Account Director - Social Impact role

We help organisations at every step on their path to impact: helping them to define, create and measure their social impact, then share it with the world. As the leading social impact agency, our work puts us at the intersection of our client’s purpose and today’s most pressing challenges: health and wellbeing, future skills and employability, sustainability and education. Our clients include WWF, Sport England, the NHS, Network Rail, Nike and more.

As a We. Communications company, we’re part of a diverse borderless team with access to world class insight, creative, activation, communications and PR capabilities, with offices on every continent. We’ve created a committed, talented team who challenge our clients to deliver on their brand promises – and we want to grow it with people who are passionate about turning purpose into positive action. Here, you’ll get the chance to make your mark on high profile campaigns, flexing your creative thinking, alongside razor-sharp project management skills, to make a meaningful difference.

Your Role

As an established Account Director you will get stuck into client work from the outset, taking the lead on a varied portfolio of projects, nurturing and supporting a junior team to deliver account management excellence. You’ll thrive if you enjoy a collaborative environment where you can bring together your creative thinking, commercial mindset and high levels of organisation to deliver high quality, meaningful work. The role is multifaceted, with hands-on exposure to the full spectrum of programme and campaign development, from research and strategy planning through to content creation, marketing and impact evaluation.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading project teams to deliver creative, insight-led social impact programmes and campaigns, developing impactful content and communications plans
• Building strong client relationships and managing conversations with senior level stakeholders
• Acting as a role model for junior team members, motivating them to do their best work and supporting their development (including taking on line management responsibility in due course)
• Displaying strong commercial awareness, ensuring projects are profitable and delivered to deadlines, whilst maintaining a focus on organic growth
• Taking an active role in new business, preparing compelling proposals and bringing confidence, expertise and personality to the pitch process
• Working directly with the Senior Leadership Team to continuously push the agency forward, bringing fresh thinking and enthusiasm

Key Attributes and Experience

The ideal candidate will have strong agency experience, ideally having worked in social impact or have demonstrable passion and interest for tackling social impact issues. We’re looking for people who:

• Are organised and full of ideas
• Take initiative, working independently and proactively
• Contribute to our culture in a fun, positive way
• Are clear communicators
• Take a solutions focused approach to challenges

We. Communications seeks to hire the best talent in the industry. We. Communications is able to sponsor candidates under the UK’s points-based immigration system if a candidate is not eligible to work in the UK under any other visa route. Effective April 2024 new minimum salary thresholds were introduced for roles which require sponsorship. Based on these new thresholds, it is We. Communications’ understanding that this role does not meet the new minimum salary requirements. Sponsorship for this role cannot be offered to candidates. Candidates who possess the right to work in the UK through alternate visa routes or who have no restriction on their right to work in the UK are welcome to apply.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Public Relations

Industries: Public Relations and Communications Services