Responsibilities

• Owns client relationships at a senior and strategic level (above day-to-day client contacts interacting with Client Directors).
• Is a senior level and lead partner to clients.
• Can anticipate and proactively respond to clients’ needs by collaborating across service lines and enhancing the Sponsorship & Consulting team offering.
• Drives client’s business forward though a proactive and strategic approach.
• Accountable for client’s/account fees and activation budgets by entrusting Directors and Snr Managers.
• Has gravitas and ownership to manage clients’ expectations through a consultative approach.
• Leads by example and coach’s client service excellence.
• Acts as key point of escalation to solve client problems.
• Understands and is able to report on the commercials of client responsibilities.
• Oversee client teams’ operational structure and delivery.

Requirements

• Proven, consistent, experience in marketing either agency side, client side or with a rights holder.
• Proven, consistent, experience working on sport, ambassadors, music or entertainment sponsorships and activation programmes
• Demonstrable experience in strategically growing client accounts and nurturing senior professional client relationships
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills with the aptitude to foster long-term relationships.
• A strong strategic and logical thinker who can provide council to our clients and suppliers in delivering best in class solutions
• Strong acumen to look at business performance for our clients and how this can be measured to make sponsorship assets more accountable
• Strong financial management skills, including budget planning, account profitability and resource allocation.
• Demonstrable experience in project management with the ability to manage multiple projects across varied work streams.
• A deep understanding of brand ambassador management
• A deep understanding of the wider marketing landscape

Benefits

• We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles.