SAM or AD (Digital) 12 month FTC

Location Bristol
Discipline: Account Handling
Job type: Contract
Contact name: sarah bloomfield

Contact email: sarahb@direct-recruitment.co.uk
Published: 26 days ago
Startdate: Oct 26

​Senior Account Manager / Account Director – 12 Month Maternity Cover

SW England/ Bristol / Hybrid

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager or Account Director to join a busy client services team, working on a major automotive account from the end of September 2026.

This is a 12-month maternity cover contract and a great opportunity for someone who can confidently lead integrated campaigns, build strong senior client relationships and keep multiple projects moving smoothly from brief through to delivery.

The role has a strong digital focus, covering paid search/PPC, paid social, online display, websites and always-on digital activity, alongside broader integrated channels including DM, POS, press, radio, events and product launches.

You’ll be comfortable shaping briefs and strategy, managing creative and delivery teams, overseeing budgets and project finances, using data and reporting to improve performance, and acting as a trusted day-to-day partner to senior stakeholders.

Agency experience is preferred, and while strong digital experience would be ideal, we’re also very open to integrated/non-digital specialists with the right client leadership experience.

Start: End of September 2026
Contract: 12 months, with a 1-month notice period
Location: Bristol – minimum 2 days a week in the office
SAM: £250–£300 per day
AD: £350–£450 per day