Careers

Account Director

Closing Date: September 11, 2024

We are looking for a motivated Account Director to join our dynamic and award-winning agency team.

Key Responsibilities:

Account Direction: Lead client relationships, immerse in the client business and their sector, have high level conversations that add value to the client’s business.
Maintain detailed Oversight: of all client WIPs, Deliverables, Critical Paths, Budgets and Plan. Work with team to ensure excellence in briefing, implementation, measurement and reporting.
Relationship Expert: know your client and know your team. Host Major Projects to understand all moving parts at the top of each week. Guide the team to ensure all deliverables happen seamlessly.
Commercial Awareness: budget planning and forecasting for clients, determine opportunity to grow GPM, work with team to drive this forward. Report forecasts to FD and Board monthly.
Enhance MXB product / service offering: ensuring clients are aware and engaging us to the fullest extent possible. Drive Recruitment and team development to ensure resources and capabilities grow.
Refine Processes and agency Ways of Working: to drive efficiency and effectiveness and deliver continuous improvement. Source Specialist business partners and Suppliers who can help us enhance the agency offer and add value to our client accounts.
Manage Performance related issues: with client, team or partner network and work with CSD / MD to ensure best agency outcome. Coach the team on escalation and issues resolution.
Pitch Development, Delivery, Conversion: client onboarding and immersion, with commitment to ongoing relationship development.
Drive Agency Positioning and Profile: by ensuring quality of client work, award submissions, attendance at industry events and implementation of marketing plan for agency.
Lead New Business prospecting: presentation development, insights and pro-actively drive outreach within existing client organisations and prospects organisations.
Model the Expected Behaviours at all times: ensure people planning is reported to CSD. Deliver role of Development Manager ensuring the CS team are delivering to the expected standards. Manage training programme, oversee onboarding, oversee recruitment.

Essential Criteria:

7+ Years Agency Experience
Proven Track record simultaneously leading multiple high-level, high-volume client accounts
Proven ability to grow accounts in size and scope including new business conversion
Proven track record in achieving financial goals by revenue forecasting, profitability management, and adequate resource planning
Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
Highly proficient at overseeing the implementation of large projects
Committed to people development team performance

How to Apply

Please submit a Cover Letter and a fully up to date C.V. clearly demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria set out for this role. Applications are to be emailed to info@mxb.agency.

MXB Agency is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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What to Expect at MXB

Diversity. No two days are the same. You'll be involved in all kinds of projects, working with all kinds of clients.

Support and Respect. It's everything. You may never have worked with such an affable crew, they got the skills and they're willing to share.

Autonomy. At MXB the skies the limit, no-one will hold you back but yourself. You're trusted to take responsibility for the results we know you're capable off from the minute we invite you into our team. You'll have every opportunity to unleash your extraordinary.

Development & Learning. At the Core of who we are, you grow, we grow. Be the owner of your journey and we'll provide signposts and sustenance along the way. It's a two-way street and we want to learn from you, keeping up with trends and innovations.

Authenticity. We tend not to look left or right, we're in our own lane and wear our uniqueness with pride. No outdated Management styles here, we raise leaders and empower them to do different.

Lots of Laughs. We genuinely like each other, yes all of us! Social events are a plenty, dinners, dancing and wide-open spaces. And who doesn't love a cultural happening? We'll also find fun ways to tease out every little bit of creativity in you, we all have it.

Home away from Home. Never ending coffee, chats and without doubt the making of friends for life.

Community. We care. Green initiatives and a multitude of charitable undertakings are always in our calendars.

Life happens. And flexibility is key. In 2019 we were already planning for hybrid working, home and office is our course. We've a modern perspective on hybrid working as you'd expect.

Because you're worth it. Attractive salaries, a heap of benefits but most importantly we'll make sure you feel valued every day.