Account Director, Planning

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We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Account Director to lead on a number of UK accounts, including our exciting integrated new business win – Electoral Commission.

•    Lead the day-to-day strategic output for your accounts, owning the response to briefs and proactively identifying tactical, opportunities.
•    Own the account workflow, ensuring our integrated teams (Creative, Media, Data) operate seamlessly and at pace.
•    Act as a key senior client contact, building trust and partnership through exceptional service and delivering against commercial goals.
•    Be comfortable and compelling when presenting work, ideas, and results to senior clients, agency partners, and internal teams.
•    Work with the Client and Strategy Directors to explore opportunities for innovation.
•    Oversee the implementation and delivery of all media activation, managing workflow through our specialist teams where necessary.
•    Ensure all reporting delivers sharp, actionable insights that feed our live feedback loop—moving beyond post-campaign analysis to in-flight optimisation.
•    Maintain full oversight of all financial aspects of the account (billings, reconciliations, finance queries).
•    Live and breathe 'The Power of &', ensuring creative and media are never separate conversations.
•    Coach, support, and develop your direct reports (Account Executive) through regular 1-2-1s and active mentorship.

You are someone who both champions and challenges – yourself, your team, and your clients – to push for faster, more effective work.
•    You are fluent in both Brand and Performance, able to connect a great creative idea to a measurable outcome 
•    You are a self-starter who demonstrates immense curiosity, inspiring your team, fostering a willingness to learn and test new approaches.
•    You possess strong client management skills and the gravitas to lead senior-level conversations.
•    You have a proven track record of delivering strong, integrated comms planning that is rooted in data and measurement.