Commercial Sports Manager - Sailing, Cycling and Formula 1

Greater London, Kensington and Chelsea, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end delivery of sponsorship campaigns for marquee clients and align cross-functional teams to hit timelines, while supporting renewals and growth with senior colleagues.

  • Lead client campaigns and act as the primary contact for execution and deliverables.
  • Coordinate internal teams and partners to meet timelines and produce decks and reports.
  • Support renewals and growth strategies with senior colleagues, and contribute ideas to agency offerings.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop commercial opportunities for clients
  • Lead the day-to-day delivery of partnership activity across multiple clients
  • Coordinate internal teams, rights holders and third parties to keep timelines and deliverables on track
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on active campaigns
  • Produce and review high-quality decks, reports and proposals
  • Support on renewals and growth strategies in collaboration with senior colleagues
  • Maintain clear, consistent communication across stakeholders
  • Oversee junior team outputs and provide mentorship
  • Contribute to agency development offering ideas, insight and support across projects
  • Represent the agency at meetings and events when required

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a client-facing role within sponsorship, partnerships or commercial sport
  • Strong understanding of the global sports landscape – ideally with exposure to cycling, sailing, Formula 1 or tennis – and well-versed in key trends, rights holders and industry dynamics
  • Commercially astute, with a good grasp of brand objectives, partnership valuations and negotiation skills
  • Experienced in developing and reviewing presentations, reports and client-facing materials
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills – clear and detail-oriented
  • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines under pressure
  • Comfortable managing and mentoring junior colleagues
  • Valid driving licence and passport
  • Fluent written and spoken English, with foreign languages a bonus
  • Willingness to travel (predominately to USA, Saudi Arabia and Italy) and work occasional evenings/weekends as required

Preferred

  • foreign languages a bonus

Benefits

  • 28 days holiday
  • Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Gym Contribution
  • Health Cash Back Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Helpline
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Eye Care Vouchers
  • Online Training
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Founded in 2006
Filleigh, England, GBR
106 employees (14 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
23.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
8.9%
Direct
85%
Referral
0.1%
Social
4.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~106

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
2.4 years

Funding

Total Funding
$1.5M
Last Raise
$1.5M
Post IPO Equity, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Equity • $1.5M

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