Account Director - Sr Account Director

9 Minutes ago • 8-10 Years • ~ $68,640 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Account Director/Senior Director will lead the account team and assist clients in developing and executing Olympic marketing initiatives. This role involves advising, managing strategic concept development, and leading communication with clients and internal stakeholders. Responsibilities include interacting with clients, leading the account team, developing sponsorship strategies, overseeing on-site activation at sporting events, and negotiating contracts. The candidate should be able to manage client relationships and have a broad understanding of global culture.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of Olympic marketing experience.
  • Proven client and team management experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proven record in creative marketing solutions.
  • Ability to lead marketing program development.
Perks:
  • Growth and developmental opportunities
  • Robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Job Details

The Role and What You’ll Do: 

The Account Director/Senior Director is a seasoned Olympic marketer who will lead the day-to-day account team and assist clients in the development and execution of Olympic marketing initiatives. This person will advise and manage strategic concept development through program execution, alongside bringing new ideas and opportunities for consideration. The Account Director/Senior Director will regularly lead communication with key client personnel as well as internal agency stakeholders. 

  

  • Interacting daily with corporate clients, properties and multiple agencies/vendors to support sponsorship initiatives 
  • Leading daily performance of account team, ensuring quality work, professional communications, effective process implementation alongside timely & strategic account management 
  • Assisting with sponsorship strategy, development and implementation for clients, including negotiating necessary contractual partnership terms, overseeing assets and third-party vendor involvement, internal/external communications, promotions and onsite activation 
  • Developing sponsorship activation ideas and execution plans based on client objectives/budget 
  • Oversight of tactical onsite sponsorship activation at high-profile sporting events.  Specific elements may include, but are not limited to, talent booking, hospitality management, PR integration, client executive presence, relationship management, guest experiences, property management, etc. 
  • Program development utilizing sponsorship assets 
  • Negotiating team, player and third-party vendor contracts 
  • Providing industry insights & sponsorship/property analysis, including incremental opportunities for integration and co-promotions 
  • Leading evaluation and a POV of new sponsorship opportunities 
  • Identifying and contacting potential marketing partners for client goals/objectives 
  • Interfacing with internal divisions as necessary to develop and implement client programs 
  • Presenting to senior level client and/or internal agency executives 

You Have These: 

  • Bachelor’s degree required in Marketing or related field, MBA preferred, but not required 
  • A minimum of 8-10 years of Olympic marketing experienced at an agency, client or property
  • Proven client and team management experience
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Wider Olympic network to stay connected to trends/insights for agency’s benefit
  • Proven track record in developing and implementing creative solutions to marketing challenges 
  • Ability to lead the development and implementation of marketing programs with a cross-functional team 
    • Proven ability to manage a high volume of client-service deliverables without sacrificing quality           
  • Ability to manage day-to-day relationships with clients and other agency divisions
  • Intellectual leadership, a problem-solving aptitude, and a broad understanding of global popular culture 
  • Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills 
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time (including weekend events) 

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the range shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.


Hiring Range Minimum:

$68,640 annually

Hiring Range Maximum:

$0 annually

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About The Company

160over90, part of Endeavor, is an award-winning cultural marketing agency that elevates brands by creating ideas for the world to obsess over and shared moments where people feel something real. With 800+ thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the globe, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. Turning fans into fanatics for companies of all sizes, 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, DP World, Marriott International, USAA, and Visa.

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