Senior Account Executive - Athlete Marketing

SPORTFIVE; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SPORTFIVE is looking for a Senior Account Executive to join their Athlete Marketing team in Barcelona. You will play a crucial role in managing and activating sponsorships for EA SPORTS, focusing on athlete engagement and campaign execution. This position requires strong communication skills, creativity, and a passion for sports, particularly football.

Servicios

25 days annual leave

Full Vitality health cover including dental and mental health support

Electric Car Scheme

Hybrid, flexible working model

Regular social events

Life assurance at x4 annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Formación

• 2-3 years of talent/athlete activation experience, preferably in football.
• Strong knowledge of the European football scene.
• Experience with social media platforms and content creation.

Responsabilidades

• Manage day-to-day activation of EA SPORTS FC global Ambassadors.
• Work on content creation and marketing assets with clients.
• Attend activation events as needed.

Conocimientos

Creativity

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Communication

Knowledge of social media

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Role can be based in Barcelona or Madrid.

Who We Are...

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, media platforms and 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 three consecutive years, 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.

SPORTFIVE UK is recruiting an experienced Account Executive for the Brand Solutions team to work on one of our biggest clients, EA SPORTS in the activation and management of its global football athletes across the globe. You will join a team experienced in creating, managing and activating sponsorship campaigns for brands and will work with premium rights holders. Your experience combined with strong general sports and football knowledge will be key for this role.

• Playing a supporting and lead role across the day-to-day management and activation of a set of EA SPORTS FC global Ambassadors.
• Reporting into a Senior Account Manager, you will be part of a team who supports the delivery of partner’s rights including;
• Work with the clients on content creation, marketing assets and campaign rollouts
• Work with the team to manage the approval process of EA SPORTS FC marketing assets with FC Ambassadors
• Creating, maintaining and updating internal records, logs and key client reporting and tracking documents
• Produce contact reports and meeting notes from client and rights holder meetings
• Attend activation events and hospitality trips as and when needed
• Playing a lead role in generating creative ideas related to the activation of FC Ambassador rights where required
• Provide social media tracking and support with the monitoring of FC Ambassador content

What You’ll Bring…

• 2-3 years of talent / athlete activation experience (preferably in football)
• Experience in being in direct communications with talent / talent management teams
• To have a distinct knowledge of sport, particularly the football scene in Europe
• Have an interest in gaming and esports
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and reporting mechanisms
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Creative & proactively minded
• Flawless attention to detail
• Strong planning ability
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually
• Must be available for travel (nationally / internationally) and have the flexibility to attend events on evenings and at weekends

Don’t fit all the criteria? Don’t worry! Our job adverts give you a flavour of what you can expect in the role, but you don’t have to tick every box. We put a lot of focus on the importance of developing our people, so if you think you’d be a great fit for us then hit apply.

What You’ll Get From Us…

As well as the opportunity to join an organisation that invests in development and rewards its people, 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
• Electric Car Scheme
• Enhanced family leave entitlements
• Hybrid, flexible working model(4 days in the office)
• A day off for moving houseor getting married
• Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties
• Life assurance at x4 annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme

SPORTFIVE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who provide equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Marketing and Sales

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