Account Manager

• Position: Account Manager (potential to progress very quickly to Senior Account Manager depending on experience)

• Location: Victoria, London (39 days of remote work per year, including up to three days abroad*)

• Start date: April/May 2026

• Salary: £30-40k per annum, depending on experience

• Holiday: 24 days excluding public holidays

• Perks: Early Friday finish, social budget*, personal development budget (including WSET sponsorship)*, access to frequent fine wine tastings and events, introduction to the world’s top fine wine producers and industry figures, bi-monthly team tastings

*Following probation

Account management

• Manage day-to-day workflow across client accounts, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and follow-ups are completed on time, liaising effectively with clients

• Prepare client updates, meeting notes, and reports, while maintaining accurate account records and calendars

• Monitor progress against account plans and ensure a high standard across all client-facing materials

Marketing & communications

• Coordinate the execution of marketing, PR, and communications plans across client accounts

• Draft marketing materials, newsletters, invitations, and other communications, executing campaign rollouts

• Monitor and report media coverage, campaign performance, and market feedback

• Manage relationships with journalists, critics, and media partners, ensuring consistent brand messaging throughout

Relationship building

• Develop relationships with importers, distributors, restaurants, collectors, and other key industry stakeholders

• Represent Wine Lister and its clients professionally at tastings, trade fairs, events, and meetings

Lead generation & retention

• Carry out client prospection and retention, identifying opportunities to win new business and renew existing accounts

• Present Wine Lister and its services to key players across the wine industry

• At least three years’ hands-on experience in brand management, marketing, PR or communications (in-house or agency)

• Excellent organisational skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills

• Proven ability to generate exciting and memorable campaign concepts

• Experience creating high-quality visual assets and proficiency using PowerPoint, Canva, etc.

• Native-level English, French preferred

• Organised: highly focused, methodical, and rigorous, with precise attention to detail

• Problem-solving: able to think on their feet to come up with solutions

• Self-starting: able to take initiative, recognise what needs doing, and be motivated to act on it

• Team player: strong communication and social skills, can work collaboratively in our close-knit team

• Creative: strong visual intuition and ability to come up with fresh ideas, transforming concepts into engaging, well-crafted outputs 

• Passionate: excited to evolve in the wine Industry and to develop knowledge of both the product and its market

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)

• Fine wine knowledge: pre-existing knowledge or keen interest in wine, particularly fine wines