Account Manager

Sportfive; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sports marketing agency in the UK is seeking a client partnerships manager to oversee various sports partnerships and consultative projects. The role requires excellent communication, organisational skills, and a passion for sports, as well as the capability to manage client relations and develop creative activation strategies. Employees enjoy benefits such as 25 days of annual leave, health coverage, and a hybrid working model. Ideal candidates will have experience in account management and a strong understanding of the sports industry.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Full health cover including dental and optical

Enhanced family leave entitlements

Hybrid working model

Regular social events

Life assurance at x4 annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Electric car scheme

Qualifications

• Possess strong account management/partnership activation knowledge and experience.
• Have experience in talent/brand ambassador management.
• Available for client-related travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage client sports partnerships and consultancy projects.
• Work closely with clients on content creation and marketing assets.
• Lead weekly status calls and responsible for regular client reporting.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Strong organisational skills

Analytical mindset

Budgetary knowledge

Proficiency in MS Office

Passion for sports

Tools

Online project management tool

Job description

Overview

SPORTFIVE is a global sports marketing agency that utilises the unique emotional power of sport to create and enable pioneering partnerships. We strategically and creatively connect brands, rights-holders, mediaplatformsand fans across a multitude of sports. Whether it’s supporting football clubs to secure their next front of shirt sponsor, curating deals for brands to showcase their advertising during games televised to millions across the world, or representing the best talent in our industry, connecting sport to incredible brands and partners is at the heart of what we do. Want to find out more? Check out our LinkedIn and Instagram pages for an insight into what we do and what it’s like to work here. Having been voted the No.1 most attractive sports marketing agency to work for, we’re incredibly proud of our culture and the people that help to nurture it. If you want to help shape the future of the sports industry, then we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management and activation of core client sports partnerships and consultancy projects.
• Reporting into a Senior Account Manager, you will be responsible for planning, developing and managing the partnership rights and activation programming across the client roster, including:
• Client and partner relationship management
• Partnership rights and brand campaign planning
• Generating and presenting creative activation ideas
• Managing the planning and delivery of events, plus player and talent appearances on behalf of clients
• Project management of campaign delivery and adherence to relevant deadlines
• Working closely with clients on content creation, marketing assets and partnership materials, and liaising with third party suppliers
• Working closely with clients, partners and internal colleagues on campaign material approvals
• Arranging and attending activation events / trips
• Leading weekly status calls / meetings and responsible for regular client reporting
• Coordinating and creating season-long reports and activation debriefs on behalf of client
• Supporting on brand-led consultancy processes to identify partnership opportunities through research and brand client management
• Managing activation budgets and invoicing processes
• Management of account executives when required within team structure
• Assist with new business proposals when required
• Possess strong account management / partnership activation knowledge and experience with rights-holders
• Experience of talent / brand ambassador organisation and management

• Excellent written, verbal and face to face communication skills
• Flawless attention to detail and problem-solving skills, with a flexible ‘can-do’ attitude
• Strong organisational, planning and time management skills and abilities, with a keen ability to manage multiple client tasks and requirements
• Budgetary and invoicing knowledge and experience
• Presentational skills – creating and presenting
• Strong IT / Systems Skills - Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel and MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Experience working with an online project management tool
• Analytical mindset to review campaign performance and shape future recommendations
• Have a real passion and knowledge for sport, with a good understanding of the global sporting landscape
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually
• Available for client-related travel when required
• A foreign language is desirable but not essential

Benefits

• As well as the opportunity to join an organisation that invests in and rewards its staff, provides an enjoyable working environment, and offers genuine responsibility and scope to shape a role and add real value, you’ll also get…
• 25 days annual leave + an additional gifted day over the Christmas period
• Full Vitality health cover including dental, optical and mental health support
• Enhanced family leave entitlements
• Hybrid, flexible working model (4 days in the office)
• A day off for moving house or getting married
• Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties
• Life assurance at x4 annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric car scheme

Equal Opportunity

SPORTFIVE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We believe that different perspectives and experiences are the key to success. Our goal is to create an authentic and attractive work environment where everyone feels valued, with a sense of belonging, and encouraged to shape the future of the sports industry.