At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead integrated marketing campaigns for a major automotive brand and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
- Company: Join a collaborative agency environment just outside London, working on high-profile automotive marketing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: We value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Shape impactful campaigns across a national dealer network and drive innovation in automotive marketing.
- Qualifications: Experience in automotive marketing and strong project management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Account Director (or an ambitious Senior Account Manager ready to step up) to lead the delivery of integrated marketing campaigns for a major automotive brand, based in-house with the client just outside of London (2 days a week).
Looking for someone with experience of OEMs, dealer marketing or automotive retail who enjoys managing complex stakeholder relationships, delivering multi-channel campaigns and working within a national dealer network.
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day delivery of integrated marketing activity across product launches, always-on campaigns and dealer communications, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standard.
Working closely with brand, regional and dealer stakeholders, they will build trusted relationships, provide strategic counsel and drive seamless campaign delivery across multiple channels.
Key responsibilities
- Lead integrated marketing campaigns across digital, CRM, social, retail and dealer communications.
- Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, regional teams and dealer networks.
- Manage multiple campaigns simultaneously from brief through to delivery.
- Coordinate internal creative, production and specialist teams to ensure successful execution.
- Oversee project timelines, budgets and commercial performance.
- Identify risks, resolve delivery challenges and drive continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with third-party partners to optimise campaign effectiveness.
- Mentor and support junior members of the Client Services team.
The successful candidate will have
- Significant Client Services experience within an agency or in-house environment.
- Proven automotive marketing experience, ideally working with OEMs, dealer networks or automotive retail.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to advise senior clients.
- Excellent project management and organisational abilities.
- Commercial awareness, including managing budgets and project finances.
- Experience leading or mentoring Account Managers and Account Executives.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working across passenger or commercial vehicle brands.
- Knowledge of dealer marketing programmes, retailer communications or automotive customer journeys.
- Experience within a complex, highly regulated or matrix organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative integrated agency environment, working on high-profile automotive marketing while playing a key role in shaping campaigns across a national dealer network.
We are committed to ensuring and supporting representation from all backgrounds across the creative industry, irrespective of race, religion, belief, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or socio-economic background.
With this in mind, we welcome applications from all areas of the community.
Please do get in touch and let us know if there is any additional support or reasonable adjustments we can cater for, to ensure our process and roles fit your needs and creates a comfortable & enjoyable recruitment process.
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