Company:
£32,000 - £36,000 a year
Location:
Sowden & Sowden Ltd. 26A The Weir, Hessle, HU13 0RU, UK
Application Info:
We're looking for an experienced Client Services Manager or Marketing Account Manager with agency experience and a proven track recordfor building
long-term client relationships.
If this sounds like you, there’s an opportunity to join our award-winning digital marketing agency Sowden & Sowden . Working across a diverse portfolio of clients, we're looking for a confident, organised and proactive marketing professional with at least 3-4 years' experience and the ability to manage multiple projects with ease.
You’ll help us bring our strategic campaigns to life across a range of sectors and disciplines and you’ll be a problem solver, glass half full kind of person with an innovative mindset to help us grow and develop our existing clients.
This role offers a clear pathway for career progression, with opportunities to develop your strategic client leadership skills, take ownership of larger and more complex accounts and progress into an advanced position as the agency continues to grow.
You’ll be responsible for being the central point of contact for a range of clients, ensuring they get the best possible service, as well as creating and interpreting briefs, planning work into our production department, working with our creative studioand managing projects end-to-end to meet tight deadlines whilstmaintaining our excellent standard of work.
We’re looking for someone who can forge strong relationships, both internally and externally with experience of working within a fast-paced environment e.g. experience in a marketing department or as in-house as a marketing manager, however it will be most advantageous for the candidate to have direct digital marketing agency experience.
Why join the Sowdens team?
Sowden & Sowden is an award-winning creative and digital agency in Yorkshire with over four decades of experience, an established track record and a portfolio of long-standing local, national and international clients.
This is a great opportunity for someone to make their mark and work in a superb Yorkshire location with a very talented and happy team. Not to mention a competitive earning capacity and benefits…
What’s in it for you…
- UNRIVALLED career development and training investment
- HIGH earning capacity with bonuses and pay reviews
- PERKS and REWARDS including birthday off and team socials
- UNIQUE office in a renovated 19th-century coach house
- FREE parking and excellent transport links
- VIBRANT, friendly, collaborative team culture
- FLEXIBLE working options
- OVER 40 years of stability and growth
You’ll have the following skills…
- Experience developing and maintainingstrong client relationships, negotiating effectivelyand delivering the best possible outcomes for clients
- A commitment to providing exceptional client service, always going the extra mile to exceed expectations
- Broad marketing knowledge across different audiences, sectorsand communication channels
- Experience in marketing strategy, campaign planning, proofing, copywriting, creative thinking, campaign deliveryand reporting
- Experience supporting the delivery of digital marketing activity and web-based projects would be advantageous
- A collaborative approach with the ability to manage your own workload, prioritiesand deadlines effectively
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and presenting updates and recommendations at director level
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
What you’ll be doing
- Act as the day-to-day contact for a portfolio of clients, building trusted relationships and delivering an exceptional client experience
- Develop a deep understanding of your clients' organisations, audiences, objectivesand challenges
- Manage marketing projects and integrated campaigns from initialbrief through to delivery, ensuring work is completed on time, on budget and to the highest standard
- Lead client meetings, status calls, campaign reviewsand regular communications, ensuring clients remaininformed and engaged throughout projects
- Develop clear, strategic briefs and work closely with our creative, digital and production teams to deliver effective marketing solutions
- Present campaign plans, creative ideas, resultsand recommendations with confidence
- Support the planning and delivery of campaigns across social media, content, PR, branding, advertisingand digital channels
- Spot opportunities to grow client accounts, introduce new services and add value through fresh thinking and proactive recommendations
- Contribute creative ideas and strategic thinking that help clients achieve their objectivesand drive long-term success
You don't need to be a digital specialist – we have a dedicated Digital team to support our client s - but you'll need a good understanding of the wider marketing landscape and how different channels work together.
- A broad understanding of the role digital marketing plays within an integrated marketing strategy
- Ability to understand client objectivesand help translate them into effective digitaland social mediabriefs
- Confident reviewing digital activity and asking the right questions to ensure it aligns with client goals
- Strong collaborator who enjoys working alongside specialists to deliver the best outcomes for clients
- You must be curious about emerging technologies,and the role AI can play in modern marketing
- Confident using AI tools to support research, planningand productivity
- Open to learning new technologiesand identifyingopportunities to improve client campaigns and internal ways of working
- Excited by innovation and bringing fresh thinking to clients
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