Client Director (at one of Newcastle's top creative agencies) in Leeds

Client Director (at one of Newcastle's top creative agencies) in Leeds

Leeds Full-Time 50000 - 65000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead major client relationships and develop strategic account strategies.
  • Company: Top creative agency in Newcastle with a collaborative culture.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Join a dynamic team passionate about delivering exceptional work.
  • Why this job: Influence exciting technology clients and shape the agency's future.
  • Qualifications: Proven experience in senior client services and strong strategic thinking skills.

The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.

Hybrid Working in Leeds and Newcastle (4 days in the office). Really competitive salary. Ready to lead some of the agency's biggest client relationships and play a key role in its future? We're working with a highly respected creative agency that's looking for a Client Director to join its senior team. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who thrives on building trusted partnerships, spotting commercial opportunities and helping ambitious brands achieve more.

You’ll lead a portfolio of major technology clients, becoming their strategic advisor whilst working closely with talented creatives, strategists and production teams to deliver work that makes a genuine impact. Alongside growing existing relationships, you’ll help shape the agency's commercial direction, mentor the client services team and play a key role in the next stage of the agency's growth. If you're commercially sharp, naturally collaborative and passionate about creating long‑term client partnerships, this is one you'll want to explore.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Leading senior client relationships, becoming the trusted strategic partner across a portfolio of key accounts.
  • Developing long‑term account strategies that align creative thinking with commercial objectives.
  • Identifying opportunities to grow existing accounts through new services, projects and strategic partnerships.
  • Working closely with strategy, creative and production teams to ensure every brief delivers exceptional work and measurable results.
  • Owning commercials across your portfolio, including forecasting, budgets, profitability and account performance.
  • Providing senior oversight across projects, solving challenges early and ensuring delivery remains smooth and commercially successful.
  • Coaching, mentoring and developing the client services team, helping people grow whilst maintaining exceptional client standards.
  • Contributing to wider agency growth, thought leadership and innovation as part of the senior leadership team.
What You’ll Bring to the Table
  • Proven experience within a senior agency client services role, ideally as an Account Director, Senior Account Director or Client Director.
  • A strong track record of developing strategic client relationships and growing accounts.
  • Commercial confidence across forecasting, budgeting, profitability and account planning.
  • Experience leading pitches, proposals and senior client presentations.
  • Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate client objectives into commercially successful creative solutions.
  • Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and navigating complex organisations.
  • Previous experience mentoring and developing high-performing client services teams.
  • A collaborative, proactive approach with excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
Why Join?
  • Lead some of the agency's most exciting technology and software clients.
  • Join the senior leadership team with genuine influence across clients, culture and agency growth.
  • Work alongside talented strategists, creatives and client service specialists who genuinely care about doing brilliant work.
  • Join an ambitious agency where your ideas, leadership and commercial thinking will shape the future of the business.
  • Hybrid working - 4 days in the office.
  • Competitive salary.

Ready to take the lead? If you're looking for a role where you can influence clients, inspire people and help shape the future of a growing creative agency, we'd love to hear from you.

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We think you need these skills to ace Client Director (at one of Newcastle's top creative agencies) in Leeds

Client Relationship Management
Strategic Thinking
Commercial Acumen
Account Planning
Budgeting
Forecasting
Mentoring and Coaching