Senior Account Manager / Account Director - Experiential

Senior Account Manager / Account Director - Experiential

London / Hybrid

£45,000-£55,000 depending on experience

Are you an experienced experiential agency professional who loves turning ambitious ideas into brilliantly executed brand experiences?

We're working with an established, independent experiential agency that creates memorable campaigns for some of the world's best-known consumer brands.

From immersive activations and pop-ups to product launches, live events, retail experiences and nationwide sampling campaigns, the agency delivers projects from initial concept through to production, staffing, logistics and measurement.

They're now looking for a permanent Senior Account Manager or Account Director to join their friendly, collaborative team. The precise level will depend on your experience.

This is a hands-on client services role for someone who can build trusted relationships, lead complex experiential campaigns and bring together creative, production, staffing and operational teams to deliver outstanding work.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as a senior day-to-day contact for key clients

• Leading experiential campaigns from briefing and planning through to delivery and evaluation

• Translating client objectives into clear, engaging and commercially effective experiences

• Working closely with creative, production, logistics and staffing teams

• Developing project scopes, timings, budgets and delivery plans

• Managing campaign finances and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget

• Overseeing the delivery of campaigns across activations, events, retail and sampling

• Identifying opportunities to grow and develop existing client relationships

• Leading client meetings, presentations and campaign reviews

• Supporting and mentoring more junior members of the account team

• Maintaining high standards throughout every stage of the campaign

What we're looking for:

• Strong client services experience within an experiential, brand experience or integrated agency

• A proven track record of delivering live activations, events, pop-ups, retail experiences or sampling campaigns

• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder-management skills

• Strong commercial awareness, including budget and project-finance management

• The confidence to lead projects involving multiple internal teams, suppliers and partners

• A calm, organised and solutions-focused approach

• The ability to manage several fast-moving campaigns simultaneously

• A genuine passion for experiential marketing and creating memorable consumer experiences

• Previous experience supporting or managing junior team members

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a close-knit, supportive agency with an impressive client portfolio and a genuinely friendly culture. You'll work on exciting, high-profile campaigns while playing an important role in the continued development of both the agency's clients and its account team.

If you're passionate about experiential marketing, love making great work happen and want to join a team that genuinely enjoys working together, we'd love to hear from you

If you're an experienced experiential Senior Account Manager or Account Director looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply quoting ILS245.