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Strategically leading a portfolio of brands under a household name in the confectionery space, you’ll lead and develop day-to-day client relationships, bringing your innovative thinking to solve problems across the consumer’s path to purchase. While our core campaigns are rooted in shopper and promotional, we’d look to your integrated experience to take ownership and drive growth across our capabilities beyond this space. Beyond this, you’ll lead and mentor established team members, sharing knowledge and guidance to develop their careers.
Job Responsibility:
Delivering strategic direction to your client and team across your portfolio of brands
Leading the delivery of projects with accountability for the fiscal targets, accurately forecasting contribution across your accounts, ensuring it is delivered as planned
Working alongside the Group Account Director to identify and drive opportunities to grow your portfolio, including contribution, new services, and new categories
Effectively coaching and supporting your team, providing constructive and strength-based feedback to build confidence and skills whilst identifying opportunities for development
Reviewing and analysing the delivery of projects with a view to achieving future efficiencies whilst ensuring all work is delivered with the highest of standards and surpasses client’s expectations
Actively developing your knowledge of the landscape in which your clients’ brands operate, keeping abreast of the latest developments in the marketplace, business performance and wider environmental influences and proactively sharing this with the wider team
Travelling to client site (York) monthly
Requirements:
Proven experience working as an Account Director or similar level within an agency environment
Experience delivering integrated campaigns ideally within the FMCG space
A background in people management with clear directive on how to best support and grow a team within client services
Experience managing a brand portfolio in excess of £1m with proven abilities in growing client revenue
The ability to effectively project manage briefs through an agency, working with multiple teams and touchpoints to deliver exceptional work
What we offer:
24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
Contributory pension scheme
Annual company bonus scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance
Continuous learning and development
Enhanced parental benefits
The last Friday of every quarter is a ZEAL Day off
Christmas closure
Work from home budget to help you achieve your dream set up
Dog friendly offices
A wealth of social events from our seasonal gatherings to our quarter review get-togethers