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ACCOUNT MANAGER
Events | Client Relationships | Commercial Delivery
An opportunity for an experienced Account Manager who enjoys working closely with clients and making things happen.
An established and growing events business is looking for an Account Manager to take responsibility for a portfolio of existing clients and the successful delivery of their events and projects.
This is a hands-on role combining client relationship management, event delivery, and commercial account development.
You will be the principal day-to-day contact for your clients, working closely with colleagues and external suppliers to ensure projects are delivered professionally, on time, and to budget. Just as importantly, you will be expected to understand your clients' businesses, build strong relationships, and spot opportunities to develop those accounts further.
The role
You will be involved in:
- Managing day-to-day relationships with existing clients
- Coordinating the delivery of events and projects
- Developing schedules, budgets, and project plans
- Working with internal colleagues and external suppliers
- Monitoring progress, costs, and project margins
- Helping prepare proposals and presentations
- Resolving issues and ensuring effective communication throughout projects
- Working with Finance on billing, purchase orders, and expenses
- Identifying opportunities to develop and grow existing client accounts
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What we're looking for
We're looking for someone with solid Account Management experience, ideally gained within events, marketing, communications, or a related client-facing environment.
You will be:
- A confident and engaging communicator
- Well organised and comfortable managing several projects at once
- Commercially aware and comfortable working with budgets
- Good at building and maintaining client relationships
- Practical, proactive, and able to get things done
- Comfortable working with colleagues, suppliers, and clients to deliver against deadlines
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You don't need to be a corporate heavyweight. We are looking for someone who is experienced, capable, and commercially minded, with the personality and judgement to build excellent client relationships and deliver great work.
The opportunity
This is a genuine opportunity to take ownership of important client relationships and play a significant part in both delivering excellent events and developing existing business.
The company also takes the development of its people seriously and will invest in your development, helping you build your skills and experience across areas such as event management, client communication, presentations, and proposal development.
Location: Abingdon area, Oxfordshire
Working pattern: Hybrid – normally 3 days per week in the office
Salary: circa £35,000, depending on experience
Interested? If you are an Account Manager who enjoys the combination of clients, events, commercial delivery, and variety, we'd like to hear from you.
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