The Senior Account Director will manage client relationships, oversee projects in brand strategy, and support agency growth. Responsible for leading strategic initiatives and delivering creative outcomes for entertainment brands.
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OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Red Bee Creative is seeking a talented executive to join the agency on a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave in our account management team. The Senior Account Director will lead our day-to-day relationships on a number of accounts and projects, across all areas of our business (including brand strategy, brand identity/design, and brand campaigns). They will also have a strong instinct for new business and strive to lead the development of deeper, more loyal client relationships, leading to a higher level of repeat business and/or retained clients.
The ideal candidate will bring deep sector knowledge, an instinctive understanding of entertainment audiences, and hands-on experience managing custom content, social activation, integrated creative and/or visual identity projects for broadcasters, streamers, sports brands and/or media owners.
You will be responsible for overseeing key accounts, leading strategic initiatives, and supporting the agency's leadership team in delivering outstanding creative and commercial outcomes. You'll bring a strong network, a sharp strategic mind, and a passion for entertainment brands and content
Join our Team
ABOUT RED BEE CREATIVE
Red Bee Creative is a strategically-led creative and design agency with a specialist focus on TV, entertainment and sport. We're a tight-knit team of around 20 people, including creatives, designers, producers, strategists and account leads, each of whom takes pride and joy in every step of the creative process.
Our work spans strategic brand consultancy, integrated brand campaigns, social and digital activation, and brand design and identity. We work with some of the biggest media brands in the business, including NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Apple TV+, the BBC and others. We are proud to be a "Best Places to Work in TV" (Broadcast) for the last 3 years running, and winner of "Best Employer for Communication & Workplace Culture."
We operate a hybrid working model with two anchor days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) in our White City office
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Client leadership & relationship growth
• Act as senior day-to-day lead across key TV, entertainment, streaming and/or sports accounts.
• Build trusted relationships with senior marketing, commissioning and brand stakeholders.
• Anticipate client needs, identify growth opportunities and contribute proactively to account development.
• Represent the agency with confidence in senior forums, reviews and cross-partner discussions.
Project & creative ownership
• Lead the development and implementation of promotional campaigns and custom content projects for broadcasters and streamers.
• Lead the development and implementation of visual identity projects in the TV, entertainment and sport sectors.
• Lead strategic brand consultancy projects in close collaboration with internal and external strategists.
• Lead custom content projects across development, production and delivery - ensuring relevance to channel/streaming platform brand, audience and commissioning context.
• Oversee social-first creative and campaign activation across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and emerging platforms. (Note: exact mix of project responsibilities will be dictated by opportunities and workflow across the 12-month period).
• Contribute to the evaluation of social performance data, platform analytics and audience behaviour to inform recommendations (experience an advantage, not mandatory).
• Work closely with creative, strategy, design and production teams to ensure work meets the highest creative and operational standards.
• Champion the considered use of AI tools in ideation, content development, creative production or workflow optimisation (experience ideal, not mandatory).
Strategic & commercial responsibilities
• Support the Business Directors/Managing Director in shaping overall account strategy and growth.
• Own the financial and operational management of designated accounts: budgeting, forecasting, scopes, statements of work and revenue reporting.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong background in the TV, media, entertainment or streaming sectors, either: o within account management at creative/advertising agencies, or o within marketing/hybrid producer-marketer roles at broadcasters or streaming platforms.
• Experience in brand identity, integrated brand campaigns or strategic brand consultancy.
• (Ideally) experience leading custom content projects for TV, streaming or entertainment clients.
• (Ideally) confident interpreting social and performance metrics to inform decision making.
• Strong commercial skill set: budgeting, forecasting, contractual awareness, financial reporting.
• High-level communication skills and polished client-facing presence.
• (Ideally) working knowledge of AI tools used within creative development, content creation or production pipelines.
• Strong ability to create convincing proposals and presentations (fluency in Keynote essential, experience of Figma an advantage).
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
• Leadership: Commands respect and inspires confidence across teams and clients.
• Commercial acumen: Skilled in budgeting, negotiation and financial oversight.
• Communication skills: Speaks and writes clearly and convincingly, with excellent attention to detail.
• Collaboration: Able to lead or support depending on the project, inspiring others across disciplines.
• Discipline and organisation: Excellent time management, multi-project juggling, forward planning and focus on long-term goals.
• Proactivity: A self-starter who identifies opportunities for both clients and the agency
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: United Kingdom (GB) || London
Req ID: 780198
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Red Bee Creative is seeking a talented executive to join the agency on a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave in our account management team. The Senior Account Director will lead our day-to-day relationships on a number of accounts and projects, across all areas of our business (including brand strategy, brand identity/design, and brand campaigns). They will also have a strong instinct for new business and strive to lead the development of deeper, more loyal client relationships, leading to a higher level of repeat business and/or retained clients.
The ideal candidate will bring deep sector knowledge, an instinctive understanding of entertainment audiences, and hands-on experience managing custom content, social activation, integrated creative and/or visual identity projects for broadcasters, streamers, sports brands and/or media owners.
You will be responsible for overseeing key accounts, leading strategic initiatives, and supporting the agency's leadership team in delivering outstanding creative and commercial outcomes. You'll bring a strong network, a sharp strategic mind, and a passion for entertainment brands and content
Join our Team
ABOUT RED BEE CREATIVE
Red Bee Creative is a strategically-led creative and design agency with a specialist focus on TV, entertainment and sport. We're a tight-knit team of around 20 people, including creatives, designers, producers, strategists and account leads, each of whom takes pride and joy in every step of the creative process.
Our work spans strategic brand consultancy, integrated brand campaigns, social and digital activation, and brand design and identity. We work with some of the biggest media brands in the business, including NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Apple TV+, the BBC and others. We are proud to be a "Best Places to Work in TV" (Broadcast) for the last 3 years running, and winner of "Best Employer for Communication & Workplace Culture."
We operate a hybrid working model with two anchor days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) in our White City office
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Client leadership & relationship growth
• Act as senior day-to-day lead across key TV, entertainment, streaming and/or sports accounts.
• Build trusted relationships with senior marketing, commissioning and brand stakeholders.
• Anticipate client needs, identify growth opportunities and contribute proactively to account development.
• Represent the agency with confidence in senior forums, reviews and cross-partner discussions.
Project & creative ownership
• Lead the development and implementation of promotional campaigns and custom content projects for broadcasters and streamers.
• Lead the development and implementation of visual identity projects in the TV, entertainment and sport sectors.
• Lead strategic brand consultancy projects in close collaboration with internal and external strategists.
• Lead custom content projects across development, production and delivery - ensuring relevance to channel/streaming platform brand, audience and commissioning context.
• Oversee social-first creative and campaign activation across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and emerging platforms. (Note: exact mix of project responsibilities will be dictated by opportunities and workflow across the 12-month period).
• Contribute to the evaluation of social performance data, platform analytics and audience behaviour to inform recommendations (experience an advantage, not mandatory).
• Work closely with creative, strategy, design and production teams to ensure work meets the highest creative and operational standards.
• Champion the considered use of AI tools in ideation, content development, creative production or workflow optimisation (experience ideal, not mandatory).
Strategic & commercial responsibilities
• Support the Business Directors/Managing Director in shaping overall account strategy and growth.
• Own the financial and operational management of designated accounts: budgeting, forecasting, scopes, statements of work and revenue reporting.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong background in the TV, media, entertainment or streaming sectors, either: o within account management at creative/advertising agencies, or o within marketing/hybrid producer-marketer roles at broadcasters or streaming platforms.
• Experience in brand identity, integrated brand campaigns or strategic brand consultancy.
• (Ideally) experience leading custom content projects for TV, streaming or entertainment clients.
• (Ideally) confident interpreting social and performance metrics to inform decision making.
• Strong commercial skill set: budgeting, forecasting, contractual awareness, financial reporting.
• High-level communication skills and polished client-facing presence.
• (Ideally) working knowledge of AI tools used within creative development, content creation or production pipelines.
• Strong ability to create convincing proposals and presentations (fluency in Keynote essential, experience of Figma an advantage).
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
• Leadership: Commands respect and inspires confidence across teams and clients.
• Commercial acumen: Skilled in budgeting, negotiation and financial oversight.
• Communication skills: Speaks and writes clearly and convincingly, with excellent attention to detail.
• Collaboration: Able to lead or support depending on the project, inspiring others across disciplines.
• Discipline and organisation: Excellent time management, multi-project juggling, forward planning and focus on long-term goals.
• Proactivity: A self-starter who identifies opportunities for both clients and the agency
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: United Kingdom (GB) || London
Req ID: 780198
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