Senior Account Manager

£50,000
London

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An insight-driven creative agency based in London, specialising in building brands through a global perspective and local-market know-how. They craft integrated ideas that span experiential, retail, packaging, digital and photography to activate and connect brands meaningfully.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage a portfolio of brand clients, acting as a reliable lead contact and ensuring seamless coordination between client objectives and internal teams.

  • Lead strategic planning discussions, working with strategy and creative teams to define brand goals, challenge briefs, and shape work that delivers both impact and commercial value.

  • Oversee the delivery of multi-channel campaigns including packaging, digital, retail, experiential, and photography, ensuring projects remain on time, on budget, and aligned with client expectations.

  • Drive business growth within existing accounts by identifying new opportunities, upselling services, and building deep, trust-based relationships with senior client stakeholders.

  • Take ownership of the P&L for assigned accounts: manage forecasting, resource planning, budgeting, and profitability analysis.

  • Manage external communications and pitching for new business: prepare proposals, shape creative briefs, present to prospective clients, and support senior leadership in pitching.

  • Act as a mentor to junior account team members, fostering their growth, guiding their development, and ensuring strong cross-team collaboration.

  • Track and report on campaign effectiveness and account health, using performance metrics to feed insight into future activity and improve client satisfaction.

Key Skills:

  • Significant experience (typically 6+ years) in account management within a creative, branding, or design-led agency.
  • Solid understanding of brand strategy and the ability to translate client business goals into creative-led briefs.
  • Excellent project management skills, with experience running multi-touchpoint campaigns across different media (digital, packaging, retail, experiential).
  • Proven business development ability, including a track record of expanding existing accounts.
  • Financial literacy: comfortable managing account forecasts, billing, and profitability.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with experience leading client meetings and pitching.
  • Empathetic and supportive people-leader who can motivate and manage junior team members.
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced agency culture, adapting quickly and thriving in a collaborative environment.