Talent Pool Opportunity - Senior Account Manager, 2025

Talent Pool Opportunity - Senior Account Manager, 2025

McCann • London, United Kingdom

ID 4323

Job Description

Talent Pool Opportunity for 2025

Senior Account Manager

Full time - Hybrid - 3 days in our Bishopsgate, London office

Please note: this is a talent pooling advert. While we won’t respond immediately, we’re building a pipeline of brilliant talent so we can reach out as soon as a suitable role arises.

Are you a Senior Account Manager with a knack for delivering outstanding, fully integrated campaigns? Are you passionate about consumer brands and ready to join one of the world’s most respected advertising networks?

We’re building our talent pool of exceptional Senior Account Managers to tackle exciting new challenges in 2024. This is your chance to be part of an innovative team shaping the future of advertising for some of the biggest brands on the planet.

A bit about the agency

We are 150 people dedicated to telling the truth and telling it well, because we believe when a truth is told well things change for the better. Fuelled by an obsession with truth and the richness of a connected network, our work lives on the edge of mainstream culture, building enduring brands, growing businesses and giving our people a platform to grow.

We’ve delivered joy with a little help from Snoop Dog, Katy Perry and Xtina and Latto for ‘Did Somebody Say Just Eat’, helped L’Oréal show people ‘They’re Worth It’, given everyone the right to access great quality food most notably with Kevin the Carrot for Aldi, and put a ‘Priceless’ tag on Mastercard, to name a few.

We’re proudly part of the McCann Worldgroup global network.

The Part You'll Play as Senior Account Manager

You'll be working on projects for exciting global consumer brands, helping to deliver fully integrated and highly creative campaigns. With the support of a talented team, it's a role that will allow you to utilise all of your strategic planning skills, campaign delivery expertise, and your client-facing charm.

Specifically, duties will include:

1. Act as the day-to-day contact for the client, managing all jobs through agency systems and procedures.
2. Support the development of global brand launch strategies and execute sponsorship initiatives, ensuring they align with client objectives.
3. Develop accurate and engaging briefs, scheduling jobs to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget.
4. Build effective working relationships with all key departments, ensuring they are updated and work is in line with client requirements.
5. Judge creative ideas for factual accuracy and relevance to brief.
6. Ensure all creative work is signed off, proofread, and all mandatory requirements have been included before leaving the agency.
7. Manage junior colleagues on projects and oversee their workload to collectively deliver for the agency.

1. Experience as a Senior Account Manager working on fully integrated campaigns.
2. Experience with global clients.
3. Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
4. Highly developed organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
5. Experience of working with multiple stakeholders attached to one client, globally.

As well as the more standard benefits of holiday, pension, private medical insurance, life assurance and group income protection we offer:

1. Three ‘Time Well Taken’ days throughout the year where we switch off collectively.
2. On-demand 1:1 mental health and coaching support through MyndUp (alongside a free Headspace membership).
3. Subsidised on-site massages, haircuts and manicures as well as cuddles from furry friends (we're a dog friendly office).
4. Free onsite breakfast, snacks and drinks with regular ‘Lounge Nights’ in the office rooftop social space.
5. Lots of tools to help us grow from SPARK (our internal L&D platform) to LinkedIn Learning, as well as external opportunities with NABS, WACL and the IPA, amongst others.
6. Your birthday off – because who wants to work on their birthday?
7. A tree planted in your name for every year you celebrate your McCanniversary.
8. A Cycle to Work scheme and facilities including showers and hair styling appliances.
9. Discounts with partners such as Eataly, Merlin and cinemas as well as access to independent financial advice.

Please let us know should you require any additional assistance or support during the process.

McCann helps brands build the most meaningful brand platforms that drive exponential growth and leave a lasting impact on culture. Founded 100+ years ago with their own platform, “Truth Well Told”, McCann is the world’s leading advertising agency network, creating some of the most creatively and commercially impactful advertising globally. McCann is the founding unit of McCann Worldgroup marketing services company, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).