Account Director, Aberdeen

Location: Aberdeen (hybrid, flexible working available)

At Fifth Ring, we help B2B brands Own the Space. We work with clients in world-changing industries at the heart of global change, and we do it through smart, data-driven marketing that delivers measurable results. We are looking for an Account Director to take strategic ownership of high-value, global client accounts and lead the teams that make them succeed.

This is a role for someone who clients come to rely on. Someone who can hold the strategy, the relationships and the commercials all at once, turn complex business objectives into marketing that performs, and grow an account year on year. If you want to be the trusted advisor at the centre of some of our most important relationships, this is your kind of role.

What it's like to work here.

Fifth Ring is a place where smart thinking meets bold creativity. We are a certified Great Place to Work — global, collaborative and values-driven. Our core values guide how we work every day: Master our subject. Act with integrity. Dare to be different. Aspire to greatness. Inspire each other.

As an Account Director, you'll sit at the senior end of our client services team, working across international accounts, collaborating with colleagues in all our offices, and helping shape the marketing of businesses operating in genuinely complex industries.

The role.

As Account Director, you will take accountability for the strategic leadership and overall success of high-value, global client accounts, driving long-term satisfaction and growth by coordinating teams across the agency. You'll manage senior-level client relationships as the primary point of contact for key decision-makers, act as their trusted advisor, and own and implement their marcomms plans, making sure every objective is met to the highest Fifth Ring standard.

You'll own the commercials too. From managing complex budgets across multiple accounts to protecting profitability, running billing plans, POs and invoicing in Kantata, and keeping the finance team updated, you'll make sure every account is commercially optimised and every risk mitigated. You'll develop and activate growth plans across all our services, identify opportunities to grow and upsell, and provide strategic support to new-business proposals and negotiations.

You'll also play a senior role in the agency itself: representing Fifth Ring externally, contributing to how we market ourselves, mentoring and developing the client services team, and being a robust defender of the agency's values, people and commercial interests.

What you'll bring.

You will bring three to five years' experience in a marketing communications agency, ideally in B2B or corporate communications, alongside a degree in marketing, communications, business or a related field. You can manage a broad client portfolio, you have excellent stakeholder relationship skills, and you understand the strategies and channels that meet client objectives at both a strategic and tactical level.

You bring strong commercial and financial skills with an eye for business development and resource management, and the confidence to respectfully challenge clients and colleagues, keep your composure under pressure, and build consensus when conflict arises. Business development experience and knowledge of the energy sector or our other target industries will all serve you well.

Sound like your kind of role?

If you want a role where strategic leadership, strong client relationships and commercial rigour are genuinely valued, and where your accounts reach international markets and complex industries, we would like to hear from you.

To view the full job description and apply, click on the button below. Applications close at noon on 14 October 2026.