Account Director

Monty is seeking a highly accomplished Account Director to lead a portfolio of high-profile beauty and lifestyle clients. This is a rarely available, senior opportunity for someone who not only lives and breathes beauty, but also brings exceptional leadership, strategic oversight, and a sharp analytical mindset to campaign delivery and reporting. At Monty, we build brands people talk about. From cult skincare to disruptive beauty launches, we create meaningful, measurable connections between brands, media, creators, and audiences. As an Account Director, you will sit at the heart of the client relationship, driving strategy, leading teams, and ensuring best-in-class campaign execution. You'll combine creative storytelling with a data-led approach, using insights and performance metrics to shape impactful, results-driven PR and creator programmes.,

• Lead the day-to-day management of your client portfolio, building strong client relationships while delivering strategic counsel and fully integrated communications campaigns across digital, social, and print
• Own the strategic direction of PR calendars, guiding your team to secure high-impact coverage across print, digital, and social through best-in-class media and influencer relationships, ensuring year-on-year growth
• Confidently lead client meetings, creative brainstorms, and reporting-delivering clear updates, actionable insights, and forward-thinking recommendations
• Conceptualise and execute creative brand moments, brand collaborations, partnerships, and UK press events, with oversight of logistics, budgets, and flawless delivery
• Oversee and evolve inclusive, diverse press, influencer, MUA, KOL, and celebrity networks, continually identifying new voices and opportunities
• Own KPIs across accounts, leading your team on media analysis, coverage reporting, and year-on-year performance tracking, with insight-led recommendations (Cision, CreatorIQ)
• Support the Managing Partner and Founder on new business opportunities, contributing to standout pitches and agency growth
• Identify opportunities for organic account growth and additional revenue streams
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with journalists, editors, and influencers, consistently securing feature-level coverage
• Stay ahead of industry shifts, trends, and cultural moments, bringing fresh, relevant thinking into client work
• Manage and motivate your team to ensure a cohesive and supported team ethos and ethic
• Ensure a regionally strong and considered strategy for relevant clients (events, outreach, pitching and relationship building)
• Contribute ideas and content for Monty's owned social channels
  
  8+ years' experience in beauty PR, with at least 2 years operating at Junior Account Director or Account Director level
• Exceptional media, influencer, and KOL network
• An established and respected reputation within the industry
• A natural storyteller with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to balance creative and commercial objectives
• Demonstrate deep, working knowledge of influencer ecosystems and platforms, including Tribe and CreatorIQ
• An understanding of paid opportunities, metrics and amplification across social, digital and print
• Highly organised, proactive, and self-driven, with a sharp eye for detail
• Collaborative, positive, and solutions-focused in your approach
• Deeply connected to beauty, trends, and cultural conversations
• Leads by example, creating a high-performing, supportive, and inclusive team environment
  
  What We Offer
• A collaborative, ambitious and creatively driven agency culture
• The opportunity to lead work for some of the world's most exciting and recognisable beauty brands
• Hybrid working, 3 days in the office based in White City, London
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Summer Friday's 3pm finish