Senior Account Manager
Salary: £34-40k depending on experience
Type: Full-time, permanent
Looking for a senior PR role where you can do your best work without the big-city commute?
Viva – an award-winning, employee-owned PR agency – is looking for a Senior Account Manager who’s both strategic and hands‑on: a proactive problem‑solver, quick thinker and skilled communicator who can lead accounts with confidence, creativity and measurable impact.
You’ll be a natural storyteller and strong copywriter, with experience in either the public sector (education, healthcare, or local government) or manufacturing/defence.
You’ll thrive on delivering high‑quality campaigns that hit KPIs, strengthen reputations and achieve real‑world results.
What you’ll do
* Act as the senior day‑to‑day contact for your clients, providing trusted and proactive support.
* Lead the planning and delivery of multi‑channel campaigns – setting clear objectives and demonstrating measurable impact.
* Write standout content – from press releases and features to thought leadership and digital copy.
* Guide and inspire your team to deliver great work, on time and on budget.
* Spot opportunities, solve challenges and keep things moving (often before you’re asked!)
* Contribute to new business activity, proposals and pitches.
* Play an active role in agency development, bringing ideas and energy to the table.
About you
* A confident communicator with 5+ years’ experience in PR, communications or content marketing – ideally within an agency.
* A proactive self‑starter who thrives on variety, pace and responsibility.
* A strong writer who can craft compelling, results‑focused copy.
* Experienced in managing senior clients and delivering work to KPIs and deadlines.
* Collaborative, commercially aware and calm under pressure.
* Curious, creative and motivated by making a difference through purposeful work.
* Full UK driving licence.
Why Viva?
* Employee‑owned: you’ll have a real stake and a voice in how we grow.
* Purpose‑led: we work with clients who make a positive impact, and deliver impact for them.
* Recognised: We’re the CIPR UK Small Agency of the Year 2025, we’re the only Lancashire agency in the Prolific North Top 50 Agencies and hold the Good Business Charter accreditation.
* Balanced: hybrid flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and a competitive wellbeing package.
* Grounded: based in beautiful Rossendale, with the freedom to do big‑city work -minus the city grind.
Ready to make an impact? Send your CV and a short cover note telling us why you’d be a great fit to lisa@vivapr.co.uk.
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