Account Director

Term: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + based on experience

Background
We are a full -service agency in central Leeds, offering a blend of strategic thinking, digital innovation and inspiring ideas to a broad range of clients. Bringing every aspect of a brand to life our clients rely on us to deliver results that gives them presence, sustainability, value and success.

The opportunity
We have an opportunity for an Account Director to join the team. This role will be dedicated primarily to directing all aspects of client accounts and developing existing + new business accounts, as well as managing a team of 2 people. The role is suited to an established as Account Director with 4 years’ integrated agency experience who wants to develop their strategic levels of ownership and responsibilities in a new different environment.

The role
As the senior contact for clients, you coordinate, protect and grow the account base. You understand client’s challenges and business needs to encourage and drive sustainable growth and profitability. Influencing client relationships, you build rapport and gain trust to confidently and effectively deliver results to budget and timescales. You inspire teams creatively and commercially to plan and execute successful campaigns which generate individual and team progression. You will be reporting to the Group Account Director and Managing Director.

The person

Our success is built on the people we employ. The person we are looking for will have:

• A natural ability to connect, engage and collaborate
• Insight which challenges the brief and inspires Creative
• Adaptability, because beginning and end dates change (regularly)
• The ability to anticipate and communicate factors which may affect projects
• Excellent organisation and coordination skills
• A level of care which comes through in whatever you say and do
• A rigour for process that picks up the detail without reminders
• Active listening skills and be inquisitive to hear and know more
• A desire to generate opportunity to build on the existing client base
• Experience of managing or supervising others to encourage professional and personal development
• Varied integrated experience, ideally with some social and digital knowledge

The package

• Attractive salary
• 23 days holiday + your birthday and bank holidays (pro-rata)
• A contributory pension scheme
• Perkbox membership with access to over 250 monthly lifestyle offers
• A healthcare cash plan membership
• A discounted and supported travel scheme
• Childcare voucher salary sacrifice scheme
• Regular performance reviews and feedback

Send your CV here to apply: sophieb@ponderosa.agency