About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and forward-thinking Senior Account Manager to join our London studio, working with a fantastic portfolio of consumer clients. You will play a crucial role in strategically leading the day-to-day relationship with clients, helping them position and transform their brands across multiple touchpoints and the consumer journey.
Responsibilities
- Strategically lead the day-to-day relationship with clients and continue to build wider strong relationships
- Help clients position their brands across multiple touchpoints and the consumer journey - from brand identity to packaging, through to motion, activation, and experience
- Lead account and project activity, identifying any road-blockers or potential issues ahead and solving these proactively
- Drive forward the creative for any brief, partnering with the creative teams to deliver with excellence
- Develop a deep understanding of the client's business and needs, including their product/service, goals, motivations, pressures, and challenges
- Bring strategic insight to client conversations and refocus creative teams and clients with strong negotiation skills
- Utilize strong commercial acumen to scope and deliver viable project plans, budgets, and timelines
Requirements
- Previous experience working in a similar agency environment
- Experience of working with clients across a global footprint
- Proven confidence to negotiate and communicate with both peers and clients
- Experience working on FMCG or consumer product brands, with an understanding of packaging and production processes — from artwork management through to print and manufacturing
- Held the position of a trusted voice and leader to clients, providing appropriate advice and guidance from the beginning to end of a project
- Strong financial skills with the ability to deliver on client needs and budget
- Ability to think about the 'big idea' with strong attention to detail and proven execution
- Natural leader, comfortable at guiding conversations and identifying new opportunities that stretch both the scope of the work and brands, ultimately delivering organic growth
- Great attention to detail and sound commercial acumen
- Proactive self-starter with a curious nature and ability to demonstrate both creativity and intellect about what's next for the brand and clients
- Fantastic communications skills, both verbal and written
- Highly organised and able to make quick and smart decisions
- Eager to explore new ways in all aspects of a brand, having awareness of the latest brandworld insights and trends as well as understanding how brands engage with customers across an omni-channel basis
- Natural problem seeker and solver
Skills
- Negotiation
- Communication (Verbal and Written)
- Commercial Acumen
- Attention to Detail
- Strategic Thinking
- Client Relationship Management
- Project Management
- Financial Management
- Brand Strategy
- Creative Direction
- Problem Solving
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible working hours
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Market appropriate salary
Benefits
- 26 days base holiday plus Christmas closure, inspiration days and oxygen days
- 5% pension contribution with salary sacrifice
- Monthly home working allowance
- Annual salary review and bonus scheme
- Performance based promotions
- Healthcare cashback scheme and life assurance
- Enhanced parental benefits
- Annual Summer and Christmas party
- Up to 4 weeks’ ‘Workcation’ every year
