Company: Brandon
Job Title: Account Director
Level, Role, Type: Director, Design, Array
Location: On-Site, London // Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary: -
Reference: -
Why Brandon?
We’re a creative agency founded by seasoned brand professionals. We specialise in brand design, strategy and innovation; our mission being to help brands win the fight for relevance.
Why you?
You will be a people person to the core, able to build and maintain strong client partnerships that deliver profitable growth.
You’ll have an entrepreneurial spirit and a natural hunger for hunting out new opportunities, together with a proven track record in growing clients and pushing the business forward.
Outstanding communication skills are a must. You will need to be equally confident briefing and leading the team in evaluating creative work, as you are in the boardroom delivering impactful presentations, leading clients and managing financial negotiations.
You will have proven experience of working with multi-national FMGC brand businesses, building close relationships, and influencing decision makers at C Level.
You are a strategic thinker and proactive problem solver, consistently leveraging the understanding of your client’s business, the challenges they face and the environment that they work in, to seek out and generate new business opportunities.
Your project management and budget management skills will be second to none, able to juggle numerous projects at a time, whilst ensuring the team stay on brief and deliver on time and on budget.
You will possess strong commercial acumen, able to formulate and communicate client development plans that drive growth. You will be able to forecast turnover and gross profit effectively across your clients.
To be successful you’ll need to have:
Qualification to degree level with expertise in marketing or design
At least 5+ years’ experience in a similar role with a leading brand, design or creative business
A background in Strategic Brand positioning and/or packaging ideally in world of FMCG
Strong commercial acumen
A proven track record of building profitable client relationships with demonstrable commercial growth
Solid communication skills to lead your team through evaluating creative work and drive best in class design on budget and on time
What we offer
In addition to a competitive salary and 27 days holiday, we also offer the following employee benefits:
Summer Friday’s (1pm finish throughout the Summer)
Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the studio
Annual performance bonus (discretionary)
Annual salary review (discretionary)
Private Healthcare
Group Life Insurance
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
Volunteer & Inspiration Days
Regular social events
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee engagement platform
Monthly £50 gift card awarded to most recognised employee
L&D investment for training and development
Annual flu vaccination vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Dog friendly studio
Diversity & Inclusion
Brandon is committed to promoting equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants. We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives, and experiences to help us create a diverse and enriched company – a place where everyone is able to bring their whole self to work and develop their talents to the full.
We’re a creative agency founded by seasoned brand professionals. We specialise in brand design, strategy and innovation; our mission being to help brands win the fight for relevance.
Why you?
You will be a people person to the core, able to build and maintain strong client partnerships that deliver profitable growth.
You’ll have an entrepreneurial spirit and a natural hunger for hunting out new opportunities, together with a proven track record in growing clients and pushing the business forward.
Outstanding communication skills are a must. You will need to be equally confident briefing and leading the team in evaluating creative work, as you are in the boardroom delivering impactful presentations, leading clients and managing financial negotiations.
You will have proven experience of working with multi-national FMGC brand businesses, building close relationships, and influencing decision makers at C Level.
You are a strategic thinker and proactive problem solver, consistently leveraging the understanding of your client’s business, the challenges they face and the environment that they work in, to seek out and generate new business opportunities.
Your project management and budget management skills will be second to none, able to juggle numerous projects at a time, whilst ensuring the team stay on brief and deliver on time and on budget.
You will possess strong commercial acumen, able to formulate and communicate client development plans that drive growth. You will be able to forecast turnover and gross profit effectively across your clients.
To be successful you’ll need to have:
Qualification to degree level with expertise in marketing or design
At least 5+ years’ experience in a similar role with a leading brand, design or creative business
A background in Strategic Brand positioning and/or packaging ideally in world of FMCG
Strong commercial acumen
A proven track record of building profitable client relationships with demonstrable commercial growth
Solid communication skills to lead your team through evaluating creative work and drive best in class design on budget and on time
What we offer
In addition to a competitive salary and 27 days holiday, we also offer the following employee benefits:
Summer Friday’s (1pm finish throughout the Summer)
Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the studio
Annual performance bonus (discretionary)
Annual salary review (discretionary)
Private Healthcare
Group Life Insurance
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
Volunteer & Inspiration Days
Regular social events
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee engagement platform
Monthly £50 gift card awarded to most recognised employee
L&D investment for training and development
Annual flu vaccination vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Dog friendly studio
Diversity & Inclusion
Brandon is committed to promoting equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants. We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives, and experiences to help us create a diverse and enriched company – a place where everyone is able to bring their whole self to work and develop their talents to the full.
