​Social Account Director FTC with potential for permanent - FMCG Client £50-60k

Location London
Discipline: Account Handling
Job type: Contract
Salary: up to £60k
Contact name: Hayley Kinnersley

Contact email: hayley@direct-recruitment.co.uk
Job ref: HK/3470
Published: 11 days ago

Social Account Director FTC with potential for permanent - FMCG Client £50-60k

Our client is a leading full-service agency with an impressive roster of loyal clients. They are looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Social Account Director to be the champion of delivering great work on social platforms for its flagship FMCG account.

The role will report into a Client Lead and will work closely with strategy, project management and creative teams to help deliver projects.

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the campaigns, from briefing and creative development to delivery. The fast-paced nature of the account will suit someone who is proactive, not afraid to roll up their sleeves and who enjoys working as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading across a range of projects with a quick turnaround pace and being the key point of contact for client.

  • Develop, maintain and extend client relationships. Become your client’s partner, keeping them updated on the progress of projects consistently.

  • Thinking social digital content first, to create the most effective engaging content that drives performance.

  • Working closely with production and project management to deliver campaigns on time and on budget.

  • Being instrumental in the process of creating social strategies and driving the programme of work to deliver the right content.

  • Have complete understanding of project timings and next steps and drive to keep projects on track. Being resourceful and agile to respond to client requests.

  • Managing project estimates, requesting client POs and overseeing project finances all the way to reconciliation.

Experience Required

  • Translate client brief into a programme of work with articulated deliverables.

  • Co-create proposals to meet the needs of the client brief detailing objectives, strategic approach, creative solutions, measurement and budget.

  • Delivery of social campaigns as a core competency (expertise across all social channels).

  • Be willing to ‘muck in’ at every stage of the creative process, including creating content fit for social platforms.

  • An expert in platform best practice.

  • Be creatively ambitious and strategically curious.

  • Have confidence to challenge and push for better work and improved ways of working.

  • Be highly organised and have meticulous attention to detail.

  • Have a real get-up-and-go, ‘can-do’ attitude.

  • Be a confident communicator.

  • Ability to manage internal resources (alongside planning and PM), managing and liaising with third parties and partners (producers, production companies, other agencies).

  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to develop and manage budgets.

The agency offers flexible working with a hybrid model, meaning 2-3 days a week in the London office.

This is initially an FTC role with high potential for permanent.

If you are a social, digital, content-first Account Director with solid creative agency experience from a large network agency, apply today and let's chat!