Account Manager

Camargue; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private healthcare (BUPA)

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Company away days

Profit-based bonus

Employee support services

Job summary

Camargue is seeking an proactive Account Manager to oversee client campaigns across sectors including low carbon, renewables, transport, and education. You will own project strategies, lead the account team, and ensure delivery aligns with clients' goals.

You will build long-term relationships, present strategic plans, and contribute to pitches while managing events and crises with calm leadership. Hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• Excellent spoken and written communication.
• Strong presentation, consultation, and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to lead and mentor account teams.
• Understanding of local and national political structures and planning regimes.
• Experience delivering client campaigns and events.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insights into clients' businesses.
• Lead campaigns and projects to meet objectives.
• Deliver communications or community consultation plans with evaluation and reporting.
• Prepare and present strategic plans to clients.
• Contribute to new business development and pitches.
• Manage crises with swift resolutions.
• Mentor Account Executives and oversee the account team.
• Build long-term client relationships and deliver added value.
• Oversee client events and logistics.
• Stay informed on local/national politics and planning processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Leadership

Time management

Client relationships

Knowledge of local politics

Multitasking

Budget awareness

Job description

Join a leading communications agency driving impactful campaigns.

About Us

We are an award-winning communications agency, renowned for delivering strategic advice, creative campaigns, and high-impact results. We work with a diverse range of clients in sectors like low carbon, renewables, transport, education, housing, and sustainable development. At our agency, you’ll be part of an environment designed to help you grow through structured career development programs and varied client work.

We’re looking for a proactive and articulate individual to join us as an Account Manager. In this role, you will take ownership of project strategies, lead and motivate your team, and ensure that activities are aligned with our clients’ goals. Your strategic input will be key in ensuring the delivery of high-impact communications and consultation plans.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insights into clients' businesses, understanding their commercial landscape and key challenges.
• Lead campaigns/projects, driving them forward to meet objectives and agreed goals.
• Ensure seamless delivery of communications or community consultation plans, applying appropriate evaluation, measurement, and reporting systems.
• Prepare and present strategic plans and recommendations to clients.
• Actively participate in new business development, identifying leads, contributing to pitches, and drafting proposals.
• Manage crises and incidents with minimal oversight, ensuring swift and effective resolutions.
• Lead, mentor, and train members of the account team, ensuring high-quality output.
• Oversee the work of Account Executives, delegating tasks, monitoring progress, and ensuring consistent delivery across accounts.
• Build and nurture long-term client relationships through regular contact and delivering added value.
• Take full responsibility for the successful execution of client events, ensuring all logistics are expertly managed.
• Stay informed on local/national politics, public sector structures, and planning processes relevant to our sectors.

Key Skills

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Strong presentation, consultation, and negotiation abilities.
• Confidence, tact, and a persuasive manner when engaging with clients and stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective leadership skills with the ability to motivate and mentor teams.
• A good understanding of local and national political structures and planning regimes.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure and within deadlines.
• Business acumen and a strong focus on working to budgets.

Rewards

• 25 days holiday (3 of which to be taken in the Christmas break) plus 1 extra day per year of service (up to a maximum of 28 days)
• Employee Support Services (WeCare)
• Fantastic, friendly, close-knit team
• Clear progression, training, development and career planning
• Salary exchange pension scheme (employee 4%, agency 4%)
• Full private healthcare cover through BUPA (option to cover partner/family at employee’s expense)
• Life insurance (4 x salary)
• Contractual Maternity/Paternity pay 100%
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Simply Health plan
• Hybrid working approach
• Company away days and team drinks / lunches
• Opportunity to work towards profit-based bonus scheme