Account Director

3 weeks ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Aquent Full time

Job Title: Freelance Account Director (Products)

Client Location: West London (3 days onsite per week)

Starting: July 2024

Salary/Pay Rate: up to £366.31 per day (Umbrella)

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 6-month initial booking


Aquent is working with our entertainment client to find a talented and experienced Account Director to join their talent pool and work on some of their most exciting campaigns for products. As Account Director at their creative in-house agency, you’ll be responsible for planning and implementing advertising and communications campaigns. You’ll balance the demands of operational detail with simplicity of communication as well as influencing senior partners across the organisation to lead campaigns from brief to delivery.


There is a 6-month initial booking scheduled to start ASAP. You will also be onboarded onto our client’s talent pool for 12 months. Our client operates on a hybrid model where you will be required to work from their West London campus 3 days a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Wednesdays and Fridays can be worked remotely from home. The role offers a rate of up to £366.31 per day which will have to be through an FSCA Umbrella company from our PSL.


What you'll do:

  • Own end-to-end ownership of 360 (integrated) campaigns from brief through to delivery, driving the project forward with excellent project management skills
  • Partner with internal teams such as production, marketing and strategy as well as media agencies to get to the best and most effective work delivered on time and on budget
  • Anticipate risks and issues, proactively recommend solutions & manage up regularly and effectively
  • Distil complex creative and business ideas into simple narratives and sell them in at Head of Department level and above that help achieve business goals
  • Present in a confident manner, handle feedback effectively and negotiate in a pragmatic way when required, while driving for clear and consolidated feedback


What you'll bring:

  • Substantial Account Management experience in leading large, fully integrated creative campaigns with a consistent record of working within a high-performing team and fast-paced environment
  • Experience working on brand and direct response campaigns for famous and challenger brands in the UK or internationally
  • Passion and enthusiasm for the power of creativity to help solve business problems with an ability to input strategically on briefs and add value during the creative development process
  • Experience in aligning complex partner groups to achieve a common goal and delivering complex projects
  • Good commercial understanding and confirmed experience running projects to budget and time
  • Natural skills in building and managing relationships at a very senior level, e.g. Head of Department and above
  • Ability to present clear creative and business narratives in a concise and confident manner to senior partners, e.g. HoDs and Marketing Directors


We’d love you to apply for this Freelance Account Director role, so please submit your CV today


*This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually. If you have not received a response within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have not been selected for progression to the next stage of the hiring process


Client Description

Our Client is a giant media and entertainment company, with over 24 million customers in Europe. They’re keen on keeping people connected, and their upcoming media investments are expected to bring billions of pounds and over 2000 jobs to the UK creative sector. Beyond business, they’re taking big strides in diversity and sustainability with ambitious public goals in both - including 20% BAME representation by 2025, and carbon neutrality by 2030.


Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.

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