Account Manager / Senior Account Manager (Sport Agency)

Got The T-Shirt; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency is seeking an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager for a maternity cover role with potential for permanence. The role involves managing high-profile client relationships and overseeing creative projects in the sports sector. Ideal candidates will have strong project delivery experience and excellent client handling skills. This hybrid position allows for collaboration while offering flexibility.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Supportive team culture

Potential for permanent role

Qualifications

• 3+ years in an agency or fast-paced in-house creative environment.
• Solid experience managing creative or motion design projects.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day client relationships for global sports accounts.
• Leading projects from brief to delivery with a focus on design.
• Collaborating with in-house creatives and supporting junior team members.

Skills

Client Management

Project Delivery

Attention to Detail

Job description

Location – Hybrid – 3 days in the Leeds office, 2 days from home
Salary – £30k–£50k, depending on experience
Contract – Initially 6-month maternity cover, with strong potential to become permanent

Looking to step into a key client services role in a creative agency with global impact?

We’re hiring for an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager to join a small but mighty creative agency working exclusively in sport. This is a maternity cover role with real potential to go permanent – ideal for someone who thrives on variety, values collaboration, and is ready to take ownership of high-profile client work.

You’ll help lead delivery across some of the biggest names in international sport, managing multiple fast-paced design and motion projects.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in creative project delivery, excellent client handling skills, and the ability to keep things calm, clear, and on track – especially when deadlines are tight and expectations are high.

What You’ll Be Doing

Managing day-to-day client relationships – acting as a go-to contact for key global sports accounts
Leading projects from brief to delivery – with a focus on design and broadcast motion work
Briefing and reviewing creative – providing clear direction and constructive feedback
Working closely with in-house creatives – especially motion designers and artworkers
Prioritising and organising – juggling timelines, budgets, and feedback loops
Contributing to team culture – supporting junior team members and mucking in where needed
Collaborating across the business – helping shape how the growing client services team operates

What You’ll Bring to the Table

Skills & Experience
• 3+ years in an agency or fast-paced in-house creative environment
• Solid experience managing creative or motion design projects
• Excellent client management and relationship-building skills
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Good instincts when juggling feedback, timelines, and personalities
• Bonus: Experience working in sport or events, or with broadcast/digital graphics
• Bonus: Understanding of how global sporting organisations operate

Attitude & Values
• Mature, focused, and takes ownership of your work
• Clear communicator who knows when to ask questions
• Professional but personable – you don’t take yourself too seriously
• Genuinely interested in sport – doesn’t have to be a superfan, but some knowledge helps
• Keen to grow – and looking for a role with long-term potential

Why Join?

Work on global sport campaigns seen by millions
Play a key role during a critical growth period post-acquisition
Help shape how this agency’s client services function develops
Be part of a supportive team that values quality and maturity
Hybrid working with fixed in-office days for collaboration
Real potential to turn this into a permanent role

Sound like your kind of move?
We’d love to hear from you.