Client Partner

Zealous Agency; Leeds; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealous Agency in Leeds is seeking a Strategic Client Partner to lead a portfolio of senior client relationships in the property sector. You’ll act as a trusted advisor, shaping strategic conversations and ensuring work is insight-led, creative, and commercially focused.

You will mentor colleagues, contribute to industry leadership within the property pod, and help grow accounts by spotting opportunities for the agency and clients, while representing the voice of the client both internally and

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior client relationships within marketing, digital, or integrated agencies.
• Proven track record of growing accounts through trust and strategic thinking.
• Commercially confident with empathy and curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead strategic conversations that inspire and move clients forward.
• Shape the agency’s industry leadership in the property sector.

Job description

We’re excited to be partnering with a highly respected, award-winning digital agency in Leeds, that’s entering an exciting new phase of growth. This agency is deepening its strategic offer, strengthening sector specialism, and looking for a Strategic Client Partner to join the leadership team.

As the Strategic Client Partner, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of senior client relationships in the property space, acting as a trusted advisor and long-term partner. Working alongside insight, data, planning, creative, performance, technology and delivery teams, you’ll help shape work that is thoughtful, effective and commercially impactful.

We are looking for someone who thrives in agency life, values strong relationships, and wants to be a visible, trusted presence for both clients and internal teams. This role isn't about delivery, it's one where you will act as a consultant, bringing your experience and ability to understand your clients' challenges and needs and spot opportunities for growth as a trusted client partner.

Alongside your client portfolio, you’ll also play an Industry lead role within the agency’s property sector pod, helping build credibility, confidence and momentum across that space, both internally and externally, so experience within the property sector would be advantageous.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building long-term, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
• Leading strategic conversations that challenge, inspire and move clients forward
• Ensuring work is insight-led, creatively strong and commercially sound
• Identifying opportunities for clients and the agency, to grow together
• Acting as the voice of the client internally, and the voice of the agency externally
• Supporting and mentoring others to raise the bar on client partnership

Industry leadership

• Helping shape the agency’s presence and reputation within a chosen sector
• Bringing fresh thinking, trends and perspective into the agency
• Supporting new business conversations with credibility and clarity
• Contributing to thought leadership, case studies and agency marketing
• Playing an active role in growth planning alongside senior leadership

What you’ll bring:

• Strong experience leading senior client relationships within a marketing, digital or integrated agency
• A proven track record of growing accounts through trust, insight and strategic thinking
• Commercial confidence, balanced with empathy and curiosity
• Calm authority in client rooms, from workshops to boardrooms
• A collaborative, people-first approach to agency life, with a genuine passion for great work and partnerships

This opportunity offers a competitive salary and a host of benefits, and the opportunity to join an agency where your voice is genuinely heard and your impact is visible.