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About the Role

We have a new opportunity for a talented Account Director to join our award-winning global Brand Consulting team. This is an exciting and dynamic role leading one of our flagship accounts in London. Our client is a global airline with an extensive portfolio of partnerships across multiple sports and markets. The Account Director will advise and guide the client on the best way to utilize and optimize their contractual rights and assets to deliver results that drive impact and attention.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day operations, client reporting and budgeting
Develop a strong and supportive sense of leadership with the internal account team
Build strong relationships with senior clients, rights holders and suppliers
Provide strategic advice based on experience and insight as a sports marketing consultant
Demonstrate excellent management skills to drive value for a client’s brand across a range of disciplines from creative development and content creation, to rights and activation delivery
Become the custodian of an actionable strategy that maximizes partnership assets, aligning with the brand and business objectives
Project manage campaign activations from ideation to execution
Event management and logistics including driver appearances
Work closely with different stakeholders including rights holders, agency teams (Creative, Strategy, Planning, and Brand), external agencies
Be accountable to client KPIs and measure campaign effectiveness to demonstrate ROI
Networking events and supporting with business development when required

Requirements

Must have significant agency or in-house experience at a client/campaign lead level
Demonstrable exposure to strategic decision making, campaign planning, communications, asset development, amplification and event management is vital
Experience in digital marketing, including devising and implementing global digital campaigns
Broad sport sponsorship experience is required
Strong people management, client servicing, account handling and project management skills
Must have an organised and detail-oriented approach with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, juggling multiple projects simultaneously
Creative flair with a passion for ideas and innovative thinking
Team player with the ability to lead, organise, provide direction and feedback
Confident communicator with exceptional presentation skills
Have a desire to challenge the norm and be inquisitive around new opportunities
Be open and willing to travel for meetings, events and activations as needed

Skills

Sports marketing
Client servicing
Account handling
Project management
People management
Digital marketing
Strategic decision making
Campaign planning
Communications
Asset development
Amplification
Event management
Creative flair
Innovative thinking
Presentation skills

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Account Director level
Client/campaign lead level

About the Company

The six-time recipient of the award for “Best in Talent Representation and Management,” presented by the Sports Business Journal, CAA Sports represents more than 3,000 of the world's best athletes in such sports as baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities.
CAA Sports provides unique opportunities for clients off the field, in areas including entertainment, licensing, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy, publishing, and video games.
CAA Sports also works in the areas of media rights, property sales and sponsorships, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search.
CAA Sports is a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management and consumer product licensing, executive search, and philanthropy.
Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organisations that shape culture and inspire the world.
In CAA Brand Consulting we have 200+ specialists working with over 35 leading brands.
Our vision is to be the strategic partner for brands in helping them solve their biggest challenges.
Our services and connectivity in sport and entertainment allow us to identify, develop, activate and measure partnership strategies that build brands and grow business.
Our international clients include the likes of Adobe, Allianz, Salesforce, Google, Nestle, Indeed and Gucci.
There is also a unique culture within CAA; for a global agency it has a small agency feel, with a great sense of teamwork, ambition, empowerment and entrepreneurialism.

Equal Opportunity

Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law.
Please inform CAA’s Recruitment Department if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.