Account Director (Influencer Marketing)

Account Director (Influencer Marketing)

London

We’re currently recruiting on behalf of an exciting influencer marketing agency for an experienced Account Director to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a senior leadership role within a creative, fast-paced environment, working across a diverse portfolio of clients and delivering impactful influencer marketing campaigns.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of key client relationships, overseeing the strategic direction and successful delivery of influencer campaigns while identifying opportunities for account growth. You'll act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, working closely with internal teams to ensure campaigns deliver against client objectives and drive measurable results.

This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in influencer marketing and agency-side account management, who thrives on building client partnerships, leading high-performing teams, and driving commercial growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of client accounts, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and acting as a strategic partner
• Oversee the development and delivery of influencer marketing strategies, ensuring campaigns align with client objectives and deliver measurable results
• Manage campaign delivery from initial briefing through to execution, reporting, and optimisation, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met
• Lead client meetings, including strategic planning sessions, campaign reviews, and quarterly business reviews, providing insights and recommendations
• Identify opportunities for account growth, upselling, and expanding existing client partnerships
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Account Managers and Executives, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
• Oversee account budgets, forecasting, and profitability, ensuring strong commercial performance across the portfolio
• Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, and internal teams to develop innovative campaign ideas and ensure seamless delivery
• Support new business opportunities, contributing to pitches, proposals, and the development of strategic recommendations

Requirements

• Strong experience in influencer marketing, ideally within an agency environment, with a proven track record of managing key client accounts
• Experience developing and overseeing influencer marketing strategies and delivering successful campaigns
• Excellent client relationship management skills, with confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop teams while managing multiple accounts and priorities
• Commercially minded, with experience managing budgets, driving account growth, and identifying new business opportunities
• Strong understanding of the influencer landscape, social media platforms, and campaign performance metrics
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organisational skills
• Proactive, strategic, and solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!