Account Manager
Working in a fast-paced agency environment, the role of Account Manager is the glue that keeps everything together. Account Managers are the day to day contact for the client, taking briefs and advising them on best campaign tactics and marketing disciplines to achieve the client’s objectives. Account Managers will be able to relay the clients brief to the agency’s creative studio working with Designers to bring the brief to life. An Account Manager will have a level of commercial acumen networking within clients to spot opportunities to grow accounts and constantly strengthening relationships.
The role generally requires regular face to face contact onsite with clients as well as delivering presentations as part of the pitch process.
Employers tend to prefer candidates with prior agency experience as they will be used to the fast paced work environment as well working across multiple brands. It isn’t uncommon for an Account Manager to work on upwards of half a dozen accounts.
Salary wise outside of London the role generally pays between £25,000 to £33,000 depending on regional variance and level of experience.
Leicester
From our Birmingham and Manchester offices, through our 10+ years experience operating within the Marketing, PR, brand and communications industry, we have gained valuable knowledge of how our markets operate.
Supplying both Permanent and Temporary staff, we specialise in the FMCG, Software, Manufacturing, Retail, E-Commerce, Charity, Technology, Agency and Professional Service sectors to name a few.
Below you will see all the roles we are currently recruiting for in Leicester. However if you are willing to search outside of this area, also have a look at all of our current roles.
Considering relocating?
Located in the East Midlands conglomerate, Leicester boasts strong links to the cities of Birmingham and Coventry, offering fantastic links for commuters who want to live outside of major cities.
Due to globalisation, textile manufacturers are locating to the city to take advantage of the strong economic benefits. Engineering and manufacturing on a whole are significant contributors to the regions economy, alongside retail, FMCG and food & drink sectors.
