ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

Location

Remote | United Kingdom

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Account Director to join one of our fast paced, growing client teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading several the teams key accounts, across Financial Services and Not-for-profit sectors.

They will report into the Client Managing Director and a Business Director, with support from the Account Managers and Executives, to plan and deliver integrated awareness and performance campaigns for key clients. They will be responsible for delivering highly effective campaigns that deliver across both short and long-term objectives to drive growth.

You will be involved in new business pitching alongside your day-to-day role to help support the continued growth of the accounts team.

This will be an integral role, requiring a broad blend of skills; with a strong understanding of how to plan and execute across a range of channels and tech-platforms, as well as a solid understanding of data analysis and insight techniques, and a competent level of general marketing. The role has significant room for growth and career progression, with training provided to cover any knowledge gaps.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

Working with the internal team to develop strategies that achieve client objectives.

Lead the creation and presentation of client report presentations showcasing key insights, optimisations and strategy - quarterly / annual.

Responsible and accountable for managing client budgets and financial reporting.

Act as an extension of your client’s team through building excellent relationships with your senior client team. Often challenging them to get to the core of briefs and understand their business objectives.

Closely work with the data science and digital teams to ensure we always deliver a truly data-driven, integrated approach across all clients, using Apollo and other relevant tools and techniques.

Developing and implementing strategic partnerships with clients and media partners.

Helping your Business Director and Client Managing Director to lead and develop a best-inclass client planning and execution team.

Motivate the team across all channels and drive agency first digital initiatives.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

Experience in performance and brand marketing across the UK market, predominantly in offline channels (including likes of TV, radio, print, etc).

Experience in digital marketing preferable (including likes of Meta, PPC, display, etc).

Line-management experience (and enjoyment!) in helping Execs and Managers to plan and execute media campaigns and further their growth.

Experience in building long term experimentation plans with a philosophy of test and learn to deliver client growth.

Deep understanding of measurement and attribution across offline and digital channels.

Experience in working with offline and digital teams to plan integrated campaigns.

Leadership experience, through managing senior stakeholders both internal and client side.

Project management skills: Draws up plans for delivery of work to deadlines, with all milestones plotted, follows up key deliverables to ensure timely delivery and heads off any risk to this through proactive checking in.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM US:

Working at Medialab comes with lots of perks including all the usual things you would expect, such as a competitive salary package, workplace pension, season ticket loans, cycle to work schemes, weekly social events and big summer / Christmas parties.

On top of that, we offer some extra staff incentives which make life at Medialab even more rewarding:

25 days holiday, (including office closure between Christmas and New Year)

Additional 3 days for long service

Birthday day off

Day off for Mental Health Awareness

Holiday buying scheme

Hybrid working between office and home

Flexi-hours

Work abroad scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Discounted Gym Membership

Retail discounts

Quarterly reviews to enhance career progression

Continuous professional development and training

CPD Gold accreditation by the IPA

Long service rewards including a long weekend/week away at Medialab’s expense

Charity volunteering days

Free access to Health and Wellbeing Apps.

Free professional counselling.

Access to Mental Health Allies (1 in 10 employees are trained in Mental Health First Aid).

A whole host of wellbeing support, as part of our Commitment to Mind’s Mental Health at work standards.

Enhanced parental leave pay for new parents

A whole host of wellbeing support, as part of our Commitment to Mind’s Mental Health at work standards.

A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has opportunities to engage in open and honest dialogue and hear from inspirational guest speakers though our regular ‘Together We Stand’ open forum.

Commitment to sustainability through our partnership with FuturePlus

WHO WE ARE:

Medialab is the UK’s leading independent media agency, and one of the fastest growing. We’re a Media agency that’s made differently. Purpose-led, data-driven, founder-run and proudly independent. Our independence means we can focus 100% on doing the right thing to secure success for our clients and our brilliant people. Offering media, marketing, digital and data services to a wide variety of clients who we are trusted to deliver success for, including SunLife, Laithwaites Wine, EMMA, National Trust, Mind, Guide Dogs, Alzheimer’s Society, RLNI and Clearscore.

We’re a team of 120 people (and growing), based near Oxford Circus and our people-first, purpose-driven culture has been a key part of our success. Our entrepreneurial spirit means success is rewarded and there are no limits to what you can achieve, as shown by continuously climbing the ranks of Campaign’s ‘Best Places to work’ table, year on year, and being the only agency to achieve ‘Gold’ in Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022.

Fundamentally, we believe the best business decisions are made when they are informed by data. Data is our heritage and has been at the heart of our business since inception over sixteen years ago. We encourage, educate and help clients to use data in the most insightful way, to plan and buy across all media channels and deliver the right media solutions for business success.

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