Marketing Account Manager

Pertemps North West and North Wales; Weston-super-Mare; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team parties and outings

Studio treats

Extra holiday days off over Christmas

Work from home 2 Fridays per month

Private healthcare with WPA and a good

Pension plan

Free parking

Job summary

Pertemps North West and North Wales are recruiting a Marketing Account Manager in Cheshire. The role is hands-on, coordinating briefs with client and creative teams, and ensuring projects stay on track. You will build strong client relationships and manage multiple campaigns from brief to delivery.

Based in Runcorn, the ideal candidate has 3+ years in a marketing agency, excellent communication, and a proactive approach. Hybrid work options are available, with in-office commitment required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a marketing agency environment (advertising, design or integrated).
• Experience in an account management role handling client briefs and timelines.
• Confident interaction with clients and strong relationship-building abilities.
• Well organised and commercially aware with ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Solid understanding of the creative process and agency workflows.
• Strong communication and meticulous attention to detail.
• Proactive, independent thinker who can navigate challenges.
• Maintains composure under pressure and keeps projects moving forward.
• Humour and a positive, collaborative attitude.

Responsibilities

• Take briefs from clients and translate into actionable tasks.
• Collaborate with creative teams to brief, coordinate and progress work.
• Maintain day-to-day client relationships as the primary contact.
• Manage multiple projects, timelines, budgets and deliverables.
• Keep clients updated and manage expectations.
• Identify potential issues early and propose practical solutions.
• Coordinate feedback and ensure changes are understood.
• Suggest improvements to processes and ways of working.

Skills

Marketing agency exp

Account management

Client relations

Organisational skills

Creative process

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Calm under pressure

Sense of humour

Job description

Job Title: Marketing Account Manager

Location: Runcorn, Cheshire (WA7)

Salary: £30,000- £33,000 (DOE)

Hours: Monday- Friday 09:00- 17:30

Contract: Permanent

Our client is a small, dynamic, high-impact agency in Cheshire, working with household brands that people know and trust. They deliver a full-service offering that spans brand strategy, TV, POS, and every touchpoint in between.

The Role

As the ambitious Marketing Account Manager , you will be in a hands-on role with the responsibility of a broad range of projects which includes advertising projects, branding and design etc. You will be working closely with client and creative teams, helping take briefs, manage projects and timings to ensure everything stays on track.

As the Marketing Account Manager your duties will be;

• Taking briefs, understanding client requirements and turning them into clear actions
• Working closely with creative teams to brief, coordinate and progress work
• Managing day-to-day client relationships and being a confident point of contact
• Managing multiple projects and keeping timings, budgets and deliverables on track
• Keeping clients updated and managing expectations.
• Spotting potential issues before they happen and finding practical solutions.
• Coordinating feedback and ensuring amends are clear and understood.
• Looking for opportunities to improve processes and ways of working

The successful Marketing Account Manager will have the following skills;

• Min of 3 years' Marketing Agency experience, ideally within an advertising, creative, design or integrated agency.
• Experience working within an Account Management role.
• Confident dealing directly with clients and building strong relationships.
• Well organised, commercially aware and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Good understanding of the creative process and how an agency works.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Proactive, with the ability to think for yourself rather than simply following a process.
• Calm under pressure and good at keeping things moving.
• And, importantly, someone with a sense of humour!

What They Offer You

• A friendly, creative team who love what they do.
• Opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, brands and design styles.
• Genuine responsibility and exposure to well-known UK and international brands
• Team parties and outings, plus regular studio treats
• Competitive holiday allowance, including extra days off over Christmas.
• 5 days per week in the office, with the option to work from home 2 Fridays per month.
• Private healthcare with WPA and pension plan.
• Free parking