ZEAL Creative

FTC Account Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive strategic direction for a portfolio of brands in an agency, ensuring on-time delivery, forecasted revenue contribution, and growth opportunities while coaching the team and sharing market insights.

  • Portfolio leadership: set strategy, manage delivery against fiscal targets, and forecast contribution across accounts.
  • Growth opportunities: identify and pursue expansion of services and new categories with the Group Account Director.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • Proven experience working as an Account Director or similar level within an agency environment
  • Experience delivering both shopper-led and integrated campaigns, 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 ÂŁ1m 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

Benefits

  • 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

ZEAL Creative

More than just a social media agency, we have all the insights on what is relevant and trending. Creating social media content and strategy is in our blood.We’ll give you more than just numbers, we’ll ensure your brand’s story and mission is heard.

Founded in 2025
IDN
5 employees (3 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (40% of company)