Senior Account Manager
Posted 5 days 22 hours ago by Viva PR
Location: Rawtenstall, Lancashire (hybrid)
Salary: £34-40k depending on experience
Type: Full-time, permanent
Viva - an award-winning, employee-owned PR agency - is looking for a Senior Account Manager who's both strategic and hands on: a proactive problem solver, quick thinker and skilled communicator who can lead accounts with confidence, creativity and measurable impact.
You'll be a natural storyteller and strong copywriter, with experience in either the public sector (education, healthcare, or local government) or manufacturing/defence.
You'll thrive on delivering high-quality campaigns that hit KPIs, strengthen reputations and achieve real world results.
What you'll do- Act as the senior day to day contact for your clients, providing trusted and proactive support.
- Lead the planning and delivery of multi channel campaigns - setting clear objectives and demonstrating measurable impact.
- Write standout content - from press releases and features to thought leadership and digital copy.
- Guide and inspire your team to deliver great work, on time and on budget.
- Spot opportunities, solve challenges and keep things moving (often before you're asked!)
- Contribute to new business activity, proposals and pitches.
- Play an active role in agency development, bringing ideas and energy to the table.
- A confident communicator with 5+ years' experience in PR, communications or content marketing - ideally within an agency.
- A proactive self starter who thrives on variety, pace and responsibility.
- A strong writer who can craft compelling, results focused copy.
- Experienced in managing senior clients and delivering work to KPIs and deadlines.
- Collaborative, commercially aware and calm under pressure.
- Curious, creative and motivated by making a difference through purposeful work.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Employee owned: you'll have a real stake and a voice in how we grow.
- Purpose led: we work with clients who make a positive impact, and deliver impact for them.
- Recognised: We're the CIPR UK Small Agency of the Year 2025, we're the only Lancashire agency in the Prolific North Top 50 Agencies and hold the Good Business Charter accreditation.
- Balanced: hybrid flexible working, 25 days' holiday, and a competitive wellbeing package.
- Grounded: based in beautiful Rossendale, with the freedom to do big city work -minus the city grind.
Ready to make an impact?
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