Account Manager (Sports Sponsorships Brand Asset Management and Rights Approval)

OCTAGON; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global creative agency in London is seeking an Account Manager to support a dynamic team in managing an exceptional sponsorship portfolio across various sports. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a passion for sports sponsorship. Responsibilities include managing branding assets, coordinating content reviews, and assisting with day-to-day client servicing in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Flexible holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Gymflex

Qualifications

• Experience in sponsorship management or account management, preferably in sports.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of branding guidelines and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of client’s sponsorship-related branding assets.
• Collaborate with sponsorship partners to maintain branding materials.
• Coordinate internal and external content reviews for compliance.
• Assist the Account Director in daily client servicing.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Project management

Job description

Overview

London, England, United Kingdom

Requisition ID: 15734

This is a great opportunity for an Account Manager or Senior Account Executive looking to take the next step in their career to join an exciting client team working on an exceptional sponsorship portfolio across motorsports, football, golf and cricket. This is a fixed contract until April 2026, with the possibility to extend (but no promises can be made).

We are seeking an individual to work closely with the Account Director and the client’s business units to support all IP and brand asset management. This will include supporting approvals both internally and externally, utilising the client’s centralised digital asset management platform.

A keen eye for detail, coupled with a genuine enthusiasm for process, is essential to success in this fast-paced role. With your strong communication skills, you’ll be a keen collaborator and capable of keeping stakeholders to timelines, develop a full understanding of the client’s branding guidelines and deliver regular reports on the performance of the assets.

This position is designed for someone with a passion for sports sponsorship, thrives in a dynamic setting and is capable of managing several projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support for the management of the client’s sponsorship-related branding assets, including images, video footage, and intellectual property (IP) assets, across all sponsorship properties.
• Collaborate with all sponsorship partners to collect, organize, and maintain branding materials, including photographs, video footage, logos, and associated IP rights.
• Provide support in coordinating with the client’s internal business units, subsidiaries, and external partners to review and approve all sponsorship-related content prior to publication or use.
• Support the Account Director in day-to-day client servicing, including tracking approvals, managing workflows, and ensuring smooth communication between the client, partners, and agencies.
• Ensure all branding and IP-related activities shall be conducted in full compliance with the client’s internal brand guidelines, sponsorship governance strategy, and intellectual property policies, including those related to trademark usage, copyright, and co-branding standards.
• Support the review and approve all content produced in collaboration with the client, partners, and the legal department, as required, to ensure compliance with brand, legal, and IP standards.
• Support in collaboration with the client, its partners, and external agencies, the design, development, and documentation of sponsorship-related IP rights to ensure consistent brand protection and value creation.

What you’ll do

• Provide ongoing support for the management of the client’s sponsorship-related branding assets, including images, video footage, and intellectual property (IP) assets, across all sponsorship properties.
• Collaborate with all sponsorship partners to collect, organize, and maintain branding materials, including photographs, video footage, logos, and associated IP rights.
• Provide support in coordinating with the client’s internal business units, subsidiaries, and external partners to review and approve all sponsorship-related content prior to publication or use.
• Support the Account Director in day-to-day client servicing, including tracking approvals, managing workflows, and ensuring smooth communication between the client, partners, and agencies.
• Ensure all branding and IP-related activities shall be conducted in full compliance with the client’s internal brand guidelines, sponsorship governance strategy, and intellectual property policies, including those related to trademark usage, copyright, and co-branding standards.
• Support the review and approve all content produced in collaboration with the client, partners, and the legal department, as required, to ensure compliance with brand, legal, and IP standards.
• Support in collaboration with the client, its partners, and external agencies, the design, development, and documentation of sponsorship-related IP rights to ensure consistent brand protection and value creation.

The Bigger Team You’ll Join

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?

We’re pleased to offer 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.

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 inspire brands and people to play. At Octagon, it’s all in Play.

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.

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