Client/Account Manager

Critical Playground LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Critical Playground LLC is seeking an Account/Client Manager to join a growing creative brand design agency in London. You will work closely with Account Directors to run projects, build strong client relationships and bring creative and strategy teams together to deliver great work.

You’ll need to be proactive, organised and commercially minded, with experience in client services or project management within a creative agency or consultancy and a proven ability to manage projects from brief to

Qualifications

• Experience in Client Services or project management within a creative agency or consultancy.
• Track record of managing projects from brief to delivery.
• Confident with clients and comfortable leading conversations.
• Highly organised and able to juggle multiple projects.
• Commercially aware and comfortable with budgets and scope.
• Proactive attitude.
• Strong communicator and team player.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client relationships and projects.
• Work with creative and strategy teams to shape briefs, timelines and deliverables.
• Develop proposals, manage budgets, scope and project profitability.
• Manage feedback, approvals and expectations.
• Spot risks and solve problems before they become issues.
• Identify opportunities for further work.
• Support pitches, workshops and new business.

Skills

Client services experience

Project management

Budgeting

Communication

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Proactivity

Job description

Who our client is looking for!

An Account/Client Manager to join a growing creative brand design agency, working with global brands and ambitious start-ups across FMCG, hospitality, wellness, technology and more.

You’ll work closely with Account Directors to run projects, build strong client relationships and bring creative and strategy teams together to deliver great work.

You’ll need to be proactive, organised and commercially minded.

The role

• Manage day-to-day client relationships and projects


• Work with creative and strategy teams to shape briefs, timelines and deliverables


• Develop proposals, manage budgets, scope and project profitability


• Manage feedback, approvals and expectations


• Spot risks and solve problems before they become issues


• Identify opportunities for further work


• Support pitches, workshops and new business

About you

• You’ll have experience in Client Services or project management within a creative agency or consultancy, with a track record of managing projects from brief to delivery.


• Confident with clients and comfortable leading conversations


• Highly organised and able to juggle multiple projects


• Commercially aware and comfortable with budgets and scope


• Proactive!!


• A strong communicator and team player

This role requires the candidate to be London based.