At Design Bridge and Partners, part of WPP, we design brands with the power to move. Pulling people towards them with an irresistible force that compels and connects. With 900 creative minds across 17 studios worldwide, diverse in expertise, experience, backgrounds and beliefs, we are united in our ambition to achieve real impact for our clients’ brands benefiting their business, people and the planet.
With expertise across brand strategy, brand design, brand engagement and brand effectiveness our clients across the world include NASA Artemis, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Mastercard, Intel, HSBC, Tencent, Twitch, Heineken, Reckitt and the BBC.
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About the roleThe Senior Client Manager role at Design Bridge and Partners involves supporting the Client Director in managing strategy and design projects, with a focus on nurturing and maintaining excellent client relationships at the brand manager level.
About youResponsibilities
We’re passionate about our people and their careers. We’ll help you develop your skills and provide you with outstanding benefits. So you’ll have a chance to make your mark on our future, as we make a mark on yours. We’re proud to be the world’s most awarded brand design agency, with 28 Cannes Lions to our name and Creative Review Annual’s Most Creative Design Agency of the Year 2024. You’ll get to take new projects to award-winning potential, as part of a connected team of brilliant, tenacious people right by your side and across the world.
We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
Design Bridge and Partners, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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Skills Required
- Strong client relationship management at brand/brand manager level
- Proactive client servicing and ability to anticipate client needs
- Project and brand management experience across multiple workstreams
- Commercial acumen including budgeting, forecasting and revenue reporting
- Experience preparing and presenting budgets and commercial rationale to clients
- Operational excellence and best-practice project delivery from start to finish
- Day-to-day finance administration and accurate revenue forecasting
- Ability to monitor and improve project profitability, utilization and realisation
- Experience supporting new business activity, pitching and commercial negotiations
- Collaborative working with creative and strategy teams and cross-team stakeholders
What We Do
Design Bridge and Partners is a revolutionary design partnership, redefining what design is and what design can do for brands, businesses, people and the planet. With 850 people in 12 countries, our expertise includes strategy, identity, brand experience and brand guardianship. Globally, clients include NASA Artemis, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Diageo, Mastercard, Intel, Mondelez, Tencent, HSBC, Colgate, Reckitt, Fortnum & Mason, and the BBC.
