ThePlaceToBe

About the Company

Your team, supercharged.

We are an agency that makes recruiting for marketing, digital and creative teams, easier, allowing you to grow your team with more success. Based in Leeds, we work with agencies and creatives, to build the best team and career yet.

It's all in the details.

Recruitment fundamentals should be simple. It’s the people you are dealing with that make the difference. We are all about understanding our client's culture, and the details that create it so to match candidates that truly fit in.

Specialists, in finding specialists.

Finding the right talent for your culture is hard. That's why every one here has their own specialism throughout the creative sector. It means we can simplify the process by focusing on what we know. A recruiter, that knows what they're doing, refreshing we know.

We believe that s**t hires, lead to s**t jobs, which is no good for anyone, that's why we only place candidates in roles where they can thrive, in their very own place to be.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

ThePlaceToBe

Job Title

Freelance Account Manager

Job Description

**Job Title** Freelance Account Manager **Role Summary** Serve as the primary client liaison at a creative agency, steering integrated retail and brand activation campaigns. Translate client briefs into actionable deliverables, coordinate studio, production, and design teams, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the agreed brief. **Expectations** - Deliver high‑quality outcomes on a tight schedule. - Maintain proactive communication with clients and internal stakeholders. - Drive profitable growth by identifying upsell opportunities and value‑add initiatives. **Key Responsibilities** - Act as the day‑to‑day contact for clients, nurturing long‑term relationships. - Interpret and transform retail and activation briefs into clear internal guidance and creative briefs. - Create and manage retail toolkits and activation guidelines. - Collaborate with creative, studio, and production teams to align deliverables. - Track and control project timelines, budgets, and scope, ensuring profitable delivery. - Monitor project health and address issues promptly. - Propose account‑expansion strategies and additional commercial opportunities. **Required Skills** - Proven account‑management experience in an integrated, retail or brand activation agency. - Strong understanding of retail activation concepts and toolkit development. - Commercial acumen: budget management, scope definition, and growth identification. - Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to translate client needs into clear briefs. - Collaborative mindset with the ability to build lasting relationships across teams. - Project‑management proficiency and attention to detail. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience). - Any relevant project‑management certification (e.g., PMP, Prince2) is a plus.

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

12-03-2026