Account Director, Brand Marketing

London, UK (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level7+ years exp

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-year account leadership and strategic growth, guiding senior clients with insight-driven direction and cross-disciplinary leverage to turn opportunities into measurable impact.

  • Strategic Ownership: Lead high-level client strategy, roadmaps, and executive-level planning across integrated campaigns.
  • Growth & Revenue: Identify early risks and expansion opportunities to drive account health and incremental revenue.
  • Cross-Agency Alignment: Tie Strategy, Creative, and Program Management into integrated, output-focused plans that deliver business outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the business lead across account(s), owning partnership vision, performance, and growth.
  • Develop a deep understanding of each client's business, industry landscape, competitive dynamics, and objectives to proactively shape strategic direction.
  • Develop multi-year account roadmaps aligned to client business objectives and evolving category dynamics.
  • Provide proactive, insight-driven counsel to mid-to-senior client stakeholders.
  • Identify risks and growth opportunities early, developing action plans in partnership with agency leadership.
  • Create and activate formal growth plans for account(s), aligning internal teams and capabilities to drive measurable impact.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders grounded in credibility, foresight, and strategic thinking.
  • Confidently navigate complex organizational dynamics and decision-making structures.
  • Elevate conversations beyond execution toward long-term brand and business impact.
  • Lead annual planning conversations, QBRs, and senior-level presentations.
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Excel Sports Management

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Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading management and marketing agency that represents top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Established in 2002, Excel is based in New York City and has offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Chicago and London .

Founded in 2002
USA
890 employees (153 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
29.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.9%
Direct
50.8%
Referral
7.7%
Social
4.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~890

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
135 (15% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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