Account Director (Experiential)

Company: air-recruitment
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Location: Maidenhead
Job Description:

Account Director (Experiential), Maidenhead (Hybrid working), Up to £65K

Are you an Account Director with a strong background in experiential, retail or integrated campaigns? Looking to step into a role where you can genuinely influence strategy, client growth and campaign delivery? This could be the one.

We’re working with an award‑winning brand experience agency with a long‑standing reputation for delivering impactful, insight‑led campaigns across retail, experiential and influencer channels.

This is a senior, client‑facing role where you’ll act as a trusted advisor, leading campaigns end‑to‑end while driving commercial growth across key accounts.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Acting as the senior point of contact for key clients, building strong, strategic relationships
  • Leading the development and delivery of integrated campaigns (sampling, experiential, retail activations)
  • Creating operational plans and coordinating internal teams across creative, production, finance and talent
  • Owning campaign performance, reporting and analysis
  • Identifying opportunities to grow accounts and drive additional revenue
  • Managing budgets, P&L and overall commercial performance
  • Supporting and leading on pitches and new business responses
  • Mentoring and developing Campaign Managers and junior team members

What they’re looking for:

  • Proven experience as an Account Director (or strong Senior Account Manager ready to step up) within an experiential, retail or integrated agency
  • Strong background working with FMCG, retail, food, health & beauty or similar consumer brands
  • Excellent client management skills with the ability to operate at a senior, strategic level
  • Solid financial acumen (budget management, forecasting, P&L ownership)
  • Experience delivering complex, multi‑channel campaigns involving production, logistics, staffing and events
  • Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing teams
  • Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple fast‑paced projects

If you’re the Account Director we’re after, get in touch quoting reference AP1173a when applying for this role.

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Posted: June 3rd, 2026