Senior Account Director - New Business & Marketing in London

If you’re looking to continue your career in an award-winning global agency, then this might just be the role for you!

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The team sits at the heart of the agency, both globally and in the UK, playing a central role in shaping how the agency grows and shows up in the market. It brings together marketing, new business and strategic storytelling to create visibility, open doors with priority prospects, and help convert opportunities into long-term client relationships.

This position is a high-profile role at the centre of our UK growth strategy, working closely with the Head of New Business & Marketing and senior leaders across the business. You’ll drive the UK marketing programme, building and managing the new business pipeline, and supporting high-value pitch opportunities.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Marketing
  • Own and execute the UK marketing programme
  • Work with teams to develop content including thought leadership platforms for social, email and targeted paid media, events and strategic partnerships
  • Identify new routes to market and create engagement strategies that build relationships before the brief lands
  • Contribute to our awards strategy
• Pipeline Development
  • Build, manage and continuously refine strategic target prospect lists aligned to UK growth priorities
  • Own pipeline hygiene, reporting and CRM discipline
  • Monitor market trends, competitor movement and sector opportunities
• Pitch Strategy & Conversion
  • Support the development of high-impact credentials, chemistry meetings, RFIs, RFPs and strategic proposals
  • Help shape win strategies - building and mobilising cross-functional teams around a clear strategy to win
• Operational Excellence
  • Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to align on growth priorities
  • Maintain best in class credential, case study and biography libraries
  • Improve systems, workflows and internal processes that support a modern, high-performing growth function

About you:

• Senior or Account Director level experience within PR, communications, integrated marketing or business development
• Naturally curious with a winning attitude and high standards
• Proven experience leading or contributing to strategic marketing programmes and/or new business initiatives
• Exceptional writing, storytelling and presentation skills
• Strong commercial instinct and understanding of how agencies grow
• Outstanding organisational and project leadership skills
• Experience developing credentials, proposals, RFIs, RFPs or strategic pitch materials

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

What we offer:

• A warm and friendly team with a fantastic portfolio of global and UK clients
• A truly global network, the opportunity to be part of multi-market campaigns
• Flexibility with hybrid and flexible working
• Work-life balance support
• Opportunities to join our Employee Resource Groups
• 30 days of holiday plus a day off on your birthday
• BUPA medical cover
• Generous Pension contributions and Life Assurance
• Discounted gym membership and Cycle2Work scheme

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