Account Director, Client Leadership

2877- Account Director

Role Summary and Impact

T&P:

T&P, part of WPP, is one the world's leading full service creative and media agencies, connecting talent and tech to drive growth for brands. Formed by the integration of The&Partnership and mSix&Partners, it brings together content and distribution into a single, holistic end to end marketing solution. Backed by WPP and WPP Media and combined with the agility of an entrepreneurial Partner-led mindset, the multi-discipline agency spans four continents with 45 offices and over $1.2 billion dollar in billings globally. As an early adopter with the first ever AI-generated TV ad for Lexus in 2018, T&P is focused on harnessing AI across all its outputs with its 1,900 people already trained on WPP's proprietary AI platform Creative Studio, to deliver enhanced outcomes for clients.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Account Director to lead a portfolio of our most culturally significant and fastest-growing accounts. This is a leadership role at the intersection of brand fame and commercial performance, steering the strategy for Hawkstone, Five Guys, and The Farmer's Dog.

You will be responsible for guiding the day-to-day communications strategy, managing a talented team, and driving an integrated approach that rejects silos. This isn't a traditional planning role; it's about being a strategic partner to our clients, translating real-time cultural signals into effective, business-driving activity. We want an enthusiastic and passionate leader who thinks in terms of commercial outcomes and inspires their team to operate with speed and agility.

The Clients

You will be the strategic lead across some of the UK's most exciting and culturally relevant brands:

• Hawkstone: The fastest-growing beer and cider brand in the UK. Born from Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm, it's a brand built on social media, with an authentic story and a massive, engaged following.
• Five Guys: The iconic global burger brand, synonymous with quality and a cult-like customer base.
• The Farmer's Dog: Hawkstone's own pub, a living case study in brand building and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day strategic output for your accounts, owning the response to briefs and proactively identifying tactical, in-culture opportunities.
• Own the account workflow, ensuring our integrated teams (Creative, Media, Data) operate seamlessly and at pace.
• Act as a key senior client contact, building trust and partnership through exceptional service and delivering against commercial goals.
• Be comfortable and compelling when presenting work, ideas, and results to senior clients, agency partners, and internal teams.
• Work with the Media Client Lead and Head of &Accelerate to explore opportunities for innovation and revenue growth.
• Oversee the implementation and delivery of all media activation, managing workflow through our specialist teams where necessary.
• Ensure all reporting delivers sharp, actionable insights that feed our live feedback loop—moving beyond post-campaign analysis to in-flight optimisation.
• Maintain full oversight of all financial aspects of the account (billings, reconciliations, finance queries).
• Live and breathe 'The Power of &', ensuring creative and media are never separate conversations.
• Coach, support, and develop your direct reports (Account Executive) through regular 1-2-1s and active mentorship.
  
  

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by leading collectively to inspire transformational creativity.
• Create an Open Environment by balancing people and client experiences by cultivating trust.
• Lead Optimistically by championing growth and development to mobilize the enterprise.

• You are someone who both champions and challenges – yourself, your team, and your clients – to push for faster, more effective work.
• You are fluent in both Brand and Performance, able to connect a great creative idea to a commercial outcome (CPA, ROAS, SOV).
• You are a self-starter who demonstrates immense curiosity and thrives in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
• You possess strong client management skills and the gravitas to lead senior-level conversations.
• You have a proven track record of delivering strong, integrated comms planning that is rooted in data and measurement.
• You inspire insurgent energy in your team, fostering a willingness to learn and test new approaches.
• You are radically efficient, with an ability to manage multiple workstreams and a natural allergy to bureaucracy.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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