Senior account manager
Strictly no recruitment agencies please.
Salary: £35,000 - £37,000 depending on experience
Term: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Hybrid. You’ll work from our Mirfield office at least two days per week
Holiday: 26 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and an additional day for your birthday
Experience: Three years’ account management (agency or marketing-based)
How to apply: Email your CV to louise@thebiggerboat.co.uk, and tell us why you would suit this role
About us
The Bigger Boat is an award-winning integrated agency based in scenic Wheatley Park in Mirfield, close to Huddersfield and Leeds. We’re a friendly crew of designers, developers, digital marketers, PR specialists and content creators. Our expanding client list includes well-known international brands, as well as both national and regional businesses.
The Role
This is a great opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic senior account manager to join our growing team. We’re looking for someone with a minimum of three years’ account management experience who is organised, confident and prides themselves on client relations. As a senior account manager, you will work closely with the different departments in the business to deliver projects for varied clients professionally and to deadlines. The role requires strategic understanding, competence and strong attention to detail, as well as the confidence to be a client-facing communicator and work in a fast-paced environment.
On a day-to-day basis, you will be:
Overseeing day-to-day communications for a number of clients
Delivering strategic value and measurable bottom-line impact on accounts
Preparing marketing plans based on client objectives
Remaining in regular contact with clients to update them on progress, including meetings, calls, and presentations
Managing client budgets – both time and financial
Analysing data to prepare reports for clients to highlight results achieved and inform future strategy
Mentoring junior members of the team
Key skills and experience:
Minimum of three years’ account management experience (including B2B)
A relevant marketing degree
Strong organisation skills and the ability to prioritise work effectively
Excellent attention to detail, taking pride in getting the basics right
Clear written and verbal communication skills
A curious, motivated approach and willingness to learn and collaborate with all our internal departments to hit deadlines and project needs
A wider understanding of campaign planning, management and execution
Ability to work to deadlines and manage client teams
A passion for evidencing ROI from communications activity
Other professional 'plus points':
Experience in any of the following would be useful, but it’s not essential:
Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
Basic SEO knowledge
Email marketing platforms
Benefits
- 26 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension scheme
- Profit share
- Commission scheme for new business
- Training and continuing professional development (CPD)
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working hours
- Friendly, supportive team
- Varied client work across different sectors
- Free parking
If this role sounds like you and you think you'd be a good fit, please apply using the contact form and don't forget to attach your CV.