Account Director - Offline Media
📍 Leeds
We’re on the lookout for a standout Account Director to join our high‑performing Leeds team. This is a senior, high‑profile role with real influence, working shoulder‑to‑shoulder with Board and Business Directors to shape strategy, challenge thinking, and drive the agency forward.
You’ll combine strategic thinking with strong leadership, building high-performing teams and delivering exceptional client outcomes. Deep expertise in TV planning and buying is essential, alongside the ability to work seamlessly across our integrated offering, collaborating with Digital, Labs (Data Science & Analytics), and SEO to deliver connected, insight-led solutions.
With the autonomy to lead and the support of an experienced leadership team, you'll thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. We’re looking for a commercially minded, entrepreneurial leader who challenges thinking, spots opportunities, and drives results.
🚀 Why ARM?
Big impact. Fast growth. Real opportunity.
We’re one of the UK’s fastest-growing performance marketing agencies, with 130+ specialists across London, Amsterdam and Leeds, bringing together strategy, creativity, data and technology to drive real results.
With £350m+ in media spend across TV, digital, offline and SEO, you’ll gain exposure to high-impact campaigns and work with brands like Brooks, Omaze, Dusk, and Save The Children., alongside ambitious, high-growth scale-ups.
But what really sets ARM apart is what it means for you:
🚀 Accelerate your career with clear progression and meaningful responsibility from day one
🧠 Learn from the best, with hands-on experience and industry-leading expertise around you
💡 Make a real impact, not just support from the sidelines
🤝 Be part of a collaborative, inclusive culture where your voice is heard and valued
💥How You’ll Make an Impact?
4+ years’ experience in a similar role working with offline media channels - TV, radio, outdoor and print.
Fully conversant (planning and buying) across several media channels, including TV.
Strong client relationships and ownership of several accounts
Sound experience working at strategic level and making recommendations.
Team management to deliver effective media campaigns across integrated channel.
Developing and mentoring to ensure exceptional client delivery.
Establishing and managing long term client strategies
Taking an active role in new business generation
A confident communicator; written and verbal. Lead client meetings and presentations
🎯 What You’ll Bring
Leading client meetings and relationships
Managing client’s business to ensure optimum spend.
Instrumental in strategic team thinking and quality of work
Instigating planning and client related business initiatives
Establishing and managing long-term client strategies
Assessing client satisfaction and profitability
Responsibility for ensuring regular client strategy and status meetings are implemented
Key media owner negotiation and ensuring buying standards are maintained.
Providing Board with insight of client/team/media owner issues
Identification of any new offline media opportunities, and investigate the potential feasibility for ARM clients
Increase offline media ‘knowledge’ in the agency and lead training programmes where required
Key to recruiting and retaining top talent
🎓 Learning at Our Core
Training and development sit at the heart of everything we do. Every team member benefits from a personalised development plan, structured coaching, knowledge‑sharing sessions, external and partner‑led training, and access to industry‑recognised qualifications including IPA Foundation and TV Masters.
💙 Culture & Belonging
ARM is known for developing exceptional talent in a friendly, inclusive environment. We move fast, support each other fully and value every voice. You’ll be encouraged to take ownership, grow your expertise and build a long‑term career
Our Benefits
🏖️ 25 days holiday + bank holidays
🎉 Annual company away day & regular socials
🥤 Drinks fridge, free fruit, Monday breakfast & Friday lunches
🩺 Private healthcare with Vitality + 50% Virgin Gym discount
🙌 Flexi Fridays + birthday time off
🏆 Long‑term service awards (up to £10k) + sabbaticals
👨👩👧👦 Life cover (4× salary), enhanced sick pay & income protection
💼 Perkbox perks & wellbeing programme
🚆 Season ticket loan + cycle‑to‑work scheme
🎓 Media, technical & leadership training
📈 Clear progression and development roadmap
Accelerate and fast-track your career with All Response Media.
At All Response Media, inclusion isn’t a statement, it’s how we work. We champion equal opportunities, have zero tolerance for discrimination, and believe diverse perspectives are key to driving innovation, growth, and better outcomes for everyone
Skills Required
- 4+ years' experience in a similar role working with offline media channels (TV, radio, outdoor, print).
- Fully conversant in media planning and buying across several channels, including TV.
- Proven strong client relationship management and ownership of multiple accounts.
- Experience operating at a strategic level and making senior recommendations.
- Team management experience delivering integrated media campaigns.
- Experience developing, mentoring and recruiting to ensure exceptional client delivery and retain talent.
- Experience establishing and managing long-term client strategies and assessing client profitability and satisfaction.
- Experience leading client meetings and presentations, and taking an active role in new business generation.
- Negotiation experience and ensuring buying standards with media owners are maintained.
- Ability to identify offline media opportunities and lead agency training to increase offline media knowledge.
What We Do
All Response Media is a leading performance media planning and buying agency specializing in direct-response driven advertising campaigns. Founded in 1995, the company combines media strategy with advanced data science and its proprietary ARMalytics analytics stack to deliver measurable growth and strong ROI for global brands. They provide integrated performance media across digital and offline channels to give clients a sustainable competitive advantage.
