About the role

  • Account Director leading the F1 agency team for a key client's global partnership. Managing complex stakeholder relationships and driving project execution across multiple markets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop strong knowledge of our client’s business strategy, solutions & services
  • Partnership asset management, managing the communications between global and local stakeholders, and rights holders
  • Lead strategic planning and ideation, often in a multi-functional, or cross-agency team
  • Run regular stakeholder meetings and be accountable for reporting
  • Ensure all communications & approvals deadlines are met and brand guidelines are adhered to
  • Discuss all major progress, changes and any challenges whilst presenting solutions
  • Review successful delivery, best practices, key learnings and client learnings / insights
  • Develop and encourage innovation and new thinking for our clients
  • Maintain strong supplier relationships, negotiate and review supplier contracts

Requirements

  • 5+ years of sports partnerships or marketing agency experience
  • F1 knowledge or experience. More broadly, an interest in football or music will help relationship building
  • Complex stakeholder management experience is key for this role
  • Experience working with complex multi-national brands would be advantageous, for example an oil or energy company, a global bank or finance brand or a global logistics supplier
  • Ability to build brilliant working relationships and learn quickly to understand the clients business structures and processes
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently present clients and a broader stakeholders with clear and concise plans
  • Experience across all aspects of brand partnerships including partnership asset management, market comms, employee engagement, guest experience, event delivery, systems & ticketing, content, social
  • A broad understanding of other marketing disciplines, with the ability to work in cross-agency teams
  • Detailed project planning & management experience, with the ability to guide clients, implement process and carefully manage expectations
  • Experience in managing a small team with appropriate use of delegation to drive efficient workflow
  • Ability to travel internationally, including weekend work when required
  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office products

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Company pension
  • Optional private health and dental cover
  • Access to 24/7 online GP
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Personal Accident Cover
  • Access to Octopus Financial Planning Support
  • Season Ticket & Cycle to work schemes
  • Perkbox & other lifestyle benefits
  • Birthday off
  • Hybrid, flexible working policy
  • Enhanced Time off in lieu policy
  • Monthly socials

Job title

Account Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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