Account Director

OCTAGON; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading global creative agency in sports and entertainment, where you will oversee the execution of high-profile events and marketing initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead groundbreaking activations in Women’s Sport and collaborate with a diverse range of global partners. You will be at the forefront of creating memorable experiences during iconic events such as the Women’s Rugby World Cup and F1 races. If you are passionate about sports, have strong marketing and project management skills, and thrive in a collaborative environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Flexible holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Gymflex

Dental insurance

Travel insurance

Health cash plan

Qualifications

• Experience in managing sponsorship initiatives and event management.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead local market sponsorship initiatives and manage project performance.
• Develop integrated marketing campaigns and oversee event execution.

Skills

Integrated marketing experience

Client service skills

Project management skills

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

We are looking for an exceptional and highly motivated individual to oversee the UK’s premier entertainment and sporting events on behalf of one of our key clients. This role will encompass iconic events such as the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, The Open & AIG Women’s Open Championship, F1, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Brit Awards, UCL, and more.

In addition, this position includes an exciting new opportunity to lead a groundbreaking activation in Women’s Sport — a first of its kind. Key responsibilities include managing the successful execution of brand and customer marketing initiatives in the lead-up to and during these events.

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the success of historic sporting moments and play a pivotal role in driving results for one of the agency’s most important partners.

This could be the perfect role for you if you have integrated marketing experience, outstanding client service and project management skills, thrive in team settings and have an interest in working with a local, regional, and global team.

You will be responsible for:

• Day-to-day lead on all local market sponsorship initiatives, including project and performance management across core team for Agency’s key local client.
• Day-to-day lead on the delivery of bespoke Women’s Sport programme for one of the agency’s longest standing global clients.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for operational execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and driving cross-functional collaboration to achieve key initiatives.
• Lead high-level project and performance management across multiple teams, ensuring the timely delivery of multiple initiatives while delivering against performance targets.
• Collaboration across multiple departments and with the client’s marketing and business units across three continents to develop and deliver promotional campaigns and events.
• Development of integrated marketing campaigns and B2B, B2B2C, and B2C activations/promotions (ticketing promotion, creative, digital/social media, sales/merchant, cross-promotions with other sponsors, etc.).
• Management of third-party suppliers.
• Line management of 2-3 junior team members.
• Creative utilization and delivery of sponsorship assets such as tickets.
• Preparation of strategy, operational briefing, and reporting documentation.
• Working with in-house studio and production teams to bring to life creative concepts and activation ideas.
• Ensuring client budgets are well managed, tracked, reconciled, and invoiced on time.
• Reporting – pre, during and post events.

This could be your next right move if:

• You thrive as part of a big team.
• You think on your feet and use your initiative. You enjoy learning new things and can quickly adapt when things change.
• You’re a natural at building rapport with just about anyone at any level in an organisation.
• You pay attention to the detail and excel in operations.
• You can think strategically, globally, and long term.
• You have the ability to collaborate across disciplines, departments and client’s additional agency partners.
• You are adaptable to working remotely, with people in different countries and continents.
• You enjoy solving problems and finding creative, incremental solutions to challenges.
• You communicate clearly. You can write well, you speak in an engaging way and can explain your thoughts and ideas succinctly.

You will also need to have:

• Experience or knowledge of working with sponsorship properties (campaigns and/or traditional event management).
• Previous work on campaigns or events in sport or financial services would be advantageous but not a prerequisite.
• Solid agency experience working in a similar role.
• Major event experience would be a bonus.
• High level PowerPoint Skills, Excel and Outlook and a confidence to present internally and externally.
• Outstanding organization, interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays and non-traditional hours, as required.

BENEFITS

We’re pleased to offer a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

• Core benefits (available from start date) – flexible holiday allowance, AXA private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible benefits (available after probation) – Gymflex, dental insurance, travel insurance, health cash plan, Cycleshceme, interest-free season ticket loans.
• A Flexible Workplace – we have a number of initiatives in place to ensure that our team have the flexibility to balance work with their lives, this includes flexible holiday and flexible working options.
• We also run a number of internal programmes to support physical and mental wellbeing, alongside learning and development opportunities to support career development and progression.

WHO YOU’LL BE JOINING

Recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Sports”, Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group.

We take pride in being Playmakers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.

We can put ourselves in the shoes of fans because we ARE fans – of sports, entertainment, and culture at large. This expertise allows us to continually evolve the fan experience across sports and entertainment alongside some of the biggest brands and talent in the world.

The world needs play more than ever. Are you a Playmaker?

ABOUT US

Octagon is a global creative agency in sports, entertainment and culture.

We’re part of a wider family of agencies – the Octagon R&CPMK – a group of specialist agencies working with brands, athletes, and celebrities. Group agencies include Futures Sport & Entertainment, FRUKT and No2ndPlace. We’re all part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), one of the world’s most respected advertising networks.

Founded in 1982 with over 800 employees around the globe. Our Headquarters is in Stamford, Connecticut with further offices around the world including: New York, LA, Miami, McLean, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, Sydney, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Manchester.

We believe that great brands own an idea in the minds of their audience. For Apple, it’s creativity. For Nike, it’s performance. For BMW it’s Joy. For Coca-Cola, it’s happiness. For Mastercard, it’s priceless experiences.

Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.