Experiential Group Account Director

Salary£55,000 - £65,000
LocationLondon and the South East
Date Posted05/11/2009
Job RefDNAAW361
ConsultantAli Wallace

The Role

Fantastic experiential & events agency with a great heritage and industry reputation is looking for a Group Account Director to help build and direct the future of the industry as they expand in size and into new sectors.

Our client is a great experiential agency in SW London working across FMCG, Technology, Retail and Finance brands, delivering live experiences in an innovative way; across outdoor events, music events, shopping centres etc as well as more guerrilla campaigns.

They are growing quickly and to maintain this success need a Group Account Director to help build the agency's reputation as a market leader.

The Group Account Director will play an important role in the future of the agency; in terms of new business as well as client relationship development. They will work directly with the agency directors/senior management and be a seasoned pro in the experiential & events agency world.

  • Management and development of the team of 3/4 people
  • Development of existing client relationships; both existing and new
  • New Business; this is an extremely important, and successful focus of the agency and this Group Account Director will be involved in initial introductory meetings and running pitches
    Strategic and creative development; including how experiential works in conjunction with other disciplines
  • Financial management/commercial understanding

The Candidate

This Group Account Director will ideally come from a top experiential agency, where you have gained an in depth knowledge of the sector. You will also have strategic ability, a passion for creativity and great man management skills, as well as;

  • Commercially astute
  • Confident, articulate
  • Flexible and able to adapt to change

The Group Account Director will also have a personality that fits into the agency culture; out going, and friendly with a strong drive to deliver.

The Salary

£55-65K + benefits and bonus

Unfortunately due to the high number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to those who are unsuccessful.