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Senior Campaign Manager

Key things to know

  • Salary: £37,500 - £42,500 p/a
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Location: Cardiff
  • Closing Date: 11/09/2025

The role

We want our work to mean something. Get it right and we can change communities and even society for the better. So, we are looking for a Senior Campaign Manager to join us to work on campaigns that work, with clients we love and causes we believe in. 

You will be an integral part of the award-winning Campaign team working to make brave creative campaigns and build meaningful relationships with our clients. 

Cowshed is a Real Living Wage employer, a Disability Confident Employer, and an Autism Aware Business. We strive to be culturally competent in all aspects of our work and work environment and are proud to be participating in Diverse Cymru’s cultural competency scheme. 

We actively encourage candidates from under-represented and diverse backgrounds to apply. 

If you need any assistance with your application, please contact us and we can make suitable adjustments. Our office is fully accessible. 

Please apply by 5pm on Thursday 11th September by emailing your answers to the following questions to fiona@wearecowshed.co.uk. A CV is not required. 

Q1. Please tell us why you are applying for this role. 

Q2. Please outline your experience against the core skills, including relevant examples.  

Please keep written responses to 500 words per question and video or audio applications to under 2 minutes. 

 

 

 

What we need from you

The Day to Day

  • Day to day client liaison ensuring projects are being delivered beyond their satisfaction, and building strong, open and honest relationships.   
  • Attending and leading client meetings – ensuring actions are shared and then delivered within a reasonable timeframe.  
  • Rigorous project management, delivering multiple projects and campaign elements for your clients. 
  • Creating and maintaining relationships with stakeholders for your campaigns.   
  • Regularly searching for new innovations to improve our team performance (client reports, time management etc.)  
  • Proofing copy and content – this means a keen eye for detail, excellent grammar and writing skills and knowledge of what makes strong, engaging content. 
  • Working with your team and across the agency to build relationships and collaborate on creative solutions for your clients. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Developing strategic campaign plans that work against specified audiences and objectives. Always asking the right questions to ensure we create the most effective campaigns for our clients. 
  • Ensuring that projects are carried out creatively, enthusiastically, on time, on budget. 
  • Supporting in the management of a team and their workloads to support you in the successful delivery of campaigns, providing guidance, feedback and identifying opportunities for their development.  
  • Strong leadership ability you are expected to guide and collaborate with various teams and individuals across the organisation. 
  • Reporting results to the wider team and clients on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. 

Core Skills

  • Ability to manage clients and campaigns right through from conception to evaluation   
  • Exceptional account management and leadership – organisational and planning skills as well as interpersonal skills which mean you are fantastic at communicating with clients and the wider internal team.  
  • Ability to manage multiple projects competently, tracking time and progress of project against scope of work. Prioritising and driving efficiency in way of working.  
  • Strategic thinker with ability to judge creative and campaign work against a client brief, giving constructive feedback. Also able to provide strategic counsel to clients.   
  • Has excellent knowledge of social trends, media landscape, platforms, influencer landscape and algorithms.  
  • Ability to analyse complex data and input into a variety of systems for evaluation of campaigns.  
  • Curiosity to understand the different industries and sectors we work with to interrogate briefs. 
  • Excellent numerical, written, verbal and presentation skills.  

Personal Attitude

We are looking for people who share in our purpose to work with meaning: 

  • You will care about creating a positive impact on society  
  • You will be self-motivated, dedicated, and curious   
  • You’ll take responsibility for getting the job done for your clients 
  • You’ll contribute to our inclusive work culture  
  • You’ll enjoy creative problem solving to generate ideas for your clients and cowshed 
  • You’ll be honest and expected to be treated professionally and with respect, treating others in the same way