Account Director – Independent Healthcare Advertising Agency – UK fully remote – Up to £57K plus competitive benefits

The Company

An opportunity to join this innovative independent agency working with leading brands in human and animal health.

• You’ll be part of a well-established full-service agency with over 30 years’ industry experience who are constantly growing, adapting and evolving
• You will be joining a supportive and engaging team who believe in collaboration, value individual ideas and enjoy taking a strategic partnership approach to produce stand out work for their clients
• Focus in specialist areas such as nutrition, oncology, rare diseases, animal health and equine – working on brand strategy and campaign execution / delivery

The Role

• You’ll lead on key and high value client projects / campaigns and strategy with well recognised life sciences and health and wellness brands
• Working with the MD and Group Account Director you’ll drive company strategy through key account planning and development
• Taking overall responsibility for the profit and growth achieved from key accounts as well as ensuring retention and optimised business
• Responsibility for the pitch activity for both new and existing clients
• Working closely with creative, digital and account management colleagues to ensure projects and campaigns stay on track and are delivered on budget and on time
• You will support, develop and when needed manage more junior colleagues within the client services team

You

• Will be educated to at least degree level in marketing or digital communications
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in a client servicing role with an advertising agency looking after life science, health and wellbeing or nutrition clients
• Will be commercially astute, able to manage budgets, co-ordinate, prioritise and track project delivery and oversee client relationships
• Have a good understanding of Digital / Omnichannel marketing evidenced through experience working on a range of deliverables including banner ads, web content, social media and digital apps
• Can demonstrate ability to lead and grow large accounts

What should you do next?

This Account Director role is one not to be missed; it encompasses the opportunity to work with an award winning and innovative advertising agency specialising in life sciences. To discuss this role further or to find out about other roles I’m currently working on, please get in touch or hit apply to submit your current CV.

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