Account Director – Sports & Culture - Sponsorship / Creative Activations

Location: Central London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Salary: £55,000 – £70,000

The Company

A fast-growing specialist creative agency working at the intersection of sport, entertainment and culture.

Built with the backing of a globally recognised independent creative group, the agency combines the energy and agility of a start-up with the support, credibility and access of an established network.

Already working with an impressive roster of brands and partners, they deliver fan-led campaigns, sponsorship activations and culturally relevant creative that drives both brand relevance and commercial impact.

With strong momentum and a growing pipeline of work, they are now expanding their client servicing team to support the next phase of growth.

The Role

This is a leadership role for an Account Director to drive the development and delivery of sponsorship-led campaigns and brand partnerships across sport, music and cultural platforms.

You’ll oversee both strategic direction and execution - managing senior client relationships while leading integrated activation programmes from concept through to delivery.

This is an opportunity that’s about bringing partnerships to life through smart, culturally resonant campaign delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead key client relationships across partnership and sponsorship programmes
• Shape campaign direction across content, experiential and paid activation
• Oversee the delivery of integrated brand activations across sport and entertainment
• Manage budgets and commercial outcomes across projects
• Lead internal teams across creative, production and delivery
• Drive campaign planning from strategic concept through to execution
• Identify opportunities for account growth and partnership expansion
• Contribute to new business and pitch development

Who Are You

• Experience leading sponsorship, partnership or activation campaigns
• Background in sport, entertainment, culture or experiential marketing environments
• Strong client leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Commercially aware with experience managing campaign budgets
• Comfortable overseeing creative development processes
• Passionate about fan culture and how brands authentically engage within it
• A self-starter who thrives in a start-up environment - motivated by ownership, autonomy and the chance to grow alongside the business

Why Join?

• Lead culturally relevant work across sport and entertainment
• Operate at the intersection of strategy and creative activation
• Work in a fast-growing, ambitious environment
• Real opportunity to shape the future of the client offering
• Opportunity to develop your skillsets and level within an expanding agency and work on award-winning campaigns

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We value inclusivity and diversity, believing it creates a better working world.

We love to see applicants from all different backgrounds and hire based on skills and potential, not solely focusing on prior experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender perception or identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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