Salary band: £28-£32K dependent on experience
About Us
Hunterlodge Advertising is a leading full-service agency dedicated to delivering innovative and impactful marketing solutions. Our client portfolio spans multiple industries, with particular strength in Higher Education and Financial Services. We pride ourselves on creativity, strategic thinking, and delivering measurable results.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our growing client services team. This is a hands‑on role, perfect for someone with agency experience who’s eager to step up and take on more responsibility, with a clear pathway to becoming an Account Manager within 18 months.
You’ll work across a mix of clients, helping to deliver integrated campaigns and supporting pitches, while building strong client relationships. If you’re proactive, ambitious, and looking to accelerate your career in a supportive agency environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Client Management
- Act as a day‑to‑day point of contact for clients, building trust and strong relationships.
- Work with colleagues to develop campaigns that meet client briefs, budgets, and business objectives.
- Take ownership of contact and status reports, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
- Coordinate and participate in client meetings and presentations.
- Support client satisfaction by delivering high‑quality, accurate work on time.
Project Management
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met.
- Liaise with internal teams (media, creative, strategy, performance) and external suppliers to deliver seamless campaigns.
- Handle campaign budgets, costs, and client invoicing.
- Support on new business pitches, contributing to creative and strategic responses.
Media
- Assist with implementing media campaigns across digital, print, and broadcast.
- Work with the Performance Team to monitor and optimise campaigns.
- Analyse campaign results and contribute to client reporting.
Creative & Content
- Brief creative teams on campaign requirements.
- Manage production timelines and quality control for creative outputs.
- Support the Strategy team in developing creative approaches that resonate with target audiences.
Requirements & Characteristics
- 1–2+ years’ experience in an agency account management role (or similar).
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Highly organised with strong project management abilities.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Positive, proactive, and reliable with strong ownership of tasks and projects.
- Strong relationship‑builder who can read and respond to client needs.
- Ability to learn quickly from feedback and adapt in a fast‑paced environment.
- Graduate with a finance or marketing related degree.
- Experience working with Financial Services clients.
- Familiarity with Higher Education marketing.
- Knowledge of media implementation, optimisation, and reporting.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Clear pathway to Account Manager within 18 months.
- A strong culture of Continuous Professional Development: funded IPA qualifications (Legal Regulations, Commercial Certificate, Foundation Certificate) plus regular internal training sessions.
- A collaborative, supportive team environment.
- The chance to work on exciting, high‑profile client campaigns.
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