Associate Director, Hospitality - Motorsports

Wasserman Media Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports and entertainment agency is seeking an Associate Director, Hospitality - Motorsports in London. This role involves leading hospitality events, managing budgets, and fostering strong relationships with clients and sponsors in the motorsports industry. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in event management, with at least 2 years in motorsport environments. Flexible working is offered, with a requirement of at least 3 days in the London office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in hospitality/event programmes.
• Agency experience preferred.
• 2 years experience in motorsport (F1) is required.

Responsibilities

• Curate and deliver events for key Motorsport accounts.
• Manage project budgets and account deliverables.
• Lead junior team members and support their development.

Skills

Event management

Client relationship management

Budget management

Communication skills

Logistics management

Creative thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Associate Director, Hospitality - Motorsports

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Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70+ cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

A key role within our Motorsport team, responsible for supporting in the development and implementation of events, hospitality programmes and brand experiences, at and away from the track, with support of junior team members. You will act as day-to-day lead for the client and agency team and will report directly to the Director, Motorsports Hospitality.

What You Will Be Doing

General account responsibilities include:

• Support in the curation and lead on delivery of events across key Motorsport accounts
• Support the Director, Motorsports Hospitality in overarching planning partnership events and hospitality planning, aligned to client requirements in terms of audience/guest profile, objectives, budget parameters, and performance KPIs
• Deliver partnership events and hospitality programmes, in conjunction with rights holder and sister agencies, and general account management of suppliers, budget, and client reporting
• Accountable for project budget management, from building detailed event budgets, live tracking, and post-project reporting to key stakeholders
• Reporting and evaluation, including interpretation of results and recommendations to clients
• Support in planning and maintain oversight of all events-related deliverables across other areas of partnership activation and account management
• Ensuring account team deliver across core partnership management deliverables, including management of merchandise/collateral, contractual asset monitoring and status reporting – ensuring contractual asset usage is maximised and tracked.
• Driving incremental business opportunities, contribution to the wider Motorsport financial targets
• Supporting development and up-skilling junior members of the account team, working closely with Head of Events – Motorsport to identify individual development needs
• Supporting and where required, leading on new business proposals and joining pitch teams when client briefs require event specialist input
  
  

Role-specific Responsibilities Include

• Management of key relationships with clients, rights holders and suppliers
• Oversee development and delivery of required events and activations
• Deliver best-in-class client events and activations, pulling through core client narrative to all touchpoints
• Strive to meet client KPI’s and ensure activity is effectively measured
• Work across additional client programmes and activations as required
• Thorough understanding of client budget parameters
• Continually seek cost-saving measures and opportunities
• Pursue opportunities to grow business organically
• Monitor and approve spending of direct reports
• Manage team members, ensuring that tasks are being completed correctly, efficiently and timely
• Promote conflict resolution amongst staff, and recommend and manage solutions
• Regular interactions with Director, Motorsport to ensure client goals are managed consistently
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and share relevant industry news, trends and case studies
• Relationship management with key events suppliers in F1 and motorsport network
• Develop clear and concise internal and external presentations and reporting
• Demonstrate appropriate behaviours, conduct and professionalism in all inter-personal, written and verbal communications
• Track time and financial expenses on a day-to-day basis
• Please Note
• International travel will be required in the delivery of client activations and events
• Flexible working applies, a minimum of 3 days a week working from London office required
  
  

What You Need

• Agency experience is strongly preferred
• Motorsport (F1) experience, minimum 2yrs required
• Minimum of 5yrs experience delivering first-class hospitality / event programmes for C-suite guests
• Experience working on large global brands is preferred
• Experience in managing multiple team members across multiple work streams
• Ability to multi-task; you will be working across a number of activities and clients with tight deadlines
• Ability to anticipate problems/issues and suggest proactive resolutions to be put into place
• Strong operations and logistics management skills, including planning of shipments, transport and global travel
• Strong spreadsheet and budget management skills, including use of Microsoft Excel
• Presentation skills (verbal and written), internally and to clients/suppliers including the use of Microsoft PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written, internally and to clients/suppliers
• Team management – management, coordination and development of junior team members
• Creative thinking and awareness of event industry trends
• Attention to detail and organisation critical
• Confidence and ability to present to senior stakeholders
  
  

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Management and Manufacturing

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