Digital Account Director

Location London
Discipline: Advertising, Creative Agencies, Digital
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £75k DOE plus benefits
Contact name: Steve

Contact email: steve@air-recruitment.com
Job ref: SS649
Published: over 2 years ago
Startdate: ASAP

Digital Account Director, Central London – Up to £75k DOE plus benefits

This agency explore the intersection between brands, technology, and real life. They develop ideas that connect with culture and uncover compelling ways that technology can add value to real people’s lives while delivering returns to their clients? Are you the Digital Account Director that wants to join a highly successful team to working on a high-profile FMCG account?

 Key responsibilities of this Digital Account Director: 

  • Must have an Account Director title and have the ‘digital thinking’ mindset

  • Digital agency experience and knowledge of activating social and digital campaigns for large global brands including large web builds experience

  • Ensure all work is delivered to the brief, on time and within budget

  • Contribute to new business efforts

  • Work effectively across accounts, multiple projects, or an extensive program

  • Manage client relationships and provided clear and well-structured communication 

  • Work with the account team to identify and grow new business opportunities 

  • Provide leadership and steer your team to the highest standards

  • Identify opportunities to develop capability within your team

  • Contribute to the development of the brand 

Skills / Competencies we’re looking for in this Digital Account Director: 

  • Have proven experience working in creative agency leading brand or digital teams in a fast-paced environment comprised of pitching to clients, delivering a portfolio of work and managing the client relationship

  • Experience in working with strategic, creative (design and UX/UI) teams as well as technical teams to manage an end-to-end project cycle

  • Understanding of standard web technologies, technical architecture, platforms, CMS, and services 

  • Outstanding leadership and communication 

  • Strong client-facing, presentation, and negotiation skills 

  • Experience in managing multidisciplinary on-shore and off-shore teams 

  • Equipped with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

  • FMCG experience, useful 

Competencies we’re looking for in this Digital Account Director: 

  • Outstanding leadership and communication skills

  • Strong client-facing, presentation, and negotiation skills 

  • Experience in managing multidisciplinary on-shore and off-shore teams 

  • Proven record of meeting tight deadlines within budget and to quality standards

  • Equipped with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

  • Have experience working a portfolio of projects, a large project or small programme 

Are you the Digital Account Director that has a blend of passion, dedication, and imagination? Are you the Digital Account Director that thinks big, and you work hard? Are you the Digital Account Director that can see the whole picture, and you care about the details? Do you want to do work that’s real, connected, and excellent?