Job Description
We are delighted to be able to offer someone the chance to join us on a 12-month contract, with a hybrid working model and flexible hours.
We’re looking for an Account Director to join our team for a maternity cover contract. This role reports into the client services director and is supported by an account manager and the wider agency team. You’ll be a key member of our account management team, providing essential client support, advice and campaign delivery across a range of clients.
The role could also possibly extend to a longer contract or a full time role, dependent on our business requirements at the time.
About us
At Activation, we create ideas, not just noise. We work with some of the UK’s most exciting grocery brands, including Ocean Spray, Branston Pickle, Tilda Rice, Premier Foods and Charlie Bigham’s. We help these brands grow by creating end-to-end digital, shopper and promotional campaigns to drive their consumers closer to purchase.
We’re a small, but growing business.
Required skills
- At least 5 years experience in account management within a marketing agency
- Sound understanding of social and digital marketing
- Ideally some experience in social media and/or shopper marketing
- Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and written
- Great team leader
- Entrepreneurial and innovative
- Ability to delegate whilst maintaining support
- Passionate and motivated by creativity
- Ability to build strong relationships
- Legal right to work in the UK on the commencement of employment.
The role:
We’re looking for a fantastic AD to come in and hit the ground running, looking after some of our key client accounts. The role has some core facets including:
- Client management: Manage clients on a day-to-day basis. Be seen as the key point of contact for the account within the agency and by the client. Lead client conversations with authority.
- Client partnership: Build a strong relationship with our clients to help with the day to day delivery of projects. Gain understanding of our client’s business in order to help add value in project delivery.
- Commercial focus: Able to run multiple projects profitably. From budget creation through to identifying opportunities to grow budgets.
- Project leadership: Be a safe pair of hands in picking up client briefs then leading the stakeholder response, from writing of creative brief through to management of stakeholders in delivering the project.
- Entrepreneurial spirit: Proposing ideas on how to help grow business. Utilising industry trends to offer up proactive thoughts to our clients.
- Team management: Motivate, develop and appraise staff in conjunction with the senior team. Ensure your team is motivated on a day to day basis and have the resources to deliver projects; on brief, on time and on budget.
If you feel like you could come in and help us drive our business forward, then we’d love to hear from you. The role is available to start immediately.
Benefits
- Salary: £40k – £45k – plus annual bonus.
- Central Bristol harbourside location
- Hybrid working & flexible hours. 3 days in office, 2 days from home
- Regular training opportunities