French-Speaking Agency Account Manager
Job description
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This role focuses on building and growing strategic relationships with creative and advertising agencies to drive revenue and long-term partnerships. It's ideal for someone early in their career who wants ownership, client exposure, and clear progression within a global B2B technology environment.
Client Details
The client is a well-established, global B2B technology company operating at the intersection of technology, creativity, and brand. They work closely with creative, design, and advertising agencies to help brands deliver consistent, high-quality experiences across multiple channels and markets. With an international footprint and a diverse client base, the business partners with agencies at both local and global level, including major agency networks and holding groups.
The organisation combines a strong commercial focus with a collaborative, partner-led approach, placing long-term relationships at the centre of its growth strategy. Internally, teams work cross-functionally across sales, marketing, product, and partnerships to create integrated solutions that meet agency and client needs. The culture is professional, supportive, and internationally minded, offering employees exposure to global markets, sophisticated stakeholders, and clear opportunities for development within a growing business.
Description
- Manage and grow relationships with creative and advertising agencies
- Develop and execute account plans aligned to revenue and growth targets
- Identify and onboard new agency partners with strong commercial potential
- Drive joint initiatives across sales, marketing, and product to increase revenue
- Build relationships with larger agency groups and holding companies
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver integrated, agency-focused solutions
- Maintain accurate pipeline, activity tracking, and reporting in CRM systems
Profile
The successful candidate will be a commercially minded, highly organised self-starter with experience working in or alongside creative and advertising agencies or B2B technology environments. They will be confident building relationships, comfortable presenting to clients, and motivated by owning accounts, driving growth, and developing long-term partnerships within a global business.
Job Offer
The successful candidate will join a global, growing business offering early responsibility, clear progression, and exposure to high-profile agency partners. You'll benefit from a supportive, collaborative environment, hands-on development in strategic account management, and the opportunity to build a long-term career at the intersection of technology, creativity, and commercial growth.
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🇫🇷 Highlight your French language fluency prominently as this is a core requirement for the role
🎯 Emphasise any experience with creative or advertising agencies, even if indirect or project-based
📊 Quantify your account management results: 'Grew 8 client accounts by 35% over 18 months'
🤝 Showcase cross-functional collaboration experience as the role requires working across sales, marketing and product teams
💼 Demonstrate your commercial mindset with specific examples of revenue growth or partnership development
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- •Developed strategic account plans for 12 creative agencies, achieving 28% revenue growth over 18 months through targeted partnership initiatives
- •Built relationships with 3 major agency holding groups, securing £180k in new business through cross-functional collaboration with marketing and product teams
- •Managed CRM pipeline of 45 prospects, maintaining 92% data accuracy whilst onboarding 8 new agency partners with strong commercial potential
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Michael Page Sales' French-speaking Account Manager position combines my passion for strategic relationship building with my fluency in French and experience in B2B account management. The opportunity to work with creative and advertising agencies whilst driving revenue growth in a global technology environment aligns perfectly with my commercial background and international mindset.
My background in B2B sales and account management has equipped me with the skills to develop strategic partnerships, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver measurable revenue growth through cross-functional collaboration.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach developing an account plan for a new creative agency partner?
- ›What CRM systems have you used for pipeline management and reporting?
- ›How do you identify commercial potential in prospective agency partners?
- ›Describe your experience working with B2B technology solutions
- ›How would you structure a presentation for a major agency holding group?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you built a relationship with a difficult client
- ›Describe a situation where you had to collaborate across multiple departments to achieve a goal
- ›Give an example of how you've grown revenue in a previous role
- ›Tell me about a time you had to present to senior stakeholders
- ›Describe a challenging partnership you developed and how you overcame obstacles
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you built a relationship with a difficult client
Describe a situation where you had to collaborate across multiple departments to achieve a goal