and comfortable juggling multiple accounts, projects, and deadlines.
- Passion: A genuine passion for great creative work and ensuring it's delivered brilliantly.
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If you're an experienced SAM or established Account Director with a strong background in shopper marketing, consumer brands, and print production, I'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
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