Hybrid working: 3 days in office

Automotive hospitality, immersive brand activations, grand-slam tennis, flower shows that lead every national newspaper. The kind of premium portfolio a Account spends a career building towards. Stand builds, product launches, conferences, experiential: formats that stretch the craft, clients that demand excellence, and an in-house design, production and logistics team that means nothing gets outsourced or diluted.

– Premium automotive, motorsport and luxury events for your portfolio

– Hands-on variety: sponsorship activations, hospitality, stand builds, experiential

– Annual bonus paid April, tied to performance and on-site contribution

– Individual development plan with a dedicated mentor

– Promotion from within, tied to your milestones not headcount

– Company-funded annual trip and monthly social events

The Company

This is a boutique, independent, owner-led events agency specialising in automotive, sponsorship activation and immersive brand experiences. In-house design, IT and warehouse teams sit under the same roof, which means faster decisions and real collaboration across disciplines. People tend to stay once they’re in, the promote-from-within approach is genuine, and the Account Director role has a clear progression path tied to milestones, not headcount

The Role

The Account Director role sits at the heart of the agency’s client operations, owning the full relationship with a premium account, leading the project team through annual planning and budget-setting, and taking personal responsibility for delivery from brief to de-rig.

– Own and develop senior client relationships, building annual event schedules collaboratively

– Oversee project timelines, budgets and margin performance across your account

– Lead supplier negotiation and manage escalated queries through pre-event coordination

– Supervise and coordinate project team members across all event phases

– Manage on-site delivery from set-up through live event to de-rig

– Support directors with strategic planning and event marketing strategy for nominated clients

– Monitor finance trackers and ensure events are invoiced and reconciled accurately

The Candidate

The right Account Director will have a solid background in client account management within an events agency, with clear ownership of relationships and the ability to run complex, multi-event schedules from end to end. You will be confident managing budgets and margins, negotiating with suppliers and leading a project team through full on-site delivery.

Backgrounds in automotive, luxury or brand activation events are desited. What matters most is the depth of your account ownership experience and your ability to operate as a trusted point of contact for senior clients. If you are currently working as a Senior Project Manager or Account Manager and ready to step up, the Account Director position is worth a conversation.

Profitable, culture-led and built on a genuine promote-from-within track record, this role suits an Account Director ready for real ownership, upward momentum and work worth talking about. Applications are being reviewed now, so send yours across and we will be in touch promptly.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn’t quite what you’re looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: RD18454