ACCOUNT MANAGER | Consumer lifestyle, homes, retail Agency

CF0700 | up to £38k

This highly creative, boutique, north London agency that handles clients in the Interiors, luxury and lifestyle sector is seeking an ambitious and enthusiastic Account Manager to join their growing team. This exciting opportunity holds a pivotal position within the company and helps maintain contact with the clients whilst supporting the Directors in the delivery of all agency business and team development.

Working to a hybrid model this role offers an opportunity to help brands realise their true potential, shape trends and spark new insights through highly creative PR strategies. Campaigns are multi-faceted and combine branding and copywriting through to social media management, photography and events offering you real variety in your role.

The Role:

• Press liaison – proactively pitching and selling stories to your press contacts
• Client Management – dealing with day-to-day client needs
• Media Coverage – quantitative and qualitatively against given KPI Campaign delivery, results generation, digital social exposure
• Developing and implementing creative campaigns
• Working across a range of high profile, aspirational lifestyle, and interiors clients
• Team management and support up and down

Candidate specifications:

• A relevant background in consumer lifestyle, retail, interiors and preferably high street brand retail experience
• Good client handling skills: ability to forge and develop strong client relationships at all levels
• The ability to think strategically and creatively, with a strong sense of ownership
• Excellent relevant media and digital, social influencer contacts
• High energy, great communication and inter-personal skills and able to deliver great results
• Campaign skills: intuitive ability to spot trends, social media and digital development, feature placement, ideas generation
• Written skills: exceptional writing and content creation skills
• A collaborative approach and an ability to build relationships by developing mutual trust and understanding with clients and journalists
• A knowledge of wider marketing practices and a thorough understanding of the industry and marketplace with a keen interest in networking and staying up to date with new approaches

To apply for this role, please send your details through to: cvs@carterferris.co.uk quoting CF0700 or call Anne or Tanya on 020 3397 7543 / 07929 008295