Senior Account Director

Want to build a social & influencer offering your way, with the autonomy to shape the team, the work and its future direction? This could be the opportunity.Job Title: Senior Account Director, Social & InfluencerSalary: £65,000 to £90,000Location: LondonWork Pattern: Hybrid, 3 days in the office, 2 days WFHAbout the CompanyOur client is an independent, award-winning creative communications agency working with major global brands. They combine earned media, cultural insight, creativity and strategy to create work designed to get people talking. It's a collaborative environment where creativity isn't confined to the creative department. Everyone is expected to contribute ideas and have an impact.The RoleThis is more than a Senior Account Director role. It's an opportunity to become the senior social and influencer specialist within the agency and help shape what the proposition becomes. You'll lead existing social and influencer work, develop the team's capabilities and identify opportunities to expand the offering across existing clients. Longer term, there's genuine scope to build a specialist team and progress towards a Head of Social & Influencer position.Key ResponsibilitiesLead social and influencer strategy and campaigns from brief through to deliveryShape content strategies across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and emerging platformsDevelop culturally relevant, reactive creative ideas and contentIdentify opportunities to grow social and influencer activity within existing client relationshipsAdvise PR teams on how social, creators and influencers can strengthen wider earned campaignsBuild trusted senior client relationships and confidently champion the value of social and influencerHelp upskill the wider agency and develop its social and influencer capabilitiesLead, mentor and inspire a growing teamSupport pitches and longer-term new business developmentDefine KPIs, assess performance and turn results into actionable recommendationsOversee budgets, resourcing and profitabilityRemain hands‑on with ideas, creative thinking and copy when neededAbout YouYou live and breathe social and influencer marketingYou're operating at Senior Account Director level or aboveYou have experience leading people and developing teamsYou combine strategic thinking with a willingness to get stuck into the workYou understand how brands can use creators, influencers and social platforms effectivelyYou're comfortable advising and challenging senior clientsYou can spot organic growth opportunities without needing to be a traditional salespersonYou're creatively minded and want to contribute ideas, not simply manage deliveryYou have the presence and energy to champion social and influencer across an agencyNice to HavesExperience within a social, influencer or creative PR agencyFMCG and drinks experienceExperience helping build or grow a social and influencer capabilityA strong understanding of talent and creator relationshipsExperience working on integrated earned, social and influencer campaignsBenefits23 days' annual leave, plus your birthday and mental health days, rising to 25 days after two yearsChristmas and New Year office closureFlexible working hours7% commission on qualifying new business you bring inAnnual profit share bonusPrivate health insuranceClassPass contributionOne week working from abroad each yearPaid sabbaticals at five and ten yearsAdditional day off when moving house, subject to approvalWhy would you want to join/do the job?Because this is a genuine build opportunity. You'll have senior backing to establish a stronger social and influencer proposition, while already having clients, work and an existing team to build from. The ambition is to grow the capability significantly, and the person joining will have substantial influence over what that looks like. If you've developed your expertise inside an established agency and are now thinking, "I'd do this differently if it were mine", this is an opportunity to put that thinking into practice without starting from zero.*Rates depend on experience and client requirements #J-18808-Ljbffr