Account Director – Sports & Entertainment PR & Comms – to £55K – London/Hybrid
You’re already a high achieving Senior AM or AD with great experience in Sports, Entertainment or Lifestyle PR & Comms. Our client is a Global creative comms agency working at the nexus of sports, entertainment, lifestyle and culture, they’re expanding their client roster and are looking for an Account Director to contribute to strategy and deliver great PR & Communications campaigns for a major global gaming and eSports client. If you’re energetic SAM or AD with experience in PR & Comms in sports, entertainment or lifestyle and looking to progress your career at an agency that empowers its people through autonomy then this role could be the one for you.
What you’ll be doing:
- Delivering best in class strategic and creative planning for a major global brand
- Delivering world class global multi-channel campaigns leveraging influencers and culture
- Contributing to the creation of world class toolkits and guidelines
- Delivering the best in critical path planning, budgeting, client and team management
- Writing the most creative and engaging copy of your career so far
- Setting new standards in campaign management and delivery
- Making reporting and evaluation as simple and easy as possible
- Managing and developing junior team members
- Contributing to a fully inclusive culture that actually values diversity
Who you are:
- An experienced Sports PR & Comms Senior AM or AD with exposure to strategy development fully able to deliver great campaigns
- Experienced in creative and content strategy with a focus on Gen Z audiences
- Experienced in sourcing and managing sports and entertainment talent and influencers
- Someone with strong knowledge of digital channels and experience of the various social media platforms
- Experienced in building global comms or marketing toolkits for major brands
- Not necessarily a hard-core gamer but someone well tapped into the intersection sports, fashion and culture
- Above all someone who has a growth mindset, doesn’t need micromanaging and is willing and able to contribute to a positive and inclusive agency culture
What You’ll get:
- The opportunity to do your best work ever for some of the world’s most iconic brands across all areas of sport and entertainment
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in sports and entertainment marcoms
- The chance to work with a global agency of 750 plus people that still retains a scale-up mentality
- Work somewhere where the MD is actually delivering on diversity & inclusion
- A base salary up to £55K DoE, plus hybrid working.
- Some international travel and so many other benefits that there simply isn’t the room on here to mention…
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