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.
East Midlands
We couldn’t limit our ethos for being a recruitment company who do things the right way to one location. That just wouldn’t be fair!
We seek to work with everyone from independent start-ups to globally renowned businesses across the East Midlands, supplying them with the best marketing, PR, Creative and Sales talent.
A growing hub of talent, the East Midlands is home to the cities of Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham. A growing base of small to medium communications and media production agencies and instantly recognisable health, hospitality and fashion brands, the East Midlands has plenty on offer for those looking to develop their career.
Top skills in demand in the East Midlands (well according to us anyway):
The East Midlands has strong demand for marketing, digital and communication skillsets. These are some of the most popular roles we work in partnership with clients on.
Designers (Graphic, Digital)
E-Commerce
Marketing + Digital Marketing
Account Handling
Web Development (Front, Back-end & Fullstack)
Project Management
Artworkers
What are salaries in the East Midlands like?
Providing a benchmarker for salaries, our Midlands salary survey is the perfect tool for those based in the East Midlands to gain an idea of what the market is offering.
