Senior Account Manager

Company: Activation
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Fixed Term Contract: Initial 4 months with potential for more Start: ASAP – Immediate start available Reporting to: Account Director

The Role

The Senior Account Manager plays a pivotal role in delivering best-in-class activation campaigns across multiple clients. Reporting into the Account Director, you will lead the day-to-day management of accounts, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day client lead. You will be the go-to person for our clients during project delivery phase.
  • Client relationships. Being the go-to person for our clients means that you’ll be a natural in building great relationships with people.
  • Project Management. Lead end-to-end campaign delivery. Ensure projects are on time and on budget.
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams. All part of getting the job done, you’ll be great at communicating and collaborating with all parties to get projects delivered.
  • Financial Management – Budget creation and ongoing resource management.

Should this become a longer-term role: this role will also require the SAM to develop a brilliant understanding of their clients’ businesses. Objectives will then be set for longer-term client development and help in building out client development plans.

Skills & Experience

Mandatory

  • You will have operated within a creative agency environment at (or about) the SAM level.
  • Highly organised and detail-oriented. You will have an excellent eye for detail, own project deliverables and push stakeholders to get to the desired outcomes.
  • Strong project management and client-facing skills.
  • Legal right to work in the UK.

Highly Desirable

  • FMCG experience.
  • Shopper / retail media experience.
  • Social/digital experience.

What’s in it for you?

  • Salary £36-£40K DOE.
  • Flexible working: We are 3 in, 2 out. Mondays are mandatory in. Fridays are typically at home. With flex in the middle.
  • Summer Fridays: Friday PM off during July & August.
  • 25 days holiday (8 days for 4 month FTC pro rata).
  • Continued professional development: regular company training and access to e-learning tools.
  • More benefits will be available should the FTC become a longer term arrangement.

Equal opportunities

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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Posted: May 25th, 2026