Advertising Account Executive

We Are 54; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A sports and entertainment agency based in London is seeking an Advertising Account Executive to manage paid media campaigns for a Tier 1 golf client. Responsibilities include planning and executing advertising strategies across multiple channels, monitoring campaign performance, and liaising with creative teams. Candidates should have strong communication skills, a keen interest in golf, and the ability to work under deadlines. The position offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including a bonus, pension scheme, and private healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual discretionary company bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

25 days annual leave

Increased annual leave with service

Employee assistance program

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Staff clothing

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills required.
• Interest in golf and advertising is needed.
• Experience in paid media planning or campaign management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage advertising plans across channels.
• Monitor campaign delivery and report performance.
• Liaise with clients and creative teams for asset delivery.

Skills

Interest in Golf

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Administrative Skills

Team Player

Ability to Work Under Deadlines

Job description

Advertising Account Executive

Application Deadline: 6 January 2026

Department: Advertising

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Brad Davies

Description

ABOUT 54GROUP:

54 is a sports and entertainment agency operating across five regions and nine offices: United Kingdom (London), Europe (Sotogrande, Spain), MENA (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia & Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), APAC (Singapore, Vietnam & Adelaide, Australia) and USA (West Palm Beach, Florida). It works with rights holders, governing bodies, developers, household brands and major investors who share its belief in the power of sport. 54 comprises three service areas each consisting of two divisions: Strategic Advisory (Consultancy and Data & Insights), Asset Optimisation (Operations and Commercial) and Activation & Engagement (Events and Marketing). At its core, the company has an unwavering belief in embracing the opportunities offered by pushing at the edges of conventional wisdom.

Since its inception, 54 has gained significant recognition for its rapid growth and innovation in the golf industry. The company was named the 4th and 12th fastest-growing company in the United Kingdom by the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, 54 was ranked 171st in the Financial Times’ FT1000 list of the fastest-growing companies in Europe in 2021 and has been honoured five times consecutively as ‘Golf Business of the Year’ at the World Golf Awards, most recently in November 2024.

ROLE OVERVIEW: We’re looking for a driven and organised Account Executive to join the 54 Paid Media team in its delivery of all paid-for advertising for a Tier 1 golf client, as well as providing support on other clients across the team. A keen interest in both Golf and advertising/paid media would be required. The candidate must be comfortable working on a variety of projects across multiple markets concurrently and working to tight deadlines.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Media Planning, Buying and Partnerships

• Working with the advertising team to develop, activate and manage strategic cross channel, multi-market advertising plans
• Identify media trends and new channels to direct a strategic approach to meet the changing dynamics of the media landscape
• Support on and ultimately develop new and existing media partnerships to extract maximum benefit for the client and ensure that contracted rights are being delivered through engagement with internal delivery teams and external parties
• Liaise with creative teams to deliver and activate advertising assets ahead of pre‑agreed deadlines in order to go‑live

Admin, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitor ongoing campaigns to ensure delivery is on track and report back to the team
• Deliver campaign analysis and reports, both during and post campaign to demonstrate performance and learnings gained
• Support on client calls and meetings for key accounts

SPECIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/APTITUDES NEEDED:

• A keen interest in Golf
• Paid media planning, buying and/or campaign management experience preferred but not required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
• Administrative and IT skills, and an ability to maintain records and produce detailed reports
• Team player
• Ability to work to tight deadlines with a positive, can‑do attitude

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro‑rated & Birthday off
• Increased annual leave with years of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Private Healthcare
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Staff clothing
• Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00