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Working closely with the Senior Account Director, you'll help shape account strategy, influence key stakeholders, and ensure outstanding programme delivery.\nThis is an exciting opportunity for a confident, strategic leader who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment and is passionate about creating impactful brand experiences.\nThis a hybrid role with 2-3 days in the Nottingham office, with some travel to client meetings, the Maidenhead Head office and events.\nAbout N2O\nN2O is an award-winning creative brand experience agency and part of GLOBE GROUPE, the leading European shopper house dedicated to brand marketing.\nTrusted by some of the world’s most successful brands, N2O specialises in crafting insight-driven, relevant, engaging, and measurable campaigns that deliver results at home, in-store, out-of-home, and online.\nOur headquarters is in Maidenhead, with additional sites in Welwyn Garden City, Hook, and Bedford.\nKey responsibilities\nOwn the strategic and operational leadership of an assigned client retail experience and experiential programme, ensuring successful delivery, client satisfaction and commercial performance. \nIndependently lead stakeholder relationships, providing expert guidance, challenge and recommendations to clients and internal teams. \nDevelop and implement retailer-specific growth strategies that drive account expansion, identifying opportunities for increased investment, enhanced experiential activations, and long-term partnership development within retail environments. \nInterrogate and shape client briefs, uncovering underlying business challenges and translating them into commercially viable retail experiences.\nLead the development of retail experience & experiential proposals, quotations, budgets and client presentations, ensuring commercial accuracy, profitability and strategic alignment. \nMaintain accountability for programme budgets, forecasting, profitability and financial reporting. \nLead governance meetings, programme reviews and issue resolution, ensuring clear communication and accountability across stakeholders. \nCollaborate effectively with internal teams to ensure activity is scoped correctly, delivered efficiently and exceeds client expectations. \nSupport wider supplier-funded projects, retailer-led initiatives and account growth opportunities as required. \nEnsure governance processes, project controls and ways of working are consistently followed across all programmes. \nAct as a trusted ambassador for N2O, representing the agency professionally and building confidence in our capabilities and expertise. \nWork closely with Campaign Managers and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless programme delivery and exceptional client service. \nExceed agreed revenue, margin and client growth targets.\nRequirements\nClient-facing retail and experiential marketing expertise, with a proven track record of delivering impactful brand activations and retail experiences that drive engagement and commercial results. \n xperience launching and growing emerging brands within the UK market, ideally across Health & Beauty, FMCG, Wellness, or Lifestyle sectors. \nStrong understanding of the Health & Beauty retail landscape, including consumer behaviour, market trends, and retail strategies that drive awareness, acquisition, and sales. \nProven ability to lead complex client programmes and manage multiple stakeholders with confidence and autonomy. \nSkilled at influencing senior stakeholders, building trusted relationships, and providing strategic guidance. \nTrack record of growing accounts through organic opportunities, cross-selling, and long-term client partnerships. \nCommercially astute, with experience managing budgets, forecasts, revenue targets, and profitability. \nExcellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to turn insights into compelling recommendations. \nCollaborative leader, experienced in working across Account Management, Campaign Management, Creative, and Marketing teams. \nHighly proactive and self-sufficient, able to prioritise effectively and thrive in a fast-paced environment. \nWell organised, detail-oriented, and results-driven, with a focus on delivering exceptional outcomes.\nBenefits\nSalary from £45k per annum\nHybrid working opportunities - 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