Account Director - Packaged Brands

Yellow Cat are excited to be working with an enviable brand focused client who are recruiting, a newly created position, for an Account Director who can help develop and influence the shape of packaged brands they offer.

Initially you will be responsible for delivering the highest standards of service for their existing blue chip health & beauty (and other sector) clients on current and pending projects. Our client has ambition to increase the proportion of more strategic brand led projects that they work on and you could play a pivotal part in making this a reality.  

The successful candidate will bring the following attributes to the role:

• A passion for innovation in packaged brands and new product & brand development.
• 7 plus years of working with blue chip clients
• Good understanding of brand architecture, brand refreshes, identity and name generation
• A well-tuned nose to sniff out opportunities from both existing and new clients
• Proactive, self-starting mentality enabling the origination of tangible business initiatives.
• A desire to make your mark by refocusing, restructuring, growing and raising the profile of the packaged brands capability
• An ability to command authority and hold the floor with a wide range of clients so you can lead the discussion or debate
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of the role packaging and packaged brands have within the marketing mix
• A firm understanding and opinion about market research 
• Familiar with the routes through the design process to the delivery of brand assets (strong on execution).

Key Responsibilities for the Account Director include:

• Understand what your clients expect from client servicing and ensure that the team on that account is structured to deliver above expectation
• Commit to turnover targets for your clients
• Ensure that briefs and updates are communicated quickly to the design team in a meaningful and useful way
• Co-ordinate the response to any new brief
• Ensure that the team are working efficiently and within budgets
• Know the client well enough to be able to identify the business opportunities and get the pitch
• Provide strategic input to issues around our work and potential work, both to the client and the design team
• Be available for new business development on other accounts, as required

This is a very exciting opportunity for an individual who wants to work with a bunch of unpretentious, passionate and driven colleagues who will give you the independence to apply your strategic ideas to contribute to the continued growth of this dynamic Packaged Brand specialist agency.

Please send your CV today for quick consideration.