Marketing & Account Manager (Sports)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact to ensure best in class delivery, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring satisfaction with all agency services.
• Develop and maintain long-term client relationships through effective communication, development and maintenance of core documentation, understanding of their business needs, and proactive support.
• Lead strategic client meetings, quarterly business reviews, and post-campaign analysis.
• Communicate progress and updates internally to ensure all stakeholders are aware of status.
• Work with clients to develop sports marketing strategies that align with their business objectives, delivering creative solutions that drive brand awareness, engagement, and ROI.
• Collaborate with creative, digital, content and partnership partners to ensure that all campaigns are aligned with client goals, timelines, budgets and insight measurement expectations.
• Identify new opportunities to expand services or introduce innovative approaches that support client growth and business objectives.
• Oversee the delivery of campaigns from conception to execution, ensuring all projects are on track, within budget, and meet or exceed performance targets.
• Work with internal teams to manage day-to-day account activities, including scheduling, resource allocation, and quality control of deliverables.
• Troubleshoot any issues that arise during the campaign execution, providing swift solutions and managing client expectations.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in sports marketing, with a focus on partnerships, athletes,social content and brand integration - ideally within a sports marketing agency, advertising agency, or brand management.
• Experience: Social content creation, PR, Communications and Activation experience, alongside proven experience in leading client accounts
• Ideation and Delivery: Can come up with creative solutions to briefs and deliver the vision.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sports Management, Business, or a related field
• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the sports landscape, including sponsorship, athlete marketing, content creation, social media execution and fan engagement.
• Project Management: Proven track record of leading and delivering large-scale marketing campaigns on time and within budget.
• Client Management: Excellent client-facing skills with the ability to build and maintain high-level relationships.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and present strategic solutions that drive measurable business outcomes for clients.
• Leadership: Experience managing and mentoring teams, with the ability to inspire and drive performance.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present confidently to clients and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible working
• New business bonus
• Paid holiday
• Hands-on experience working in start-up sports marketing business with exposure to diverse projects
• Opportunities to work with high profile sports brands, rights holders and athletes
• Networking opportunities within the sports industry
• Mentorship from experienced professionals in the field
• Potential for accelerated career advancement within the business