Social Account Director

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About the RoleWe’re looking for a confident, experienced Social Account Director to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract. You’ll be stepping into a pivotal hybrid role that blends account leadership, team management, and strategic oversight. You’ll lead a high-performing, cross-functional team of account managers, strategists, producers and creatives to deliver standout social content for a global client in the personal care space. You’ll work closely with our clients as partners who expect our team to speak fluently across all aspects of social media strategy, communication and creativity. You’ll also play a key part in growing client relationships, hitting financial targets, and shaping the agency’s own marketing and communications output. Contract detailsContract: Fixed-term maternity cover (7 months)Location: Hybrid work from home and office in London (Farringdon/Barbican)Reports to: Managing Director Key Responsibilities
Act as the senior day-to-day lead for one of the agency’s key clients, setting the tone for the long-term partnership and ensuring excellent delivery Confidently steer organic and paid social strategy, planning, and delivery, backed by deep platform knowledge Proactively spot and shape strategic opportunities, upsells and optimisations that add value to the client(s) Represent the agency in new business pitches, developing and leading social-first proposals Stay plugged into social and cultural trends, platform innovations, and competitor activity to bring fresh thinking and proactive ideas to both internal team and client Confidently represent the agency as a subject matter expert on social media
Team Management
Lead a cross-functional team with direct line management of account managers, and indirect mentorship across functions Oversee resourcing, prioritisation and workflows to ensure efficient delivery across complex projects
Financial & Operational Ownership
Responsible for account and team financial performance, including managing scopes, forecasting and profitability Ensure expectations on scopes are aligned with clients and internal teams, resourcing is realistic, and work is aligned with agency values
About You
7+ years of experience in social-first roles, ideally within creative, strategic or digital agencies Deep expertise in organic and paid social media content strategy, platform best practice, community, creative and culture A proven leader, able to manage, motivate and develop multi-disciplinary teams with energy and passion Confident managing budgets, profitability and client growth A strong communicator who’s able to earn trust from clients and teams alike Cool under pressure, highly organised and able to juggle multiple priorities without losing sight of the detail Passionate about social, not just the trends, but how to make work that genuinely connects with audiences and drives business results
Details
Seniority level: Director Employment type: Contract Job function: Marketing Industries: Advertising Services
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Location:
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime

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