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About the Role

The Account Director will serve as the commercial and strategic lead for key media agencies, acting as the senior point of contact for independent and network partners. This role involves nurturing strategic agency relationships, translating client marketing objectives into high-impact cross-platform campaigns, and driving multi-channel content partnerships, native advertising, and programmatic data solutions to accelerate revenue growth.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary, senior point of contact for key independent and network media agencies, establishing best-in-class relationships.
Develop innovative, multi-channel content partnerships, native advertising, and programmatic data solutions by interrogating client briefs.
Identify opportunities to upsell and cross-sell integrated campaigns across digital, print, data, lead generation, and podcast sponsorships.
Lead high-level commercial pitches, collaborating with ad operations, creative studio, and data teams to build winning proposals.
Oversee the delivery of complex content partnerships by liaising with Project Managers, Editorial Leads, Video Production, and Ad Operations.
Monitor account performance and track campaigns against client KPIs using first-party data and analytics, providing actionable commercial insights.
Increase the speed of going to market for new products, approaches, and brand opportunities across agency teams.

Requirements

Comprehensive knowledge of the media, publishing, or agency ecosystem.
Strong understanding of commercial sales principles, consultative selling, and customer relationship management.
Advanced knowledge of digital media channels, including digital display, programmatic advertising, and content partnerships.
Understanding of dual-brand synergy and positioning distinct audience demographics.
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with the gravitas to influence C-suite marketing directors.
Ability to interpret complex data, Google Analytics, and lead-generation statistics to produce meaningful insights and compelling commercial narratives.
Strong presentation and pitch-leading capabilities.
Effective stakeholder management and collaboration across multiple internal operational and creative teams.
Relevant experience as an Account Director (or Senior Account Manager ready to step up) within a media agency, creative agency, or media publisher.
Extensive experience in managing, growing, and nurturing senior strategic customer or client relationships.
Confident in delivering complex multi-channel commercial, media, or marketing projects.
Proven experience working within a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to build integrated, winning business proposals.
Results driven: Focused on hitting and exceeding milestones and driving brand portfolio growth.
Collaborative: Thrives when working alongside ad ops, creative studio, and production teams to achieve success.
Customer focused: Dedicated to deeply understanding client briefs and maximizing return on investment for agency partners.
Accountable: Takes ownership of revenue targets, strategic communication, and high-level project oversight.
Leads by example: Displays the industry authority and gravitas necessary to build trust with agency networks.

Skills

Communication
Negotiation
Relationship-building
Data interpretation
Google Analytics
Presentation
Pitch leadership
Stakeholder management
Collaboration

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year
Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3)
Generous contributory pension scheme
Health Cash Plans (medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more)

About the Company

Haymarket Media Group values its people and strives to shape a better future with remarkable content.
They deliver market-leading branded experiences that inspire great decisions through paid content, subscription services, integrated advertising, content marketing packages, data and digital information solutions, live events, awards, and professional education services.
Haymarket is a proudly Certified B Corp™, part of a global movement of businesses acting as a force for good.
Haymarket Impact is focused on making a positive difference globally, guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
They have an unwavering commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Their culture is deeply embedded with values of Integrity, Respect, Creativity, Innovation, and Expertise.
They invest heavily in people through professional development, internal training, mentorship, and coaching.
Their certified Disability Confident status fosters an environment where employees feel supported, valued, and can ask for workplace adjustments.
They engage in valuable global partnerships for good, encouraging charitable challenges, volunteering, and community support.
They offer flexible hours and a hybrid working model, expecting employees in the office at least three days a week.
They are an award-winning organization with a unique culture for growth, inspiration, career building, and making a difference.

Equal Opportunity

Disability Confident Employer: Offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring all candidates have the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, or disability.
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