Account Director - Advertising / Marketing

Altrincham, Trafford, UK (On-site)

£45K/yr – £50K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the client-facing governance of employer branding campaigns, balancing profitability with client-impact and team development.

  • Responsibilities: drive on-time, on-brief campaigns; forecast with Client Partners; escalate strategically for senior stakeholders; protect margins and control scope creep.
  • Leadership: coach Account Managers/Executives and surface mutually beneficial opportunities for clients and Creed.
  • Focus: balance commercial discipline with deep client advisory, ensuring sustainable revenue and high retention.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Orchestrate and support the day-to-day delivery of complex employer branding campaigns, ensuring they are on time, on brief, and highly profitable
  • Working closely with your key clients, help provide accurate forecasting information to the Client Partners
  • Act as the primary strategic escalation point for mid-to-senior client stakeholders, offering expertise and guidance
  • Protect agency margin by strictly managing hours, resources, and third-party costs across your client base
  • Proactively manage "scope creep" before it impacts your colleagues, and client relationships
  • Drive a high-performance culture by helping to manage, coach, and develop a team of Account Managers and Account Execs
  • Identify opportunities within your current projects that are mutually beneficial to both the client and Creed.

Requirements

  • Proven Experience At a Senior Level In An Agency, Marketing, Or Client Service Environment Or Within An Employer Brand Or TA Department.
  • Possess strong commercial awareness, understanding exactly how time and resource allocation impacts the agency's bottom line
  • Are highly effective at delegating and directing work to the right level of resource
  • Can handle conflict resolution confidently, managing difficult conversations with clients regarding deadlines, budgets, or scope
  • Impeccable prioritisation skills, managing conflicting demands across your key accounts
  • Demonstrate strong mentorship skills to coach more junior colleagues, improve their confidence, and ensure high employee satisfaction and retention
  • Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in mathematics and English.

Preferred

    Benefits

    • Our Total Rewards Package Is Generous. You’ll Have a Voice In The Business, a Share In Our Profits, And Benefit From Real Investment In Your Development And Wellbeing.
    • Our Perks Include
    • - 28 days’ holiday + bank holidays + Christmas closure + your birthday off
    • - Bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
    • - Tax-free profit share & quarterly team bonuses
    • - £500 training allowance, SMART objectives & regular PDRs
    • - And we're 2 mins from Altrincham centre, tram/trains
    • - Plus, too many socials to mention!
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    Creed Comms

    We believe in the power of people. So that’s what we’ve been doing since 2007 - helping businesses connect with top talent. Basically, if it’s to do with talent – attracting them, engaging them, communicating with them – we're all over it. From creative campaigns to unbeatable media strategies and culture comms, we’re here to help our clients stand out to the people who matter. Their people. We’re proud to be 100% employee-owned, which means every single one of us has a stake in what we create. Our team’s full of big thinkers, creative minds, and truly amazing people who care about doing great work. We work with all kinds of businesses – from big brands to growing names and everything in between. But the common denominator? They come to Creed because of our experts. And if you believe in doing great work with great people, you could belong here, too.

    Founded in 2007
    Altrincham, England, GBR
    31 employees (12 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    2.6K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    37.4%
    Direct
    50.1%
    Referral
    7.4%
    Social
    4.1%
    Paid
    1%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~31

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    3 (10% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    3