10 months maternity cover.

A critical role, to not only develop and grow client relationships but also to be a leader within the agency - for others to learn and gain support from. You will work to both client and team objectives. As a Senior Account Manager, you will have responsibility for the client relationships of all Tier One Clients within your group & supervising the management of Tier 2 & 3 clients, including to plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and measure results orientated marketing campaigns. This will be predominantly working with private sector organisations involved in the leisure, health & active lifestyle sectors. You will be responsible for liaison with management, in-house teams and third party suppliers. Direct supervision of an Account Manager. You will produce regular proposals, contact and status reports to clients, attend meetings & pitches, deliver presentations, maintain good levels of contact, utilise account development tactics, project manage and log activity on to the internal agency-management software. In addition you will attend weekly account planning meetings and maintain an online account management tool. Working to financial targets for each client you will take ownership and responsibility for each client’s performance in your group. Due to the expansion plans of the agency, the role will also entail an element of new business activity.

Requirements - essential
Excellent written and spoken communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, very strong organisational and planning skills, positive, punctual, dependable, flexible. Experience of running a small team, managing & motivating people. Good at proof reading, multitasking and managing own time. Ideally with over 5 years experience of account management within an agency and knowledge / experience of working with large corporate clients.


Portfolio is a full service marketing agency based in Bolton. We are an inspirational agency. It’s our business to inform, motivate & encourage people to do more with their lives. We do so through really effective marketing communication in each and every form – from advertising to PR; online to outdoor; mobile to social media.

Our vision: An agency that inspires people to change through communication
Our mission: To create an agency renowned for its passion, can-do attitude and ability to engage consumers with award-winning, highly successful brands and campaigns. To be the agency supplier of choice to brands that target the leisure and lifestyle expenditure of consumers.