The Account Director leads a client account ensuring that they are profitable, and growing. You will take up responsibility for the delivery of quality work that meets the client’s needs, accurately addresses the brief, and is delivered on time and on budget. You will do so through the effective management of your own team, setting team priorities and managing resource, and through your ability to develop strong client relationships and to lead and inspire others inside and outside the agency. You will be involved with pitches for new business, approaching these with both a creative and commercial mindset and actively seeks and recommends new business opportunities.
Key responsibilities:
Lead client accounts of up to £500K revenue, with overall responsibility for the client/agency relationship
Take the strategic lead on client briefs, and provide strategic direction from kick off to campaign/project completion
Push clients, and the agency, creatively and strategically to optimum performance, seeking support of Executive Directors if required
Follow up on individual campaigns and projects to gain feedback and manage client satisfaction
Ensure a working knowledge of the therapeutic landscape relevant to client accounts
Maintain the high-quality of all deliverables through appropriate accuracy and quality checks
Ensure the profitability and growth of client accounts through accurate budgeting, monitoring of hours vs. budget
Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities with existing and future clients
Ensure a thorough knowledge of all relevant codes of practice and legislation
Essential skills/experience
• Significant experience within the healthcare/pharma industry including relevant agency experience with Medical Education specifically
• Experience in publications planning and delivery beneficial
• The ability to plan and strategize (e.g. marketing, communication, tactical and messaging strategy)
• A fantastic relationship builder with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding team and project management skills. Fully conversant with relevant software programmes e.g. PowerPoint, Excel and Word and with all relevant industry standards and codes of practice
The organisation was established to bring together experienced healthcare communicators, working in senior teams, employing an agile working model to deliver key services to their client base across the UK and throughout Europe.
The position offer the opportunity to work remotely with the occasional site visit to the company HQ, perhaps once a quarter. The hours are full time offering a number of lucrative benefits as part of the package. Contact Liam to apply today.