Senior Account Director

As a Senior Account Director at Bray Leino, you'll play a key role in leading some of our most valued client relationships and driving growth across our Food and Drink portfolio. Working closely with senior Clients, you'll act as a trusted partner - helping to shape their communications strategy, champion creative excellence, and deliver commercial results.

You'll take ownership of major accounts, supported by a talented account management team, ensuring exceptional work is delivered at every stage. From briefing and planning to delivery and reporting, you'll lead multi-disciplinary teams across strategy, media, and creative to develop campaigns that inspire, perform, and make an impact.

As a Senior Account Director, you'll have a focus on contributing to our agency's broader success in the Food and Drink sector - spotting opportunities for growth, leading pitches, and supporting new business initiatives across the wider MISSION Group.

• Lead key Client accounts, supported by the account management team, ensuring strong delivery and client satisfaction
• Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with senior Client stakeholders and potential Client leads
• Drive growth and profitability across accounts, identifying new opportunities within Bray Leino and the wider MISSION Group
• Collaborate with strategic and media planners to shape effective, measurable communication and channel plans
• Partner with creative, planning, and activation teams to ensure work is developed and delivered to the highest standard
• Develop Client proposals and account plans, drawing on input from relevant specialists
• Negotiate Client contracts and fees in partnership with senior agency leadership
• Provide leadership, direction, and professional development to direct reports, promoting a high-performing and motivated team
• Manage team workload and resources to ensure flexibility and delivery across fluctuating Client needs
• Oversee account finances, ensuring accurate reporting and strong revenue management
• Stay informed on industry trends and insights, sharing relevant updates with Clients and internal teams
• Collaborate with the New Growth team to evaluate and lead new business opportunities and pitch responses

What we are looking for

• You're a confident and collaborative client leader who combines strategic thinking with commercial awareness and creative flair
• Bring solid experience leading major client accounts within a marketing, advertising, or integrated agency environment and specifically with Food and Drink account
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and act as a proactive, solutions-focused partner
• Lead, mentor, and inspire teams to deliver excellent work and encourage a positive, high-performing culture
• Are commercially astute, managing budgets, forecasting, and identifying opportunities for growth
• Communicate clearly and persuasively, with strong presentation and influencing skills
• Stay curious - keeping on top of market trends and emerging opportunities to drive results

How we hire

• We keep things simple, so our recruitment process should be quick and pain-free
• If we like your application, expect a call very soon
• You may need to visit us a couple of times to ensure you meet everyone you need to
• For some roles, we'll likely ask you to show us your portfolio
• We like it when people want to work with us, so even if your initial application is unsuccessful, we'll be in touch if a better suited role comes up

Here at Bray Leino, we're celebrators of difference. We know it's where creativenergy comes from. So our culture's open, diverse and inclusive. Whether you're coming for an interview or have been with us for years, what matters is your talent and character; the rest is what makes you, you.

We're committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed (Level 1) Employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to; ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, communicating and promoting vacancies, offering an interview to those with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job and anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.