Account Director - London, United Kingdom - Yolk Recruitment Ltd

Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Yolk Recruitment Ltd
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Account Director

£competitive
Are you an enthusiastic and personable Account Director looking to work with an award winning digital agency? Are you experienced in the growth and retention of growth and retention of multi-channel, high revenue accounts?
If so, then we want to hear from you.


Here's what you'll be doing:


  • Managing your own AD 'pod' and team of Account Managers and Account Executives, setting clear expectations when it comes to quality of service the agency delivers for clients.
  • Supporting day to day operations to ensure continual high levels of communication with clients
  • Taking responsibility for assessing capacity across the client team, assisting with prioritisation between clients and managing cover in conjunction with the Heads of Disciplines.
  • Providing strategic direction/recommendations to ensure campaigns meet and exceed KPIs.
  • Overseeing and signing off campaign planning from brief stage onwards.
  • Ensuring integration and consistency of message across different digital disciplines.
  • Ensuring the integration of group activities into the wider marketing mix and other agency relationships clients may have.
  • Taking responsibility for all finance processes, including internal forecasting and reconciliations.
  • Taking responsibility for client fees, hours, changes to contract, contract renewals and scope of work opportunities.
  • Taking responsibility for client pod retention and growth which includes maintaining a stable revenue stream across client portfolios and helping identify opportunities to involve other departments.
  • Playing a crucial role in the preparation and delivery of pitch work for new opportunities.
  • Developing marketing materials to help promote and grow the agency and our clients.
  • Attending marketing events to speak to prospecting clients.

The skills and experience you'll bring to the team:

  • You'll be an enthusiastic and confident individual with the ability to interact well with people on a personal and professional level and to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
  • You'll have a minimum 5 years' experience working within the marketing industry.
  • You'll have a proven track record of delivering growth through advertising campaigns.
  • You'll preferably a have a strong background in Performance Marketing across SEM (PPC & SEO), Paid Social or Display.
  • You'll have a proven knowledge of digital marketing, including the knowledge of wider marketing mix theory.
  • You'll have the ability to autonomously identify opportunities, generate ideas and formulate Digital strategies.
  • You'll possess excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills alongside a mathematical and analytical mind. Proven experience in forecasting, pitching and commercial input is desirable.
  • Clear verbal and written communication skills are needed, including an elevated level of English grammar along with high attention to detail.
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills which must include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • A record of accomplishment in strong leadership skills and relationship management, both internal and external with direct client contacts.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to empathise with the stress and concerns of the client's daytoday jobs
  • Proven track record of working to deadlines and time management skills.
  • You'll have a proven record of developing teams and or colleagues.

The excellent benefits you'll receive in return:

  • Holidays: 25 days, increasing with length of service, plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off; plus an additional 10 days 'work from anywhere in the world'
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Free breakfast
  • Discounted wellbeing classes / membership
  • Discounted massages
  • Transparent career ladders
  • Active company social life organised by a staff committee
  • Optional company overseas trip
  • Team sports such as softball, netball, bowling
  • Opportunity for involvement in CSR and charity initiatives
  • Personal Development, including: Bi-Annual appraisals, Company mentor scheme
  • Training, including: Supplier sessions (e.g. Google) Industry bodies (e.g. IAB)
  • Opportunities to learn and develop skills in other digital disciplines
  • Flexible/hybrid working, and beautiful central Bristol and London offices
**Are you up to the challenge?
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