Account Director

August 13

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The integrated advertising agency for live entertainment

Marketing • Media buying • Advertising • Creative • Social Media

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Description

• Act as an account director with senior responsibility for a combination of musicals, plays and other live events / projects. • Senior planning and strategy, working in collaboration with members of the other departments. • Remain sufficiently informed and personally involved with the running of accounts, ensuring competent and creative planning, the highest quality of service and a strong client / agency relationship. • Continual proactivity on campaigns; developing initiatives and ideas in collaboration with other members of the account team to provide clients with exciting, innovative and results-driven campaigns. • Ultimate responsibility for campaign budgets, billing and delivering a profitable service. • Promote the expansion of business with existing clients and generating new business leads within the industry. • Ensure pitches are effectively planned and staffed with clear management of timelines and expectations, working collaboratively across the agency to deliver this. • Provide account team leadership, ensuring effective communication with all members of the account team. • Support the deputy and head of account management by undertaking some departmental meetings and initiatives. • Champion the development and career progression of your direct reports, holding regular one to ones, setting and monitoring objectives, identifying skills gaps and proposing training opportunities. • Carry out bi-annual appraisals with your direct reports to ensure they are staying highly motivated and are feeling stretched in their role. • Provide support and guidance to team members facing challenges, whether personal or professional. • Foster a culture of trust and openness where team members feel comfortable discussing their concerns. • Act as a mentor to line reports, providing guidance on best practices and career advice and supporting their professional growth. • Foster a culture of continuous learning and self-improvement, encouraging team members to seek out new challenges and opportunities. • Champion internal ways of working.

Requirements

• Lead and inspire your team, clients and other external partners • Always being commercially and creatively minded • Negotiate effectively • Have a persuasive and confident approach to projects; taking charge when necessary, being decisive and building support for decisions • Delegate tasks effectively • Evaluate artwork and offer constructive feedback • Thrive in in a fast-paced agency, working across a portfolio of clients • Knowledgeable and passionate about our clients and how Dewynters can contribute to their success

Benefits

• 25 days holiday rising to 30 days holiday • Flexible / Hybrid working • Company pension scheme • Private health insurance after 3 years • Summer Friday's • Medicash • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Ability to purchase additional annual leave • Bonus scheme • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity packages • Life Assurance • Season ticket Loan • Cycle2Work Scheme • Complimentary theatre/entertainment tickets