Senior Account Manager
Posted 6 days ago by Pivotal London
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Account Manager role is a 3.5-month contract focused on managing key client relationships and providing strategic oversight across various accounts in a fast-paced digital media team. The position emphasizes developing media strategies and guiding campaigns in PPC, paid social, display, and programmatic advertising. The role requires strong client-facing skills and a deep understanding of digital media channels. This position is hybrid and offers flexibility with a potential 4-day work week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow senior client relationships
- Develop cross-channel media strategies across paid social, search, display, and programmatic
- Work closely with activation teams to ensure plans align with client goals
- Translate audience insights and data into clear, strategic recommendations
- Oversee performance tracking and reporting, ensuring delivery meets KPIs
- Manage revenue forecasts and account profitability
- Support business development through proposal and pitch preparation
Key Skills:
- Strong background in media and client services, ideally with experience on large-scale accounts (£1m+ annual budgets)
- Deep understanding of digital media channels—hands-on experience is not essential, but a strong strategic overview is required
- Confident in client-facing roles, with excellent communication and presentation skills
- Commercially minded with a track record of growing account value
- Bonus: Experience in scale-ups or independent media environments; familiarity with HubSpot, Google Data Studio, Keynote, and Excel
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Account Manager: PPC, Paid Social & Programmatic 3 month Contract - Paternity Cover
London, Hybrid | Full time (open to 4 day week)
Day Rate: up to £275
We’re hiring a Senior Account Manager on a 3.5-month contract (mid-June to September) to cover parental leave within a fast-paced digital media team. This full-time role focuses on managing key client relationships and delivering strategic oversight across Gaming, B2B, and Retail accounts. You'll play a central role in shaping and guiding campaigns across paid social, PPC, display, and programmatic—with a focus on strategy, not execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow senior client relationships
- Develop cross-channel media strategies across paid social, search, display, and programmatic
- Work closely with activation teams to ensure plans align with client goals
- Translate audience insights and data into clear, strategic recommendations
- Oversee performance tracking and reporting, ensuring delivery meets KPIs
- Manage revenue forecasts and account profitability
- Support business development through proposal and pitch preparation
About you
- Strong background in media and client services, ideally with experience on large-scale accounts (£1m+ annual budgets)
- Deep understanding of digital media channels—hands-on experience is not essential, but you must have a strong strategic overview and/or have worked closely with activation teams across PPC, paid social, and programmatic
- Confident in client-facing roles, with excellent communication and presentation skills
- Commercially minded with a track record of growing account value
- Bonus: Experience in scale-ups or independent media environments; familiarity with HubSpot, Google Data Studio, Keynote, and Excel
If this sounds of interest, apply today or pop me an email : sophief@pivotallondon.co.uk