Senior Account Manager
Location: Fully remote
Salary: Dependent on experience
Contract: Full-time / Permanent
Start date: ASAP 2026
Reports to: Account Director
About We the People
We the People is a Social Marketing and Strategic Communications Agency working across public sector, higher education, civil society, and purpose-led organisations. We deliver integrated programmes spanning PR, media relations, digital strategy, creative development, stakeholder engagement, and live events. Our work focuses on national-level communications, public information, and behaviour change campaigns that achieve measurable impact.
We are seeking a Senior Account Manager to join our growing team. This is a senior, hands-on role for an experienced all-rounder who is comfortable operating across disciplines and managing complex, high-profile accounts.
The Role
The Senior Account Manager will lead the day-to-day management and delivery of integrated communications programmes. Working closely with Account Directors and the senior leadership team, you will translate strategy into execution and ensure work is delivered to a consistently high standard across Marketing, PR, digital, creative, media, and events.
You will be a trusted client contact, a steady presence on complex projects, and a key point of connection between clients, internal teams, and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
🔹 Lead day-to-day client relationships, providing clear counsel and ensuring work aligns with agreed objectives and governance requirements.
🔹 Manage integrated campaigns across PR, media relations, digital, social, creative, stakeholder engagement, and events
🔹 Oversee workflows, budgets, timelines, and resourcing across multiple projects
🔹 Contribute to campaign planning, messaging development, media strategy, content oversight, and evaluation
🔹 Line manage and mentor account managers and executives, supporting development and maintaining delivery standards
🔹 Work collaboratively with creatives, digital specialists, media partners, and external suppliers
🔹 Support new business activity, including tenders, proposals, and pitches, particularly within public sector contexts
What We Are Looking For
✔ Significant agency experience within PR, communications, or an integrated environment
✔ Proven ability to manage complex accounts and multi-channel campaigns
✔ Strong media relations capability and sound digital and content creation understanding
✔ Excellent writing skills and the ability to think strategically while managing detail
✔ Confidence working across creative processes, production, and live delivery
✔ Experience working with public sector bodies, NGOs, or regulated organisations is an advantage
✔ A collaborative, calm, and solutions-focused approach to agency work
✔ Business development experience, especially in public sector tendering
Why Join We the People
⭐ Work on nationally significant social impact and public information campaigns
⭐ Be part of an experienced, supportive, and collaborative team
⭐ An agency that values rigour, strategy, and delivery excellence
⭐ Competitive salary, hybrid working, and a 9 day fortnight
⭐ Flexible employee benefits and access to several employee assistance programmes
⭐ 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with each year of service
⭐ The opportunity to apply your skills to work with clear public value
How to Apply
📩 Please send your CV and a one-page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to [email protected], with “Senior Account Manager” in the subject line.
📅 Deadline: 30th January 2026