Senior Account Manager

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead day-to-day contact for a portfolio of accounts, building relationships that clients trust and value.
• Develop relationships with core clients in ways that support both retention and growth.
• Lead the preparation of materials for client meetings and presentations, ensuring these are clear, accurate and considered.
• Lead client discussions on the accounts you run, articulating the rationale behind creative and strategic decisions.
• Take ownership of assigned accounts, ensuring projects are delivered on time, to brief and to budget.
• Lead scoping and budget management, ensuring work is commercially sound from the outset and remains so as it evolves.
• Own forecasting for your accounts, providing an honest and current view of account performance.
• Identify and develop opportunities for organic growth within existing accounts.
• Manage and mentor junior colleagues, such as Account Executives, supporting their personal development.
• Coordinate creative development ensuring work meets the requirements of the brief.

Requirements

• Drive – you’ll be a confident self-starter who knows how to get things done whilst delivering work to the highest standard.
• Excellent presentation skills – you’ll frequently pitch ideas and present work to clients. The ability to do that with clarity and confidence is essential.
• Ability to juggle competing demands and accept pressure in a composed and calm manner.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave allowance, plus Bank Holidays (calculated pro-rata)
• Membership to the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
• Regular and structured Personal Development Planning & CPD through the IPA
• Team events/outings
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site parking