Account Manager

Hunter; Tenbury Wells; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bring Your Parents (And Kids) to Work

Volunteer Days of Service

Cupcakes and Cocktails mixers

Halloween and holiday parties

Job summary

HUNTER is seeking an Account Manager to lead day-to-day client relationships and oversee campaigns from strategy to delivery in London. The role requires hands-on organization, creativity, and the ability to drive best-in-class results for senior clients.

The ideal candidate will manage multiple campaigns, coordinate press office activities, and guide junior teammates while maintaining rigorous timelines and clear reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading client relationships and providing strategic counsel.
• Proven ability to manage campaigns end-to-end from planning to delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication for internal and client-facing use.
• Skilled in budgeting, cost tracking and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day relationships with client stakeholders, leading status meetings and providing updates against KPIs.
• Lead delivery across campaigns and press office workstreams, ensuring timely, high-quality output.
• Manage junior team members, give constructive feedback, and maintain clear communication flows.
• Own client documentation, budgets, reporting templates, and cost tracking to ensure accountability.
• Support new business efforts through proposal writing and persuasive pitches.

Skills

Client Leadership

Campaign Delivery

Team Management

Budget & Reporting

Job description

About Us

There’s a reason HUNTER is recognized as a PRWeek Best Place To Work and has been named PRovoke “Consumer Agency of the Year” not once, but twice: At HUNTER, we EARN IT — consumer attention, the trust and loyalty of clients, and the dedication of our staff, currently 350+ strong and counting.

About Us

There’s a reason HUNTER is recognized as a PRWeek Best Place To Work and has been named PRovoke “Consumer Agency of the Year” not once, but twice: At HUNTER, we EARN IT — consumer attention, the trust and loyalty of clients, and the dedication of our staff, currently 350+ strong and counting.

Overview

HUNTER: London is searching for an Account Manager (AM). The ideal candidate is hands‑on, organised, and creative—with the confidence to lead projects, the instinct to anticipate client needs, and the drive to get the very best out of their team.

Responsibilities

AMs manage day‑to‑day delivery across campaigns and press office functions, translating strategy into action and ensuring timelines, KPIs, and expectations are met (and exceeded). They guide and motivate junior team members, take ownership of client communication, and bring rigour and flair to every campaign touchpoint—from media relations and influencer activations to reporting and ideation.

Qualifications

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Client Leadership

• Leads the day‑to‑day relationship with manager -level clients, acting as a go‑to partner for updates, insights, and strategic counsel.
• Owns and runs status meetings, clearly demonstrating how work is tracking against KPIs and objectives.
• Anticipates client needs and responds with speed, confidence, and a solutions‑first mindset.
• Approves agendas, plans, and materials before senior sign‑off, ensuring everything is client‑ready.
• Builds deep knowledge of the client’s brand, business, and competitive landscape.

Campaign Execution

• Leads delivery across campaigns and press office workstreams, managing critical paths from start to finish.
• Ensures top‑quality work at every stage—briefing, execution, review, and reporting.
• Oversees media outreach and is a trusted contact for journalists; has a strong record of delivering meaningful coverage.
• Comfortable negotiating influencer partnerships and managing contracts and approvals.
• Takes account ability for campaign outcomes, identifying issues early and problem‑solving to deliver results.
• Collaborates on creative ideation and contributes to broader campaign strategy.

Communication & Team Management

• Delegates effectively, setting clear tasks, deadlines, and expectations for junior team members.
• Provides constructive feedback and celebrates wins, helping team members grow in confidence and ability.
• Manages up to Account Directors and down to AEs and JAE/Interns, ensuring clear, calm communication flows across the team.
• Creates an optimistic, solution‑oriented environment—even when the pressure’s on.
• Produces standout written work with minimal revisions—press releases, pitches, reports, and emails.

Account Operations

• Owns and manages client documentation, from cost trackers and coverage logs to reporting templates.
• Ensures client budgets are accurately managed and all costs are captured.
• Oversees monitoring and evaluation, checking that results are captured, analysed, and reported clearly and correctly.
• Helps ensure all retainer activity runs efficiently and meets agreed standards and timelines.

New Business & Growth

• Supports proposal writing and pitch presentations with creativity and strategic thinking.

Compensation

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, the Company believes the target range of base compensation for this role is 35K-40K GBP. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.

Perks? We have perks. When you work at HUNTER, you can expect Bring Your Parents (And Kids) to Work Days, regular volunteer Days of Service, mid‑day Cupcakes and Cocktails mixers and epic Halloween and holiday parties.

Founded in 1989, HUNTER has grown into one of the most respected marketing communications firms in the country, creating work that matters in strategic planning, earned media relations, social and digital media, talent and influencer engagement, experiential marketing, multicultural outreach and content creation and distribution. And we do it all for esteemed companies and brands across every sector you can imagine:

• Food + Beverage
• Wine + Spirits
• Health + Beauty
• Fashion + Lifestyle
• Home
• Travel + Hospitality
• Financial Services
• Tech

See us in action here: https://hunterpr.com