Senior Account Director

Hybrid in London·Added 2 months ago (last checked 20 Oct)

Socially Powerful Media Limited

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Overview

Work mode: Hybrid, London
Contract: Permanent contract
Holiday: 25 days holiday
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

Skills

Requirements

A senior leader with 8+ years of experience working for a brand or in a client servicing role at an agency, dealing with high-profile clients. Experience working within the beauty industry is desirable.
Experience in a fast-paced creative, influencer, social, or digital agency.
Genuine passion for Influencer and Performance Marketing
Experience in upselling ideas to clients, and ability to present confidently to stakeholders at all levels, to ultimately grow accounts.
Exceptional organisation and ability to independently lead accounts, managing multiple campaigns to an extremely high standard, in a fast-paced environment, while always maintaining an eye for detail.
Ability to stay calm under pressure and deal with problems in a logical and efficient way.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to tailor communication and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
Experience in all agency meetings and collaborating with different types of agencies.
Demonstrable experience delegating and prioritising an ever-changing workload.
Demonstrable experience as a project lead on sizeable client accounts, coordinating members of the Accounts, Planning, and Strategy teams to deliver impactful campaigns.
Previous line management experience, with a track record of coaching, developing and supporting junior team members to grow their skills and confidence.

Pay & benefits

Hybrid working with 3 office days required
25 days paid annual leave per year
Free-to-use office gym
Pet-friendly office
Employee wellbeing/assistance programme
Annual company trip abroad (based on meeting revenue targets)
Summer & Christmas parties, plus regular team and company-wide socials
Company social football team
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual learning & development budget
Professional development and growth opportunities
Opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing agency

The role

Introduction
Socially Powerful is a global social media marketing agency offering bespoke, end-to-end services to our clients. Our rapidly growing team of creatives, strategists, designers, editors, and account managers work together to create impactful content for our list of global brands, covering FMCG, fashion, beauty, and tech. Our agency is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our Accounts team and work to deliver exceptional campaigns with our current and forthcoming clients.

About the role
Account Management sits at the heart of the agency and in this role, you will work closely with every department, as well as a variety of client-side stakeholders to independently and proactively lead some of our large accounts - becoming their trusted point of contact.

As a Senior Account Director, you will own the strategic leadership, delivery excellence, and commercial success across a portfolio of high-value client accounts. You will lead integrated campaign strategy, drive business growth, and inspire cross-functional teams to deliver world-class influencer and social-first campaigns.

You will be a trusted senior partner to clients, a mentor to your team, and a key contributor to the agency's future - overseeing strategic direction, campaign delivery, business growth, and team development.