Account Manager

The Fix Creative; Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Company pension

33 days holiday

Job summary

The Fix Creative in Reading is seeking an Account Manager to lead experiential campaigns from brief through live delivery. You will act as the main client contact, manage budgets and timelines, and collaborate with creative, production and event teams.

Join a collaborative agency with opportunities for progression to Senior Account Manager. Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus, plus private healthcare, company pension and generous holiday allowance.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in an account management role within experiential, brand activation, events or integrated agency
• Proven experience delivering live campaigns and managing smaller projects end-to-end
• Confident client-facing skills and experience managing campaign budgets
• Experience working with suppliers, production and creative teams

Responsibilities

• Manage experiential campaigns from brief to live delivery and reporting
• Be the main day-to-day contact for clients and build strong relationships
• Manage campaign budgets, timelines and suppliers to keep campaigns on track
• Collaborate with creative, production, content and event staffing teams
• Negotiate venues, event spaces and supplier costs
• Attend live events and activations to ensure successful delivery
• Support junior team members and contribute on-site with ideas

Skills

Client management

Budget management

Communication

Multitasking

Team collaboration

On-site execution

Job description

We're working with an award-winning experiential agency looking for a talented Account Manager to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the world's most exciting brands, delivering creative experiential campaigns, brand activations, sampling events and live experiences. You'll be joining a fun, collaborative team where no two days are the same, with plenty of opportunity to develop your career towards Senior Account Manager.What You'll Be Doing

• Managing exciting experiential campaigns from initial brief through to live delivery and reporting.
• Acting as the main day-to-day contact for clients, building strong relationships.
• Managing campaign budgets, timelines and suppliers, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
• Working closely with creative, production, content and event staffing teams.
• Negotiating venues, event spaces and supplier costs.
• Attending live events and activations, ensuring campaigns are delivered successfully.
• Supporting junior team members and helping bring creative ideas to life. 2-3 years' experience in an account management role within an experiential, brand activation, events or integrated agency.
• Proven experience delivering live campaigns and managing smaller projects from start to finish.
• Confident client-facing skills and experience managing campaign budgets.
• Experience working with suppliers, production and creative teams.
• Understanding of live events, experiential marketing and consumer engagement.
• Excellent organisational, communication and multitasking skills.
• A proactive, positive attitude and willingness to get involved on-site. Work with exciting, household-name brands on creative experiential campaigns.
• Join an award-winning, supportive and collaborative agency.
• Clear career progression towards Senior Account Manager.
• Competitive salary and discretionary performance bonus.
• 33 days' holiday including bank holidays.
• Private healthcare and company pension.