Account Director

Job description

Account Director - Health & Beauty

Location: Maidenhead (Hybrid Working) Salary: £45K - £55k+ plus benefits

Are you an experienced Account Director with a passion for retail, experiential marketing and building exceptional client partnerships?

We're recruiting on behalf of an award-winning brand experience agency looking for a commercially minded Account Director to lead a major Health & Beauty retail account. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of high-profile campaigns, develop long-term client relationships and drive strategic growth within a fast-paced agency environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Account Director, you'll lead the strategic and operational delivery of a key client programme, ensuring outstanding campaign execution, commercial success and client satisfaction.

You'll act as a trusted advisor to clients, identifying growth opportunities, developing innovative experiential and retail solutions, and collaborating with internal specialists to deliver market-leading campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and developing senior client relationships
• Driving account growth and identifying new commercial opportunities
• Translating client challenges into effective retail and experiential marketing solutions
• Managing budgets, forecasts, revenue and profitability targets
• Leading client presentations, programme reviews and governance meetings
• Working closely with Campaign Management, Creative and Marketing teams to ensure seamless delivery
• Supporting new business opportunities and retailer-funded initiatives
• Ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, on budget and exceed expectations

About You

You'll bring a strong background in client services, experiential marketing, shopper marketing or retail activation and have experience managing complex client programmes.

We're particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Health & Beauty, FMCG, Wellness or Lifestyle sector experience
• A proven track record of growing client accounts
• Strong commercial and financial management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities
• Experience delivering retail activations, brand experiences and marketing campaigns
• A strategic mindset combined with hands‑on delivery expertise
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills

What's on Offer?

• Salary from £45,000+
• Hybrid working (2-3 days office / 2 days home working)
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Private medical and dental healthcare
• Life assurance
• Employee wellbeing programme
• Digital GP service
• Pension, cycle-to-work and car lease schemes
• Retail discounts and additional lifestyle benefits

As this opportunity is based in the UK, candidates will need to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Right-to-work documentation will be checked as part of the recruitment process.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Thatcham

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

Between £45,000 and £55,000 Per Month

Published at

01-11-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English