Senior Account Manager

ThePlaceToBe; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ThePlaceToBe in Leeds is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead client relationships and oversee projects from brief to delivery. You will work with creative, design, artwork and production teams to ensure outstanding work and service.

You’ll manage branding, packaging and creative campaigns for a portfolio of retail and consumer clients, keeping projects on track with attention to detail and a strong production focus.

Qualifications

• Experience in a creative, brand or integrated agency
• Strong client relationship management and stakeholder handling
• Excellent project management with budgets and timelines

Responsibilities

• Manage projects across branding, packaging, design and creative campaigns
• Build strong client relationships with retail and consumer clients
• Take briefs and translate into clear creative direction for teams
• Collaborate with creative, design, artwork and production teams to deliver on time
• Manage timelines, budgets, resources and overall delivery of projects
• Present work to clients and manage feedback and revisions
• Oversee multiple projects and stakeholders in fast-paced accounts
• Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships

Job description

ThePlaceToBe are excited to be partnering with a leading creative agency delivering standout work across creative, branding, packaging and design for a fantastic portfolio of retail and consumer clients. This is a collaborative agency working on a varied mix of projects, from in-store campaigns and POS through to brand, packaging and wider creative work.

About the role...

As a Senior Account Manager, you'll manage key client relationships and oversee projects from initial brief through to final delivery. You'll work closely with creative, design, artwork and production teams, keeping projects on track and ensuring clients receive excellent work and service.

What you'll be doing...

• Managing projects across branding, packaging, design and creative campaigns
• Building strong, long-term relationships with retail and consumer clients
• Taking and interpreting briefs and translating them into clear creative direction
• Working closely with creative, design, artwork and production teams
• Managing timelines, budgets, resources and project delivery
• Overseeing work through design development, artwork and production
• Presenting creative work and confidently managing client feedback
• Managing multiple projects and stakeholders across fast-paced accounts
• Identifying opportunities to grow existing client relationships

About you...

You'll be an experienced Senior Account Manager with agency experience and a passion for creative work. You'll enjoy being client-facing, have excellent attention to detail and be confident managing projects with a strong production and delivery focus.

What we're looking for...

• Experience within a creative, brand, design or integrated agency
• Experience working across branding, packaging, design or creative projects
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent project management skills, with experience managing budgets and timelines
• Confident communicator and presenter
• Organised, proactive and commercially aware
• A genuine interest in retail, brands and creative work
• Collaborative and solutions-focused, with a strong eye for detail

Sound like you? Or interested in having a chat about your next career move?