Account Director
The Communications Clinic
As an Account Director at The Communications Clinic, you're ultimately responsible for client satisfaction, service innovation, and the quality of work.
This senior leadership role suits someone who wins, grows, and retains business while leading high-performing teams to deliver exceptional, proactive service. A strong network across Irish business and politics, combined with commercial acumen, is essential to achieving financial targets and driving long-term client success and growth at scale.
Key Responsibilities
1. Client & Strategic Advisory
Strategic Advice: Provide top-tier strategic advice to clients, predicting their needs, solving complex problems, and consistently finding ways to add value
Service Delivery: Plan and manage the high-quality delivery of services to clients, driving the development of creative, effective, and elite campaigns
Account Reviews: Lead regular formal and informal performance reviews with clients and plan strategic activity for agreed periods.
2. Business Development & Commercial Growth
Growth and Retention: Maintain close, trust-based relationships with clients to protect existing accounts and organically uncover expansion opportunities
Lead Generation: Source new business leads by widening relationships within client organisations and forming broader business networks
Pitch Leadership: Develop and lead creative pitches to secure high-profile new clients and consistently hit assigned financial targets
Marketplace Profile: Build a prominent professional profile in the marketplace for both yourself and The Communications Clinic
3. Team Leadership and Development
People Management: Lead, motivate, and take a genuine interest in the career development of the people working within your team
Quality Assurance: Monitor, drive, and take ultimate accountability for the high-quality delivery of client work across your account team
Mentorship & Feedback: Assess areas for individual development, provide clear direction, and deliver constructive, regular feedback
Continuous Improvement: Constantly improve our offerings, set exceptional standards, and ensure our clients receive unexpected, added-value insights.
Skills and Experience Required
Expert-Level PR Practitioner: Possession of all foundational PR and advisory skills (to the highest level) required of junior roles, with a proven track record of operating at a senior level
Political and Business Acumen: A deep, active, and proven network across Irish business and politics
Strategic Leadership: Exceptional ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage complex stakeholder environments
Commercial Drive: Strong skills in strategic selling, budget management, and running successful pitch campaigns
Planning: Excellent long-term and short-term strategic planning capabilities.
Ideal Personal Attributes
Relationship Builder: Naturally adept at establishing strong, lasting relationships both internally and externally
Ambitious and Standards-Driven: Holds exceptionally high personal and team standards with a hunger to grow the business.
Creative and Curious: Brings fresh, innovative ideas to the table and maintains a healthy curiosity about media, political, and business trends.
Positive and Resilient: Approaches fast-paced, high-stakes environments with a constructive, solution-focused attitude.
Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to [email protected] with the subject line "Application: Account Director".