Director of Client Services leading the team at Ear to the Ground. Focused on client leadership, commercial growth, and operational excellence in sport, gaming, and entertainment.
Responsibilities
Lead and evolve the Client Services function, setting the vision, standards, and frameworks for how we deliver consistent excellence across Business Directors, Account Directors, and Account Managers.
Implement and enforce operational processes, ensuring disciplined adoption across teams to strengthen continuity, financial accuracy, and delivery quality.
Identify and embed continuous improvement opportunities that streamline delivery, strengthen cross-functional collaboration, and drive a unified client experience.
Work with the COO to ensure optimal, resource planning, utilisation and commercial performance across the Client Services team.
Embed KPI-led performance management for delivery, profitability, and client satisfaction.
Align Client Services with agency-wide objectives, ensuring the department contributes strategically and commercially to overall business goals.
Act as the senior-most point of escalation and counsel for key global clients, building deep, trusted partnerships at Board level.
Translate complex client challenges into pro-active growth strategies informed by Fan Intelligence®.
Steer how the agency shows up for clients - ensuring output is strategically sharp, creatively brave, and culturally relevant.
Lead the development and delivery of annual and quarterly business reviews, ensuring clients have clear visibility of performance, ROI, and future opportunities.
Drive client satisfaction, manage stakeholders with confidence, anticipate challenges, unlock opportunities, and maintain high levels of client retention and advocacy.
Requirements
12+ years’ experience in client leadership, account management, or commercial leadership within a creative, advertising, or marketing agency ideally within high growth environments.
Proven experience leading large client portfolios and managing senior relationships including C Suite and Board level
Demonstrable success in leading and growing multi-million-pound accounts and improving commercial performance.
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