Account Director

About the role

As the Account Director, you will be central to every stage of a campaign, acting as the driving force behind its success. You will bring people together - across disciplines, teams and partners, ensuring everyone is aligned, motivated and working towards a shared goal. While you won't be expected to do everything yourself, you are accountable for making sure everything happens, by the right people, at the right time and to the highest standard. You will own the day-to-day client relationship at all levels, leading with confidence and clarity. With a strong grasp of both the strategic and commercial picture, you will champion creative excellence while maintaining accountability, guiding the work, shaping decisions and ensuring we consistently deliver our best. In this role, we'll look to you to focus on: Building and leading strong client relationships , alongside the wider inter-agency team of specialists and external partners, acting as the central point of contact and a trusted source of clarity, direction and sound judgement. Becoming the driving force behind the work , both within Grey and the WPP network, and with the client, shaping the overall direction and ensuring all output is strategically grounded and creatively ambitious. You will confidently push back and sell in approaches, always anchored in the brand's strategic principles. You will develop a strong working knowledge of local market regulatory challenges and how to resolve them. Training new local market agency teams , upskilling them in our established strategy, creative and production models Working closely with production partners , bringing a strong understanding of production processes to deliver high-quality work on time and on budget. Owning the pace and rhythm of a busy account , expertly balancing proactive and reactive demands. You'll deliver with excellence on what's required, while also identifying opportunities to add value, improve processes and evolve ways of working for both the agency and the client. Driving commercial excellence

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Grey London, part of WPP, is on a mission to create the most influential brands of the next decade, through the power of Famously Effective ideas. Famously Effective ideas extend far beyond the confines of advertising or marketing channels. They stretch our potential influence into wider culture - by breaking norms, smashing stereotypes, saving lives, changing minds, writing history, shifting conversations, and transforming perspectives. More than just our tagline, Famously Effective is a shared global philosophy that has guided everything Grey has done since our founding more than 100 years ago. Today, more than 150 people work in our London office, with nearly 3,000 more throughout our global network. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com . We're seeking an energetic, experienced Account Director to join Grey London and WPP Team Vitale. This is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract working on one of the world's most trusted oral care brands. The role calls for independence, tenacity, and diplomacy . You'll work with multiple senior client stakeholders, as well as local agency account handlers and creatives, driving collaboration across markets. Partnering closely with our Global Strategist and Creative Director, you'll help develop smart local strategic and creative solutions that align with the overarching global vision. For over 20 years, Sensodyne has leveraged a highly successful dentist testimonial model, supported by a globally validated toolkit developed for market-by-market rollout. In 2026, the brand is entering an exciting new chapter - evolving to be truly social‑first and tailored to local audiences. The Brands: At Grey, we have an exciting client portfolio, working with brands across a range of sectors - from health & wellness, to tourism, automotive, FMCG, telecoms, energy, sports & active wear - alongside pro-bono projects for charity groups. This variety will keep you challenged and engaged, allowing you to broaden your experience and have an impact on culture. For this role, you'll primarily be partnering with Sensodyne and working within their top 20 markets, helping them adapt and implement the global strategy to produce compelling local content. Sensodyne has leveraged a highly successful dentist testimonial model, supported by a globally validated toolkit developed for market-by-market rollout. In 2026, the brand is entering an exciting new chapter - evolving to be truly social‑first and tailored to local audiences.

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