Account Manager

Job description

Account Manager – Creative Branding Agency

£30k–£35k

Manchester City Centre – Hybrid

ThePlaceToBe are excited to be working closely with an award-winning creative branding agency based in Manchester, partnering with global luxury lifestyle and FMCG brands. This agency is renowned for beautifully crafted, design-led work across brand strategy, identity, packaging, activations and spatial/event design. With a collaborative culture and seriously cool city-centre studios, they’re known for delivering creatively ambitious work that truly elevates brands.

About the role...

As Account Manager, you’ll sit at the heart of the agency, managing client relationships and ensuring design-led projects are delivered seamlessly from brief through to completion.

You’ll work across brand identity, packaging, and activation projects, supporting the creative process while keeping timelines, budgets, and communication on track.

What you’ll be doing day to day...

• Managing day-to-day client relationships and acting as a key point of contact

• Overseeing multiple branding and design projects, ensuring work is delivered on brief, on time and on budget

• Translating client objectives into clear internal briefs for creative teams

• Collaborating closely with designers, strategists and production partners to deliver high-quality output

• Supporting project planning, budgets and workflow while identifying opportunities to add value

About you...

This Account Manager role would suit someone who thrives in a creative agency environment, loves brand and design, and enjoys balancing strong client relationships with hands-on project delivery.

What we're looking for...

• Experience working as an Account Manager within a branding, design or creative agency

• Strong understanding of brand identity, packaging or activation projects

• Confidence managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to brief and guide creative teams

• Highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented

Sound like you? Or interested in having a chat about your next career move? Get in touch

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

Advertising / Marketing / PR

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English