To support continued growth, we are looking for an Account Manager to join our team.
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
Location : Manchester Job type: Full time, permanent.
35 hours per week Salary: £28-£35k (DOE) with bonus scheme Working model: Hybrid remote/in-office Benefits: Employment Ownership Trust (EOT) tax-free company bonus scheme; flexible working; gym membership; regular team building events and socials.
Career & Personal Development: Learning and development programme, continuous professional development opportunities, well-being programme Life at CNS Media As one of the fastest growing regional agencies in the UK, theres a real sense of excitement at CNS where nothing stands still for long.
We continue to grow the teams across all departments to allow us to add to the existing talent who are driving significant growth for our clients and for CNS.
Our company vision is to make CNS the best place to work in media.
We offer a generous benefits package and a great environment; allowing our teams to enjoy their work, to learn and to make a real difference.
We have offices in Chesterfield, Manchester and Birmingham with aspirations to expand further.
We work with well-known national brands as well as regional clients.
We are a results-led media agency and have been awarded Best Media Planning & Buying Agency (Large) at the 2023 UK Agency Awards, as well as Highly Commended in The Drum Awards Marketing EMEA.
The Role You will work collaboratively with an Account Director across new and existing clients to help deliver successful campaigns.
Full responsibility for your own list of existing clients plus on-going new clients team wins for you to onboard and grow.
Theres an exciting mix of clients by size and by markets, operating across both private and public sectors.
The successful candidate will be responsible for client brief creation and on-going account management.
The role also includes working closely with media owners across TV, Radio, Out of Home and Press, as well as our internal teams across Media Planning & Buying, Creative and Digital to ensure accurate and timely delivery of campaigns.
You will therefore need to be a strong communicator who can also create and deliver compelling client presentations.
The ability to gain a strong understanding of client goals and their market is essential as you will work with the wider team to create marketing strategies that deliver results for clients.
If you enjoy working within a client services setting, this is the role for you.
Highlights of the role Exciting Account Manager position within a rapidly expanding full service advertising agency.
Access to a broad portfolio of products across the media landscape.
Assisting with the delivery of media, creative and digital campaigns; from inception to completion.
Developing proposals alongside the Account Director and preparing post campaign reports.
Supporting the Account Director to help grow existing clients within the business.
Identifying new business opportunities and assisting with new prospecting initiatives.
You will be liaising directly with clients, CNS teams and suppliers to ensure client campaign requirements are met in full.
CNS is committed to supporting personal training and ongoing professional development.
What does success look like? Creating client trust and building strong relationships.
Servicing existing clients to generate campaign results and revenue growth.
Onboarding of new clients.
Keeping clients informed of campaign performance and opportunities to enhance results using other CNS product areas.
Becoming an expert across the ever-changing media landscape.
The ideal candidate will have Account management experience is essential.
Previous exposure to the media/marketing industry (preferred but not essential).
Proven organisational and time management skills, with the ability to deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working with CRM and planning systems.
Excellent communicator, with a focus on delivering outstanding client service and building strong client relationships.
Proven experience working independently and as part of a team.
Ability to brief and work with internal teams to allow them to build full proposals, including sourcing insights, statistics and other market intelligence.
Confident with presenting advertising solutions to a wide range of clients.
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