Senior Account Director

We re FutureBrand, the flagship branding agency within the multi-award-winning global advertising agency network McCann Worldgroup. 24 years young with a head full of big brand experience and a gaze fixed firmly on the future, our work over the last two decades has changed the brand landscape today. What we do next will change tomorrow. We re based in some of the most exciting and vibrant cities on the planet, balancing global scale with cultural connection. That means we re on the doorstep of many of the world s biggest brands, and within reach of the very best talent around. Together, we are a diverse brand, experience and design community who believe that brand is how a company s people, products and services behave wherever and whenever they show up in the world. Our work focuses on measuring and maximizing brand behaviour by connecting corporate purpose with everyday lived experience. It's through this work that we deliver our purpose: To transform the future of businesses by changing how their brands behave today. And because we believe strongly that the future our brands create must be a future for us all, our shared values - Progressive, Adaptable, Collaborative and Empowering - put difference and diversity at our core. We're now looking for a Senior Account Director or experienced Account Director to join the team to work on our FMCG brand team. You will be responsible for leading and directing account teams to achieve client deliverables and introduce new expertise to generate additional revenue profitability and relationship longevity. You will be directing and growing large-scale and complex accounts, whilst ensuring excellence in strategic and creative standards working in conjunction with the project leadership teams. Using your influencing and negotiation skills, you will build strong relationships with clients. You will partner with Project Leadership to ensure objectives and revenue targets are met. Key Responsibilities: Develop long-term client relationships built on trust, quality thinking, and effective creative solutions. Provide strong account direction, seeking opportunities to develop and grow client accounts. Lead and direct account teams to achieve client deliverables and introduce new expertise to generate additional revenue and profitability. Ensure briefs, creative and strategy solutions address the client s needs. Show responsibility, respect, fairness, and honesty in all dealings Skills and Competencies: Experience of running large, global, complex accounts involving all aspects of FMCG brand design (including innovation, brand creation, and packaging) Business acumen, with the ability to fully understand all aspects of business operations, financial and resource management. Proven Resilience: Remains calm under pressure; remains focused and optimistic; is persistent even with adversity and recovers easily from setbacks Proven leadership with internal teams and clients Effective conflict resolution skills. Ability to address situations in a positive and constructive manner Outstanding communication skills at all levels, (presentation, written, verbal) Effective negotiator, influencer, and communicator Strong team player and have a key role in supporting others Positive and can-do attitude and problem solver Ability to work well under pressure, whilst remaining objective and retaining a positive approach We believe that ideas get better when they are inherently diverse and shared in highly inclusive ways and we want to hear from those who think differently from us. We truly believe in the strength of diversity and the richness it can bring. By bringing different people together great things happen. FutureBrand is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. FutureBrand is a disability-confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Exceptions may apply if due to the volume of applications, we are not able to interview all eligible candidates who qualify under the scheme. If you have a disability, we want everyone to feel at ease when going through our recruitment process. We are working to make our website and processes more accessible, if you encounter any issues and would like this information in an alternative format, or if you need further support with your application, please contact us at ##### for any adjustments you may need to perform at your best. FutureBrand is a brand-led business transformation company. We believe that brand is behaviour. For too long, brand has been thought of as intangible when in fact, it is a highly pragmatic business tool that ensures products, services, environments, and employees show up in the world in ways that are consistent with their organisation s purpose and ambition. We exist to make brand tangible for our clients by connecting brand to experience and design creativity that in turn connects to marketing and business outcomes. This ensures that our work stands out and endures over time. #J-18808-Ljbffr