Account Director - VisionFR Ltd : Job Details

Role: Account Director

Sector: Creative Studio

Permanent: Full Time

Location: London

Salary: £60,000

Ref: LH2509

VisionFR is delighted to be recruiting an Account Director on behalf of a fab creative studio with ambitious expansion plans. They are looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial and inspirational Account Director who can lead complex projects, efficiently, profitably and in an imaginable way while managing relationships on strategically growing new work streams and revenues.

Key Responsibilities of the Account Director

• Be creatively minded and understand how to carefully balance the flexibility required of a business with creativity at its core, alongside the rigour and strong organisational skills which some of our clients can expect.
• Be responsible for nurturing strong partnerships with clients and design leads, managing their expectations accordingly.
• Manage a number of projects in the Studio totalling circa £3-5 million per annum. You will be responsible for the allocation, planning and forecasting of all projects within your portfolio, ensuring they are set up for success from the outset.
• Work alongside the Leadership & Development team, becoming the key client contact and owning that relationship throughout the project and for any on-going opportunities.
• Develop senior client relationships, understanding the client from both a personal and Studio perspective.
• Create and develop a strong relationship with the Design and Creative Directors, to form a collaborative relationship between the two departments.
• Work closely with the Resource Manager to advise on resource and project allocation for the Account Management team and the wider Studio working alongside the Senior Account Director and Development team.
• Organise your team, balancing the project needs and inspiring individuals to create their best output.
• Have awareness of the whole Studio so that you can proactively provide solutions on people requirements for other projects, in support of your Account Management team members. Being able to challenge and finalise solutions with the AM team to present to Senior Account Director and Client Services Director.
• Advise AMs on best practice ways of working to match both internal (colleagues) and external (clients) expectations.
• Consistently look for and contribute towards improved processes and ways of working for the Studio.
• Be accountable for writing proposals and scoping for larger/super scale projects.
• Working with Development team to ensure all proposals will be able to be completed on time and on budget to a high creative standard.
• Build, nurture and inspire talent
• Responsible for growing accounts and building a strong platform for commercial growth and best-in-class creative work, including growing your own accounts beyond their initial scope, supporting the Client Services team to do the same, proactively making recommendations to support this growth.
• Support in managing Income Forecast, you will feel confident in providing solutions and working to targets

Skills and Experience of Account Director

• Exceptional communication skills, writing skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence at all levels
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience in developing and motivating teams, supporting people to reach their full potential.
• Ability to multi-task and juggle often conflicting priorities, balancing bigger picture thinking alongside closer details and be confident in thinking ahead and prioritising workloads for yourself and the team.
• An understanding of commercial acumen which positively influences decision making.
• Be a strong problem solver who does so with diplomacy & charm and who considers the best outcomes for both client & agency.
• 6-7 years’ experience managing large scale accounts.

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Client recruitment needs.

Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest.