Account Director

BRAND: Langland
Job Function: Client Management
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe

Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft

Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

Overview

Want to join a fast-paced, exciting department working on some of the biggest names in healthcare?

At Langland Advertising, every single project we work on aims to better people's lives - and the client services team play an integral role in their success.

As an Account Director, you'll be overseeing several accounts across our UK and global business; which means some of the best-known brands in healthcare will be in your hands!

If you're excited by progress in medicine, passionate about the work you do and never stop pushing for the best - you'll fit right in.

Responsibilities

What you'll do:

• Taking responsibility for the strategic development and direction of a portfolio of accounts
• Defining and owning the client strategy
• Partnering with the project management team to ensure successful delivery of projects within time, budget and scope
• Identifying opportunities to grow accounts
• Working with project team and client to agree budget, scope and timeline
• Taking responsibility for revenue forecasting and delivery
• Own the overarching relationship with the client
• Line management and development of junior team members

Qualifications

Who You Are

• 5+ years in a healthcare advertising agency
• Already working at Account Director level, or extensive experience as a Senior Account Manager ready to step up
• Extensive experience with pharmaceutical clients
• An ability to create a brand strategy
• Excellent relationship management experience
• Proven effectiveness as a people leader and line manager
• Experience of the full project life cycle
• Strong commercial acumen & financial/budget management experience
• Proven experience with organic and new business growth

Additional information

Langland has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• "YOU" DAYS - flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

At Publicis Groupe UK, we're committed to creating a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where everyone can thrive. This begins with striving to ensure our recruitment process is welcoming and allows equal access to opportunity for people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, neurodiversity, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

An inclusive workplace (PUBLICIS HEALTH)

The more diverse our team, the more imaginative, intelligent and inspirational our culture and our work will become. Here are some of the ways we help promote diversity at Publicis Health.

Recruitment

• Diversity & Inclusion management
• Mandatory unconscious bias training
• Career and school programmes to build industry access for people from mixed socio-economic backgrounds

Culture

• Support communities for women, LGBTQ+, BAME, Disabled employees and their allies
• A wellbeing programme which includes free HeadSpace membership.

Future

• CSR is central to our ethos and work moving forwards

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).

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