Senior Account Manager / Account Director
Direct Recruitment
Job Description
Senior Account Manager / Account Director – 12 Month Maternity Cover
South West / Bristol and hybrid working
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager or Account Director to join a busy client services team, working on a major automotive account from the end of September 2026.
This is a 12-month maternity cover contract and a great opportunity for someone who can confidently lead integrated digital campaigns, build strong senior client relationships and keep multiple projects moving smoothly from brief through to delivery.
The role has a strong digital focus, covering paid search/PPC, paid social, online display, websites and always-on digital activity, alongside broader integrated channels including DM, POS, press, radio, events and product launches.
You’ll be comfortable shaping briefs and strategy, managing creative and delivery teams, overseeing budgets and project finances, using data and reporting to improve performance, and acting as a trusted day-to-day partner to senior stakeholders.
Agency experience is very much preferred
Strong digital experience would be ideal, we’re also very open to integrated/non-digital specialists with the right account management experiecne
Start: End of September 2026
Contract: 12 months, with a 1-month notice period
Location: Bristol – minimum 2 days a week in the office, potentially more during the initial settling-in period
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