Agency Account Manager

Company Description

Who are we?

We’re Reach, home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic media brands – Irish Mirror, Irish Daily Star, DublinLive, BelfastLive, RSVP and Cork Beo. With a readership of 47 million people each month, we’re the largest commercial publisher in the UK and Ireland. But we’re more than just our brands – we’re a company built on collaboration, imagination, and determination. Our values shape the work we do every day, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, valued, and able to grow. We prioritise flexibility and work-life balance, making it easier for you to thrive both in and outside of work.

Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing:

In the role of Agency Account Manager, you’ll be the key driver in building and nurturing relationships with both new and existing agency partners. You’ll take the lead in booking, managing, and evaluating advertising campaigns, ensuring everything runs smoothly and clients are consistently satisfied. Working closely with your team, you'll collaborate on developing innovative multimedia proposals that are perfectly tailored to your clients’ needs.

Your success will be measured by your ability to meet and exceed revenue targets, which you’ll achieve through careful planning and execution. You’ll be networking and entertaining clients, strengthening professional connections and ensuring your agency partners feel valued. Keeping a finger on the pulse of the Irish advertising sector, you’ll stay updated on industry trends to inform your work and stay ahead of the competition.

Qualifications

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

To thrive in this role, you'll need strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a natural ability to build relationships at all levels. You’ll be comfortable managing multiple projects at once, with excellent project management skills and the ability to juggle deadlines without compromising on quality.

A proven track record in client relationship management and retention will serve you well, as will your ability to think strategically and solve problems. You’ll also bring strong presentation and negotiation skills to the table, enabling you to craft and present compelling proposals that win clients over.

Being results-oriented and focused on driving business growth for both your clients and the agency is key. With CRM software experience and a solid understanding of the advertising, marketing, and media landscape, you’ll be ready to make an immediate impact in this fast-paced, dynamic environment. If you're motivated by achieving targets and making meaningful connections, we want to hear from you!

Additional Information

What can we offer you?

We offer a salary of $60,000, and a range of fantastic benefits to help support you both personally and professionally. These include:

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.