**Account Director - Langland, Advertising** 2 Television Centre, 101 Wood
Lane, London, W12 7FR**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.
**Job Description**
**What you will do**
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 over-seeing 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. You’ll need to know your stuff when it comes to leading, developing and
building client relationships, because you’ll be working with them to ensure
they achieve their brand objectives.
On a day-to-day basis, you’ll be working on business development opportunities
and taking charge of the revenueforecast – whilst creating an open,
respectful team dynamic. You’ll also be working closely with the Associate
Director and Chief Strategy Officer to deliver strategic guidance to our
clients. As many of our accounts involves projects that run across the
Publicis Health network, you’ll also work alongside PRP (Public Relations &
Policy), MSE (Medical Strategy & Education) and our U.S agency partners to
ensure that everything we produce feels cohesive. It’s a fast moving, hands-on
role offering an incredible opportunity to develop your experience across
other disciplines (including medical education and communications planning).
As a team, we’re hard-working, supportive and put collaboration at the heart
of everything we do.
**Qualifications**
**Who you are**
* You should be comfortable delivering against the responsibilities outlined in What you will do section above
* You will have extensive Account Management experience
* You will have the ability to create a vision strategy for the brand
* You will have experience of delivering change management programs
* You will have excellent relationship management experience and ability to interact efficiently with various stakeholders across different geographies at all organisational levels
* You will be an effective people leader and line manager
* You will have experience of the full project life cycle
* You will possess strong commercial acumen & financial budget management experience
* You will have the ability to identify opportunities for growth
* You will be knowledgeable about marketing principles and integrated communications
* You will have knowledge [and experience] of healthcare & pharmaceutical market
* You will have experience working within an agency environment
* You will possess great communication and stakeholder management skills
* You are able to identify continuous improvement opportunities through evidence backed decisions
* You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships across all levels of an organisation
* You will have Stakeholdersenior stakeholder management experience
* You will be a strong communicator with impeccable standard of written, spoken and presentation English
* You will possess strong influencing skills; easily consults and negotiates with internal and external stakeholders regionally and globally
* Ideally you will have experience working with geographically disparate teams across global clients
* Ideally you should understand PHCG offerings and tools
**Additional Information**