Account Director

London, UK (Hybrid)

£51K/yr – £60K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Lead strategic account growth with a client-first mindset, owning long term plans, expansion opportunities, and cross‑team delivery to drive high impact B2B marketing programs.

  • Client ownership: shape strategic development of accounts and ensure pitches to delivery meet high creative and strategic standards.
  • Market insight: turn client market, industry, and competitor knowledge into actionable briefs and growth engagements.
  • Team governance: align talent, coaching, and resource pools to sustain excellent client experience and business performance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build strong, trusted relationships across all client levels, inspiring them through strategic and creative thinking.
  • Drive long-term client planning and growth in partnership with the Client Director and wider management team, including the development and activation of account plans.
  • Identify opportunities for expansion and growth, and assemble the right agency members to address those opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain a deep knowledge of client markets, industries and competitors and operationalise that knowledge across all aspects of your work – internal and external briefings and presentations, briefs and growth engagements.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of the Marketbridge solutions and services and be able to clearly articulate the value and relevance to our clients.
  • Lead the strategic development of accounts and challenge creative solutions from pitch through delivery and impact.
  • Ensure best practice standards are consistently followed across all client work.
  • Identify market developments and industry trends to create opportunities for clients and the agency.
  • Review all work before client presentation to ensure it is on brief strategically and creatively and meets our exceptionally high standards.
  • Proactively participate in strategic planning and commercial performance reviews.

Requirements

  • Extensive B2B marketing agency experience.
  • Experience of team management and ability to inspire and mentor.
  • Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
  • Ability to work independently using own initiative.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Able to prioritise conflicting responsibilities and manage workloads for self and others.
  • Curious, strategic thinker with ability to communicate strategic recommendations succinctly.
  • Strong creative judgment and ability to pool resources effectively.
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to maintain margin through effective forecasting.
  • Calm under pressure in fast‑paced environments.

Preferred

  • Experience working within a fully integrated B2B marketing agency.
  • Experience planning and selling Pan‑European marketing communication strategies.
  • Experience managing a team.
  • Highly experienced at presenting ideas.
  • Experience working with technology clients.
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Marketbridge

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Marketbridge is the Go-to-Market® growth firm. Part strategic consultancy, part top-ranked agency, we help Marketing and Sales leaders align and win in complex markets globally—with zero signal loss from GTM strategy through in-market execution.Marketing and Sales leaders call on us to help them grow faster and more profitably. We empower our clients to transform how they go to market, understand what’s working and what’s not, optimize their martech and help their brand stand out in the market.We draw on an integrated team of 300+ consultants, data scientists, technologists, marketers, creatives and communications experts to identify the fastest path to impact, make data-driven recommendations and do great work that resonates with audiences.Marketbridge supports Fortune 50 companies through venture-backed, high-growth brands in technology, financial services, healthcare, industrial, and consumer markets, including Microsoft, Guidehouse, HealthEdge, Chevron and Bose.🥇 #1 Brand US B2B Agency, B2B Marketing 2025🥇 #1 Demand US B2B Agency, B2B Marketing 2025🥈 #2 Fastest-Growing US B2B Agency, B2B Marketing 2025🥈 #2 Ranked US B2B Agency, B2B Marketing 2025🏆 7x ANA B2 Awards Winner 2025🏆 9x Communicator Awards Winner 2025🏆 3x Elevation Awards Winner 2025🏆 11x TITAN Business Awards Winner 2024🏆 5x MUSE Creative Awards Winner 2024🏆 Washington Post 2024 Top Workplace🏆 Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work🏆 Clutch 2024 Top Advertising & Marketing Agency🏆 Global ACE 2024 Award Winner🏆 CIPR Excellence 2024 Award Winner

Founded in 2000
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
325 employees (98 in marketing)
54% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
13.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$66.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.9%
Direct
45.9%
Referral
8.2%
Social
13.5%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~325

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
79 (24% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$8M
Last Raise
$3M
Private Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2023
    Private Equity
  • Sep 2013
    Debt Financing • $3M
  • Jan 2000
    Seed • $5M