The speed read:
Are you an Account Director with a passion for beautifully crafted design and packaging within the luxury sector looking for a contract role? If so, a great opportunity has arisen for a bright, confident and exceptional Account Director to take on a maternity contract at a highly regarded design studio in Central London.
The facts:
This is a design studio with an exceptional standard and reputation within design. The role will see you wearing many hats so you will not be easily phased, and will always have a smile on your face. You will be responsible for taking on the reigns of the current AD who is the lynch-pin within the agency, so confidence and experience in a similar role is a must. You will be responsible for mentoring and management of the client service team, consisting of 3 account managers and a studio manager. You will be working closely with the Directors on pitches, your own projects and the flow of the team as a whole. This will include HR duties.
It will be your responsibility that all projects are allocated to the teams, chairing weekly meetings with both your client service team and the design directors to ensure that all projects are running smoothly and you are across whatever is happening in the studio. You will also have the responsibility of overseeing all client billing.
Exceptional communications skills at all levels and fastidious attention to detail are vital, as is experience in a similar environment, in fact luxury experience is essential. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment, with experience of high profile clients and multiple briefs.
Candidates should be available to start by the end of January 2015.
You’ll be:
A leader and a doer
Good under pressure
Fastidious about detail and quality
Ideal superpower:
Keeping several plates spinning whilst remaining calm
salary: circa £45k