Group Account Director ( Maternity cover) at Oliver
- Company: Oliver
- Location: London
- Employment type: full-time
- Posted: 2026-08-08
Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.
As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.
Role: Group Account Director ( Maternity cover)
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
About the role:
As Group Account Director, you'll lead the strategic, creative, and commercial performance of your client portfolio — owning the client relationship from senior stakeholder engagement through to studio delivery. You'll oversee two studio teams, integrate with client-side organisations while maintaining top-tier agency standards, and be accountable for growth, profitability, and the quality of everything that goes out the door. This is a role for a seasoned account leader who can think strategically, act decisively, and bring teams and clients along with them.
What you will be doing:
- Client Leadership & Strategic Partnership
- Act as the senior point of contact for a portfolio of two to three clients, building trusted, high-value relationships with client partners at Head of Marketing and Marketing Director level.
- Collaborate closely with client stakeholders to define and execute marketing strategy and activity — translating their business objectives into effective, ambitious creative solutions.
- Champion brand guardianship across all client projects, ensuring the client experience is consistently exceptional and creative output meets the highest standards.
- Be present at client offices two to three days per week, maintaining active, face-to-face engagement and seamless communication across all workstreams.
- Present creative and strategic work with confidence and clarity to senior client and OLIVER stakeholders, including client SLT.
- Anticipate client needs, proactively identify creative and strategic opportunities, and negotiate win-win outcomes on behalf of the team.
- Studio Leadership & Delivery
- Oversee two studio teams — on and offshore — ensuring seamless integration with clients' businesses and consistent delivery against briefs, timelines, and quality standards.
- Serve as the single escalation point for internal and client SLA breaches or process gaps — capturing issues and working with the Business Director and Managing Partner to resolve them.
- Own the execution of projects, run rates, and client satisfaction through regular WIP management and catch-ups with job owners.
- Work with the OLIVER Hub on ad-hoc project requests, ensuring smooth
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