Account Director - 12m FTC

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:  Account Director - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Location:  London, United Kingdom    About the role:  As Account Director, you'll own the client relationship and the delivery engine. Working across brand campaigns, always-on digital content, thought leadership and, event and marketing collateral, you'll be accountable for account health, project governance, stakeholder alignment, and commercial performance.  This is a hands-on senior role that demands both strategic thinking and operational discipline. You'll shape the partnership at a senior level while managing briefs, pipelines, compliance and brand workflows, and budgets with rigour and confidence.  What you will be doing:  Client Partnership & Account Leadership  Own the senior client relationship as primary point of contact for the client's marketing and communications team  Translate business priorities into clear studio direction and creative briefs  Chair status meetings, monthly business reviews, and strategic planning sessions, keeping the studio positioned as a high-value partner  Manage client expectations through competing priorities and regulated timelines, without compromising relationships or output quality  Proactively identify opportunities to grow the scope of the partnership  Project Management & Delivery  Lead end-to-end delivery across the full creative portfolio, from brief intake through production, approvals, and final output, across digital, social, print, events, and long-form content  Maintain full pipeline visibility, managing SLA frameworks, capacity risks, and project status across all in-flight work  Act as the consolidation point for all client feedback before it reaches the creative team  Build proactive project roadmaps in partnership with creative leads, supporting monthly planning and forecasting cadences  Compliance & Governance  Manage compliance, brand and legal sign-off processes, ensuring all projects requiring regulatory review are flagged, tracked, and closed out with clear audit trails  Commercial Accountability  Own account-level budget management: forecast...