Client Account Director - LNER and Vans (31198)

Are you looking for the opportunity to make an impact on two client accounts?

We are currently recruiting for a Client Account Director to join us at MG OMD to work across LNER (London North Eastern Railway) and Vans. Working with an extremely talented and integrated team at UK’s leading media agency you will have the opportunity to make your mark in helping to grow and develop these brands.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Account Director to join our team, who is willing to take on new challenges and deliver innovative work. You will take a leading role in developing relationships with the key client contacts along with the delivery of strategic thinking and planning for multiple briefs throughout the year. You will work closely with both the MG OMD internal buying and activation teams, along with the wider OMG specialist services to deliver best in class work.

You will be passionate about the work that you do, be hardworking, with a positive mindset. You will have a Client Account Manager and Client Account Executive reporting into you, in which you will play a lead role in their management. There will also be the support of the Client Business Director and Digital Business Director, along with everything MG has to offer in terms of your personal career development.

About you

• This role requires a well-rounded, inspirational Account Director with media agency experience.
• Work with and support the Business Directors to successfully manage the client and their requirements.
• Direct and nurture your team in the coordination and timely delivery of campaign responses and day to day management of client requests.
• You will be as comfortable servicing clients as rolling your sleeves up and leading on media briefings/responses.
• Ability to digest, interpret, and respond to client briefs in a high-paced environment.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills with proven expertise in presentation storytelling to deliver impactful, persuasive proposals to clients
• You will look to challenge clients were necessary and work with them to form a trusted relationship.
• You will be competent planning across all media channels – including digital.
• You will also be competent on all media planning tools (such as e-Telmar) and can dissect data to tell a compelling story.
• Be confident on MS Office (PowerPoint and Excel).
• Without question your attention to detail is sound, you are a conscientious worker, who is as confident in front of clients as the wider agency.
• You will have: a passion for brands; the ability to deliver great work; have fantastic interpersonal skills; and be curious and passionate about the UK media marketplace.
• Ultimately this role needs someone who is enthusiastic, proactive and can anticipate client’s needs, and who strives to deliver best in class work.
• Have strong capabilities within use of data and tools to provide evidence-based media strategies to meet client objectives which clearly describe how each channel contributes to objectives and goals.
• Develop strong relationships with specialist channel teams to ensure effective working processes and best in class work delivery.
• Look to educate the client – provide innovation session with key media owners to keep client up to date with industry developments.

Be Your Best Statement

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at to let us know how we can support you.

About MG OMD .

• MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are focused on creating difference that matters for our clients by delivering innovative, effective, and award-winning work and campaigns.
• We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and are currently Media Week’s Agency Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Agency of the Year for the second year running.
• However, we wouldn’t be here without our biggest point of pride, our people. We strive to create an amazingly collaborative and diverse culture and support our people with best-in-class learning and development programmes too. Our learning, development and wellbeing programme has been IPA CPD Gold accredited for 12 consecutive years. We were also immensely proud to be named in  the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List for 2023 with an impressive 84% engagement rate.

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