Account Director (Shopper & Experiential Activation)

Account Director (Shopper & Experiential Activation), Maidenhead / Hybrid – Up to £65K Love bringing live brand experiences to life? Thrive on delivering shopper activations in retail environments? If you're an Account Director who's happiest taking campaigns from brief through to flawless execution, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for an experienced Account Director to join a leading brand experience agency, delivering large-scale shopper activation, in-store experiential, sampling and live brand experience campaigns for some of the world's biggest consumer brands. This is a hands-on delivery-focused Account Director role for someone who understands what it takes to turn a creative idea into a successful live activation. You'll lead key client relationships while working closely with production, staffing, field teams, logistics and creative to ensure campaigns are operationally robust and brilliantly executed. Working across FMCG, grocery, retail, food, health & beauty and consumer brands, you'll lead campaigns that engage shoppers and consumers through memorable experiences both in-store and across wider retail environments. What you'll be doing • Lead the end-to-end delivery of shopper activation, in-store experiential, sampling and live brand experience campaigns. • Build trusted relationships with senior clients, becoming their go-to partner across campaign delivery. • Translate client briefs and creative concepts into robust operational delivery plans. • Work closely with production, staffing, field teams, logistics and creative to bring campaigns to life. • Oversee live activations, ensuring campaigns are delivered on brief, on time and to the highest possible standard. • Manage campaign budgets, commercials and profitability. • Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships and develop additional projects. • Lead client presentations, proposals, status meetings and post-campaign reviews. • Mentor and support Campaign Managers across the team. • Successfully manage multiple fast-moving campaigns without compromising quality. We're looking for someone who has • Strong agency experience delivering shopper activation, experiential or in-store brand experience campaigns. • Genuine hands-on experience delivering live activations within retail or shopper environments. • Experience across sampling, product launches, in-store experiences, retail activations or consumer-facing experiential campaigns. • Experience working with FMCG, grocery, retail, food, health & beauty or major consumer brands. • A proven track record managing campaigns involving production, staffing, field delivery, suppliers and logistics. • Excellent client relationship and senior stakeholder management skills. • Strong commercial awareness with experience managing campaign budgets and profitability. • Outstanding organisational and project management skills. • The confidence to lead clients and internal delivery teams in a fast-paced agency environment. • A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel to campaign locations when required. Why join? You'll join one of the UK's leading experiential agencies, delivering award-winning campaigns for some of the biggest consumer brands in the world. This is an opportunity to take a leading role in delivering high-profile shopper and experiential activations, combining senior client leadership with the hands-on operational delivery required to create exceptional live brand experiences. Hybrid working, excellent career progression and a comprehensive benefits package are all on offer. If you're passionate about shopper activation, in-store experiential and delivering exceptional live campaigns, we'd love to hear from you. If you're the Account Director we're after, get in touch quoting reference AP1173a when applying for this role.