Hybrid Senior Client Success Manager – 12 month Maternity cover

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About the role

  • Senior Client Success Manager leading integrated campaigns at The Drum while managing key accounts and client relationships. Supporting junior colleagues and driving best practices in the Client Services function.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic planning across key client accounts, ensuring campaigns deliver against—and exceed—objectives
  • Build and nurture strong, long-term client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor
  • Identify growth opportunities within accounts, driving retention, upsell, and partnership expansion
  • Provide strategic recommendations based on performance insights and industry knowledge
  • Partner with Sales teams on pre-sale activity to develop **creative, compelling, and effective proposals** for clients and prospects
  • Contribute strategic thinking and client insight to shape solutions that align with client goals and The Drum’s offerings
  • Support pitches and presentations, helping to convert opportunities into long-term partnerships
  • Oversee end-to-end delivery of multi-channel campaigns (content, events, research, activations)
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality
  • Manage multiple stakeholders and workflows across complex accounts
  • Proactively troubleshoot challenges and maintain high service levels
  • Act as the central point of contact between clients and internal teams
  • Lead coordination across Sales, Editorial, Production, and Data teams to ensure seamless delivery
  • Provide line management and support to junior team members (e.g. Account Executive/Manager), helping to develop their skills and performance
  • Drive clear communication, strong briefing processes, and accountability across all stakeholders
  • Contribute to and lead best practices across planning, delivery, and measurement
  • Support standardisation of processes to drive efficiency and consistency
  • Play a key role in internal training and knowledge-sharing to elevate the Client Services function

Requirements

  • Proven experience in **client success, account management, or project management** within media, marketing, or events
  • Strong background managing **strategic client partnerships and multi-channel campaigns**
  • Experience in a **senior or leadership role**, with line management or mentoring responsibilities
  • Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
  • Commercially minded, with experience identifying **growth and upsell opportunities**
  • Experience supporting or contributing to pre-sales and pitch processes
  • Confident working with data and performance insights to inform strategy
  • Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong communication skills

Benefits

  • 28 days holiday
  • Pension
  • Company-wide discretionary bonus scheme based on business performance
  • Enhanced above industry standard family leave package
  • x2 paid volunteering days a year
  • Company-wide mentoring programme
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Company social events
  • Hybrid working
  • Early finish on Fridays
  • Dog friendly offices
  • Eye care vouchers and contribution towards glasses
  • Learning & Development fund/opportunities

Job title

Senior Client Success Manager – 12 month Maternity cover

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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