Senior Account Manager - Media
At a glance
Senior Account Management role at Transmission. London · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Build a detailed picture of each client’s goals, organisation, team, and MarTech stack
- Lead a small team, setting standards, reviewing work, and supporting junior colleagues’ development
- Shape media responses with direct reports, vendors, and specialist teams across client briefs
- Run media programmes from initial brief through completion, keeping work accurate and on schedule
- Own client communications, meetings, forecasting support, and financial accuracy across assigned accounts
What you bring
- A strong client-facing background in media planning with campaigns across social, programmatic, search, display, and video
- Experience managing at least one direct report while guiding progression and work quality
- Working knowledge of CM360 plus the daily basics of paid social and search platforms
- You can independently solve problems, lead client work, and maintain detail across team outputs
Who this fits
This suits a senior media account manager who can independently own relationships, strategy, and projects for one or two complex B2B technology brands. You’ll lead a small team while working with vendors and specialist groups, so client confidence, coaching, and financial precision matter. The role is based in London with hybrid working.
From the employer
We’re the world’s largest independent global B2B marketing agency, where curious minds create the future. Transmission is where you’ll find thought-provoking, ego-quashing, mistake-learning, convention-breaking, and always-growing marketers with a passion for what they do.
Our recent accolades include being Adweek’s B2B Agency of the Year 2023, B2 ANA’s Large Agency of the Year, a Top 10 B2B Marcomms Agency in both the UK and the US, and a win at LinkedIn’s Marketing Partner Awards for Inspiring Excellence.
We’re curious—about change, about that next opportunity, and about you. And we’re building a place for people with the creativity and camaraderie to enjoy life at Transmission and help write our future.
About the team
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, organised and strategic Senior Account Manager to join the team, working on 1-2 complex and fulfilling Technology brands (B2B). The team culture is fast-paced yet fun and engaging – we value close collaboration and openness to ensure we can meet our collective goals in an enjoyable work environment.
The ideal candidate will enjoy independently leading a small team and looking for an opportunity to own their client relationships and media strategy. As a Transmission employee, we strive to ensure our workplace offers you opportunities to grow within the media team and progress in your career.
What you’ll do:
Develop a strong understanding of our clients and their marketing goals. This includes developing an excellent understanding of their team, business structure and their MarTech stack.
Offer strategic points of view on relevant industry topics to support client decisions.
Lead a small team, responsible for team standards, outputs and individual progression (with HOD support). Including advising and training junior team members.
Work collaboratively with direct reports, external vendors and specialist teams to develop strategic media responses to client briefs. Oversee media programs from brief to wrap up, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all work.
Support the team lead with revenue recognition and client forecasting. Impeccable financial acumen and accuracy is essential to the role.
Own client work and client comms, including arranging and facilitating client calls, meetings and reviews as appropriate.
Set high standards across all individual and team outputs to inspire client confidence and trust.
What you’ll bring:
The ideal candidate will have a strong history in a client-facing, media planning role, successfully executing campaigns across social, programmatic, search, display and video – in collaboration with specialist teams.
Self-starter and self-thinker. Confident bringing new ideas and ways of working to the table to improve efficiency and workflows.
Natural leader. Leading client discussions and owning client projects from start to finish. This extends to leading relationships and collaboration with external vendors and publishers.
Enthusiastic mentor. Able to line manage at least 1 direct report; fostering progression and work satisfaction.
Clear thinker. Able to problem solve and independently ensure the team meet client deadlines and expectations.
Set standards. Undeniably detail-orientated with a desire to deliver excellence across all individual and team outputs. Including quality checking junior members’ work.
Technical expertise. Working knowledge of trafficking tools (CM360) plus day-to-day fundamentals of the paid social and search platforms.
Why should you join Transmission?
25 days holiday
Birthday day off
Three additional days to use between Christmas and New Year
Dedicated learning and development programme for every member of staff
Amazing new office space, with free lunch provided
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Income protection
Onsite gym
Headspace app
Early Friday finish
We’re smart. And have a constant urge to learn more. We encourage questions and innovative mindsets. At the same time, we value empathy and collaboration over ego. The most rewarding outcomes are achieved together.
We’re fearless. We celebrate the diversity of thought and experiences. We push boundaries. We’re not afraid of failure. We welcome it because learning from mistakes is how we grow as people and as a company.
We’re transparent. We earn trust by showing respect and being honest. We value the breadth and depth of each person and their story. We form a happier, healthier, more confident team because we’re open with each other and have unique ways of thinking.
If this opportunity aligns with your skills and aspirations, we'd love to hear from you!
"Transmission is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace, and your race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability have no influence on our hiring decision."
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