Senior Account Manager & Account Director - 3 month FTC

Senior Account Manager and Account Director - 3 month FTC (immediate start)MandC Saatchi UK is looking for Senior Account Managers and Account Directors to join our team on a 3-month fixed-term contract (with the potential to extend). We need people who can hit the ground running immediately.
We work with a diverse portfolio of clients - spanning commercial brands, government campaigns, and not-for-profit organisations - in the UK and globally. Whether you’ve delivered social-first campaigns, worked on brand activations, or managed integrated comms, you’ll find plenty here to sink your teeth into.
If you’re enthusiastic, organised, creatively driven, and ready to make an impact fast - we’d love to meet you.
What you\''ll do:
Bring energy and passion to every client conversation. Be curious about their client\''s business and passionate about creative solutions.
Maintain the brilliant basics of account management – contact reports, status reports, finances, audit trails etc. - at all times.
Handle multiple projects simultaneously, with excellent project management and organisational skills
Work collaboratively with the team, quickly building strong relationships internally, with clients and external partners
Quickly establish a clear understanding and accountability for what needs to happen when and by whom, and use that to drive projects forward.
Think ahead, foresee challenges and work out how to mitigate
Problem solve, maintaining a positive can do approach at times of pressure.
Manage campaign development and production with minimal oversight (expectations will vary according to level)
Leverage critical thinking skills to navigate feedback from clients and engage in critical discussion where needed to ensure the best quality of work
Motivate and manage internal and external stakeholders to deliver the items for which they are accountable.
What you\''ll bring:
Proven experience in creative communications agencies
Experience managing the end-to-end process from briefing to creative development to production
Experience as the day-to-day person that the client turns to
Experience delivering campaigns designed for activation beyond broadcast media (e.g. in social or influencer channels, PR or events)
Experienced in ensuring key account management tasks completed to high quality on time – status reports, contact reports, financial tasks (raising POs etc)
Excellent at building relationships with strong verbal, visual and written communication skills
Resourceful problem solver
WHAT YOU’LL GET:For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsidisedgym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around DandI, mentoring programmes and the opportunity for all to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.
ABOUT M+C SAATCHI GROUPM+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application.
All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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