Job Description
Ride Shotgun is a new kind of agency. We mix big strategic thinking with impactful creative and content production and activation at scale.
We're looking for an experienced Account Manager to join our Leeds teams. Working closely with our internal teams you’ll be comfortable working with big brands and be the first point of call for your clients, responsible for their day-to-day management. You’ll be ambitious, proactive and commercially driven with a focus on the key details as much as the big picture, and you’ll always be looking for new opportunities with existing and new clients.
You’ll back all that up with a solid understanding of branding and marketing, and a passion for inspiring great campaign creative and how it can help your clients unlock their challenges. You’ll also be able to write a killer brief to inspire our talented studio team.
The role
· To maintain excellent relationships with our clients and effectively manage their work through our business.
· To take responsibility for managing client accounts and delivering projects, ensuring all relevant client and agency targets are met.
· To look for and pursue opportunities for further work within the accounts for which you are responsible and ensure that we maintain and maximize a healthy level of profitability on all work we do.
· To work with junior members of the Client Services team, providing guidance and driving best practices in agency procedures and ways of working.
Requirements
· Solid agency experience is essential
· 2+ years as an Account Manager
· Experience across Brand & Content Strategy and TTL Campaign Creative and activation
· Confident communication is essential to present work to clients and team members
· Attention to detail and the urge to drive projects forward essential
In return we offer
The opportunity to make a real impact and be instrumental in shaping the future of a new, ambitious, and exciting agency. Based in Leeds or Sheffield, you’ll work with some of the world’s best brands and the region’s best talent to produce award winning creative work.
In addition, we offer a competitive salary and additional benefits including:
- 25 days holiday
- Your birthday off
- Pension contribution
- Westfield health cash plan
- Additional holidays and benefits through salary sacrifice
- Profit share scheme
- Access to a discount portal for thousands of retailers
Applicants should be in commuting distance of our Leeds or Sheffield offices.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leeds: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What is your notice period?
- What are your salary expectations?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person