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Account Director (6 Months FTC)

London, England, United Kingdom

Firstly, a little bit about us.  

  

We make brands unskippable.  

  

Through our work with clients including... [deep breath] Adobe, Prime Video, Spotify, YouTube, Microsoft, Kellogg’s, HSBC, John Lewis, Have I Got News For You, Motorway, Channel 4 and Amazon Alexa, we add value, not noise.  

  

We put creativity at the heart of everything we do. From social strategy, social creative, social production, social amplification and social effectiveness, we deliver expertise and cultural relevance. On social.   

  

Still reading? Great. It’s only been three short paragraphs. And we’d love to hear about you... 

 

The Role.  
 

We’re looking for a highly-experienced massively brilliant Account Director to join That Lot. Are you one of those, and can you start in the next few minutes? Okay great.  

  

You’ll be working within a fast-growing, tight-knit team to deliver excellent engaging content and campaigns for one of the UK’s biggest brands and broadcasters.   

  

You’ll already work as an Account Director and have extensive agency experience with a strong grasp of digital and social media, gained in a professional capacity.  

  

Your role will be broad and varied, but with a focus on managing a team of talented Account Managers from Coordinator to SAM level, as well as overseeing our work on well-known brands. You will “own” many of our key client relationships. You’ll need to be an excellent project manager with a creative eye, able to build client trust, and with a proven track record in managing projects to budget and deadline. Most importantly, you’ll be able to retain a good sense of humour and keep calm under pressure.  

  

Working in a tight-knit team, you will be the main client contact on some of our biggest, most important clients.  

 

Your responsibilities. 

 

  • You will primarily be responsible for the management of client work, from building strong relationships to ensuring commerciality on all of your accounts. As a senior point of contact, you will help co-ordinate the resources needed to service projects, build strategic operational plans, and balance the expectations of clients with the execution of creative work.  
  • You will be expected to plan campaigns and develop accounts both creatively and financially, while overseeing a team of talented Account Managers to ensure we’re providing the highest and best level of client service to keep them coming back.  
  • You will take the lead in clients’ advertising and social strategies and work with clients at a senior level on a day-to-day basis.  
  • You will work with other senior managers on developing business and generating new accounts.  

 

Some specific skills you’ll need.  

 

  • Significant experience in professional client relationship management  
  • Significant experience, ideally gained in creative, design or media agencies  
  • Ability to handle multiple projects at once and able to prioritise a large workload  
  • Ability to plan and strategise at a senior level  
  • An ability to diplomatically negotiate conflicting deadlines and requirements to deliver work on time and on budget  
  • To be organized, tenacious, dedicated and able to work under pressure  
  • To be self-starter and able to take initiative. If you see something that needs doing, you won’t be afraid to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, even if the task isn’t on your job spec.  
  • To be a confident written and oral communicator (an ability to present creative ideas and strategies is a must)  
  • Effective team management abilities  
  • Exceptional attention to creative but also financial details  
  • A good awareness of the creative process, including digital and social platforms and innovations.  

 

Extra Awesome: 

 

  • A good sense of humour. 
  • Being able to demonstrate a passion for social media, creative work and the industry as a whole  

 

 

Perks of the job. 

 

We also offer several perks, including the following: 

 

  • 25 days holiday + 2 extra days at Christmas + 2 annual days for volunteering 
  • Flexible working, with 2 in-office days expected 
  • Employee wellbeing perks including things like; EAP mental health support, free membership to both Headspace meditation and Perkbox 
  • Discounted gym membership 
  • Cycle to work scheme 
  • Summer and Christmas company parties  
  • Pension scheme 
  • Access to health insurance 

 
Diversity & Inclusion  

 
That Lot is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability status  

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