Account Director/Senior Account Director

<span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Major Players are partnering with one of the world’s fastest growing independent experiential and youth marketing agencies to recruit for an Account Director/Senior Account Director to lead and growth their portfolio of drinks clients. </span></span> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">This is a senior, hands-on client leadership role with responsibility for account retention, profitability and growth, whilst also helping clients to scale successful programmes internationally, creating clear global frameworks while protecting quality, commercial performance, cultural relevance and local compliance.</span></span> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Responsibilities:</span></span></u></strong>   </span></span></span> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Own senior relationships across three to five major alcohol-sector accounts, becoming a trusted strategic and commercial partner. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Develop account-growth plans and convert opportunities to expand the breadth, value and longevity of client relationships. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Lead ambassador and community programmes from strategy, recruitment and training through to engagement, operations, safeguarding and measurement. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Shape integrated, multi-channel work connecting physical experiences, ambassadors and events with community engagement, content and social amplification. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Ensure alcohol campaigns are delivered responsibly, with appropriate attention to compliance, brand safety and age-appropriate engagement. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Lead proposals, pitches, workshops, campaign reviews and senior client presentations. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Translate briefs into clear scopes, plans and budgets, managing forecasting, resourcing, margins, timelines, risks and quality. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Build scalable multi-market frameworks and coordinate internal teams, regional colleagues and external partners across time zones. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Coach and develop team members, keep agency directors informed and improve processes that make account delivery more consistent and efficient</span></span>  </ul> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Experience required:</span></span></u></strong>   </span></span></span> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Minimum of five years' client-services experience, ideally within an experiential, integrated or full-service agency, with a minimum of 2 years at Account Director level working on experiential projects.</span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Extensive experience working with alcohol brands and a strong understanding of the responsibilities associated with marketing age-restricted products. This is essential. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">A proven record of retaining and growing major accounts, including selling additional services and developing integrated client relationships. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Direct experience delivering ambassador programmes or community-led projects, including recruitment, training, engagement, management and measurement. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Experience leading experiential campaigns, live events or complex field-based programmes that combine digital and physical activity. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">International experience, including scaling programmes across markets while balancing global consistency with cultural relevance, local regulation and audience behaviour. </span></span>  </ul> <ul style=""> <li style="margin: 0.0cm;font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Strong commercial experience across scopes, budgets, forecasting, resourcing and profitability, together with proposal writing, pitches and new-business development.</span></span>  </ul> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Hours:</span></span></strong> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Full time</span></span>   </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Salary:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style=""> up to £70,000, dependent on experience</span></span> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Office location: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">East London </span></span> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Office requirements: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Hybrid working, minimum of 3 days per week in the office </span></span> </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);">   </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">Major Players are the UK’s leading digital, marketing, and creative talent agency, and over the last 30 years</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">we</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">’</span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">ve</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">consistently championed our people and communities. As a proud B Corp™, we are committed to improving diversity,</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">equity</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">and inclusion within the industries we service, creating impactful and sustainable change for our partners,</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">candidates</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">and employees.</span></span>    </span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 16.0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33,33,33);"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="">We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and other protected status as required by applicable law. For further information about our DE&I commitments, please visit:</span></span> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style=""><a href="http://www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusion/" style="color: rgb(150,96,125);text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="http://www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusion/">www.majorplayers.co.uk/diversity-equity-inclusio</a> </span></span></span></span></span><br>