Client Services Director
The role of Client Services Director is one of strong leadership. Overseeing several teams and accounts, they are seasoned agency professionals with an excellent grasp of the full marketing mix. The Account Directors and Group Account Directors will report on issues as well as account performance, allowing the Client Services Director to offer support and steer where necessary. They will have overall budgetary responsibility ensuring the agency is running accounts at a profitable margin and will often have control over recruitment to make sure the team is adequately staffed. The Client Services Director will sit on the management team or be part of the board, looking at the agency’s proposition as a whole, adapting and evolving to ensure continuous business growth. Although agency experience is important as part of the CV, not all account handlers develop into Client Services Directors. The role requires a real business head and commercial drive and is generally hands off from the day to day campaigns. The larger agencies aside, you will normally only find one Client Services Director per agency making theses roles (and experienced CSD candidates) highly sought after. Salary wise outside of London the role generally pays between £65,000 to £90,000 depending on regional variance and level of experience.
City of London
One of the world's most visited cities – founded by the Romans and named ‘Londinium’, London has something for everyone! Immersed in history with fascinating antiquity and splendour everywhere you look: London’s buildings are milestones in the city’s unique biography, World Heritage Sites and landmarks such as the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Shard, the London Eye complement the architectural grandeur of the West End’s theatres, the enthralling remains of England’s many bygone eras and today’s charming society housed in the cultural hubs and public houses in and around the banks of the River Thames. Central London is where to find major museums such as the British and Victoria & Albert, galleries such as the Tate Modern and iconic sights such as the centuries-old Borough Market, and yet you can visit Hampstead Heath or the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to escape the crowds and even venture out to Kew Gardens, Richmond or Hampton Court Palace for excellent panoramas of London – all easily accessed thanks to the London Underground, the oldest underground railway network in the world. The modern conurbation of London includes the small district of the City of London and the county of Greater London. A leading global city with international strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development and tourism. London's 43 universities form the highest concentration of educational institutions in Europe, helping the city to rank highly the world’s multimedia development and technology markets.
With the UK advertising industry estimated to be worth in excess of £20 billion in 2016, this puts London as a worldwide leader and powerhouse for the creative and industry. Widely regarded to host some of the best creative output in the world, it’s no surprising that the majority of marketers and creatives in the UK are based in the capital.
