Account Manager

Account Manager (Shopper) – Advertising Agency – Central London / Hybrid – To £38k

This agency needs no introduction. It has simply been one of London’s best advertising agencies since its inception 20 years ago.

Due to massive growth the agency is now looking for a shopper / promotional marketing-skilled Account Manager to join its newly formed retail division and work on two dream FMCG accounts (one is a chocolate brand, the other a newly launched drink range).

The agency

Despite its advertising label, this agency is properly integrated. Its work transcends the marketing mix - everything from social media or launch campaigns to DM and web build. It also provides very senior strategic planning and customer journey mapping and helps clients to envisage their future business beyond communications.

With a truly unique culture, the agency seeks people who will make a positive contribution to their mandate of challenging not following.

The Account Manager role

Exciting is an overused word, but this Account Manager role really is unique.

It will place you in the new retail division of one of London’s top advertising agencies where AMs are regarded as the lynch pins. You will become an integral part of the team working on two of the agency’s most celebrated accounts.

You will be a constant throughout the day to day, running major accounts and working on a number of innovative and celebrated campaigns, applying your shopper skill set and improving your skills alongside some of the most experienced retail and shopper minds in the industry.

Skill set required

• A keen interest in shopper activations and experience in creating promotional materials
• A good understanding of the competitive shopper and retail market including trends, innovations in the category, brand, strategic impacts of market changes and evolutions
• A born multi-tasker with the ability to spin many plates whilst displaying proactivity, pragmatism and calmness
• Microscopic attention to detail in offering dedicated support to your Account Director
• A clear, confident and concise communicator in spoken and written form
• An understanding of legals for promotional mechanics in the shopper world
• Keen to work closely with the agency’s planners, creative and social and influencer department to develop outstanding output
• Highly inquisitive, with a well-informed strategic point of view and a key focus on shopper and retail

Salary and benefits

The salary is up to £38k depending on experience plus a host of hard and soft benefits.

Ambitious Account Managers with agency and shopper marketing experience, please send us your CV today.

To be considered for this role, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Whilst every effort is made to contact everyone who applies, we are unable to give individual feedback to those who are unsuccessful.