Account Director
The Candidate · UK wide
Account Director at The Candidate, across the UK. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- UK wide
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 5 hours ago
- Closes
- 17 Nov 2026
- Sector
- Account Manager
Reference our-expertise/agency/account-director
About the role
Account Directors manage creative accounts, ensuring client satisfaction and strategic growth through innovative ideas and strong relationships.
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We’ll look beyond the essential skills when recruiting for a Creative Account Director and identify their outstanding skills and cultural fit that will be perfect for our clients creative job openings.
Account Director Responsibilities
Progressing from Account Manager, and Senior Account Manager level, the Account Director’s job responsibility is to ensure the smooth running of their allocated creative accounts, normally within a Creative Agency. They will inject new ideas, understand the competitive landscape, and deliver responsive creative treatments for a range of uses. The role of an Account Director is to ensure the profitability of these accounts, maintain and retain strong client relationships, forecast their accounts in terms of revenue growth, and advise from a strategic viewpoint so that clients are getting continued support and insight.
The Account Director will also spearhead a successful team of account handlers; conducting reviews, appraisals and ensuring that work is carried out to a timely and highly acceptable standard. They will ensure that their team adhere to strict account handling processes, resolve any issues or disputes and report into the Client Services Director on progress. This role also involves some cross-selling of services to ensure profitability.
When recruiting for an Account Director within a Creative Agency, we’ll look for outstanding communication skills, a large network, successful management techniques and an impressive portfolio of clients and projects they have worked on.
Proven results
What Our Clients Say
Evie Barker“Evie Barker contacted me with an amazing role and was fab throughout the whole process - great communication and answered all of my questions!”
Jay Parker, Influencer Manager, Social Chain Contact EvieReference: our-expertise/agency/account-director · Posted 5 hours ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via The Candidate
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