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Account Director - Media (Gaming & Entertainment)

Location: London, Hybrid (3 days in office / 2 home)

We’re supporting a full-service media agency that partners with some of the most exciting names in entertainment, from gaming, live events and film. They’re looking for an experienced Account Director to lead campaign delivery, strategy, and client relationships across a portfolio of entertainment brands.

This is a great opportunity to join a brilliant agency with some great clients and brilliant benefits!

What You’ll Do

• Lead key client accounts, whether walking them through strategic plans, pitching ideas, or reviewing campaign performance with clarity and confidence.
• Oversee campaign strategy and delivery, ensuring media plans are insight-led, well scoped, and aligned with client business goals.
• Guide and mentor your team, holding regular one-to-ones, supporting their development goals, and setting a strong example through your leadership.
• Own the client brief process, from interrogation and insight to creative ideation and final recommendations, delegating appropriately while maintaining high standards.
• Evaluate campaign effectiveness, drawing from data sets and media metrics to make performance-led recommendations and communicate results.
• Be the go-to advisor for clients someone they trust to challenge constructively, bring new thinking to the table, and identify opportunities to grow their brand.
• Support new business efforts, from spotting organic growth opportunities to contributing to formal pitch responses, team coordination, and final delivery.
• Contribute to internal culture, offering input on agency direction and actively participating in brainstorms, workshops, and team initiatives.
• Build strong external relationships with media owners, platform partners, and suppliers, especially within gaming, entertainment, and live events.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience in media planning and buying, with solid client-facing exposure.
• A strategic mindset with a strong grasp of both digital and traditional media channels.
• Proven ability to manage and mentor teams with a calm, collaborative, and solution-led approach.
• A commercial lens, with experience managing scopes, budgets, and campaign delivery timelines.
• Strong organisational skills and a proactive, adaptable approach to problem-solving.
• Experience working with or a real interest in video gaming.

Why Join?

• Exciting client base across the entertainment, gaming, and live event sectors.
• Real visibility and impact in a nimble, independent agency where your voice matters.
• Flexible hybrid working, with a mix of in-office and remote days, and international client exposure.
• Four-day weeks in the summer
• Opportunities for international travel
• Private healthcare and enhanced pension

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing

• Industries

  Marketing Services

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