Account Executive
The Candidate · Manchester, North West
Account Executive at The Candidate, based in Manchester, North West. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 13 hours ago
- Closes
- 17 Nov 2026
- Sector
- Account Manager
Reference our-expertise/agency/account-executive
About the role
An Account Executive in the creative industry plays a vital junior role, supporting senior team members and managing various client projects.
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Our clients in the creative industry are looking for candidates who can manage clients, are good at managing different projects and have a commercial or sales ability. We’ll also assess their skills and potential to develop their career in the perfect role.
Starting a Career as an Account Executive
An Account Executive job within the creative industry is an important junior role, but an exciting one and full of potential for career development. This level of candidate normally works within a creative and marketing agency environment and successful agencies will have a structured career path for employees to follow. Manchester and the Northwest have a plethora of different agencies working on a range of clients in a variety of sectors; it’s your first step into the fast-paced and creative world of marketing, creative and advertising.
Responsibilities for people in this role would generally revolve around supporting those at a more senior level and ‘learning the ropes’. In addition it would include researching for client projects, doing competitor research and analysis and helping compile presentations for clients.
You will occasionally have client interaction and so it’s vital that you have good communication skills, both written and oral. You will also work closely with creative teams to ensure that smaller client projects are running smoothly and delivered on time.
Proven results
What Our Clients Say
Evie Barker“Evie Barker contacted me with an amazing role and was fab throughout the whole process - great communication and answered all of my questions!”
Jay Parker, Influencer Manager, Social Chain Contact EvieReference: our-expertise/agency/account-executive · Posted 13 hours ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via The Candidate
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