Account Director - Client Projects 360

LADbible Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital entertainment business in Greater London is on the lookout for an Account Director to spearhead branded content projects across their prestigious clients. The successful candidate will manage campaigns from conception to delivery, ensuring client satisfaction and creative excellence. They should possess robust project management skills and have experience working in fast-paced environments. This role offers a unique chance to collaborate closely with various teams to bring impactful campaigns to life while fostering strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong background in delivering complex and challenging projects.
• Understanding of core project management skills.
• Experience managing multiple internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan and deliver branded content campaigns.
• Build strong client relationships through ongoing communication.
• Manage project finances, budgets, and contracts.

Skills

Project management skills

Client relationship management

Leadership

Social video expertise

Creative environment adaptability

Communication skills

Interest in football

Job description

Overview

LADbible Group is one of the world’s most engaged digital entertainment businesses, reaching over a billion people globally and amassing more than 13.9 billion social views each month. With a powerhouse portfolio across general lifestyle, entertainment, sport, gaming, and tech, our brands: - including LADbible, UNILAD, GAMINGbible, and UNILAD Tech, are some of the most recognised and culturally relevant on the internet.

LADbible’s Commercial Team, LAD360, is a powerhouse of creativity, strategy, and innovation - partnering with the world’s most iconic brands, from Google and Nike to Disney and Tesco. With a headcount of 150 and growing, LAD360 has rapidly become one of the most formidable forces in media, delivering culture-shaping campaigns. Our work has earned us top industry accolades, including Commercial Team of the Year at the 2025 Campaign UK Awards and Media Brand of the Year at the 2024 MediaWeek Awards. At the heart of it all is a relentless drive to push boundaries, tell bold stories, and connect brands to youth culture like no one else can.

About the Role

We’re looking for a driven and passionate Account Director to join our Branded Content Delivery team. This would be working across one of our key and biggest clients in the business.

You will be focused on delivering branded content projects from start to finish across LADbible Group’s brands. You will be comfortable leading complex, key client campaigns by providing an exceptional level of service that results in account growth, whilst ensuring the production of outstanding creative work.

What the opportunity looks like

• Strategically plan and deliver branded content campaigns from beginning to end across a specific key client with the support of the Group Account Director
• Partner closely with Client Solutions, Creative Operations, Creative, Production and the Client Projects teams in order to optimise day to day campaign process and workflow
• Build strong client relationships through ongoing communication and updates surrounding campaign deliverables and managing of client expectations though a positive, solutions-focused attitude
• Lead on reporting on a weekly basis alongside quarterly business reviews
• Effectively manage resource concerns and schedules, whilst also supporting with interviews and reviews in conjunction with the Group Account Director
• Accurately manage project finances, budgets, contracts and creating SOWs

Skills and experience we'd like you to have

• Strong background in delivering complex and challenging projects, specifically across social video, sponsorship and static content
• A thorough knowledge and understanding of core project management skills including the ability to brief teams, understand and create timelines, development of clear and concise presentations, and management of margin.
• A team leader with the ability to lead and nurture members of the project team
• Comfortable in building strong and constructive relationships with clients based on honesty and trust
• Experience managing multiple internal stakeholders across teams
• Comfortable in fast-paced, creative environments with the ability to bring teams together to deliver the right solution
• Strong written and verbal skills, providing presentation support to your line manager or broader team where necessary
• Previous experience of football or an interest in it

Blended working means the majority of departments across the business (including London, Manchester and International offices) work in the office 3 days per week.

LADbible Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are determined to create a diverse group at all levels of our company and we welcome all members of the community to apply for openings with us. As the leading social youth publisher, we have a powerful global platform to better represent our audience and enable those that do not have equal opportunities to have their voices heard. As a business, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, in an environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves.