Business Development Director - Brand Partnerships

MATTA Global Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency for sport and lifestyle is seeking an experienced Brand Partnerships sales professional. The successful candidate will identify new business opportunities, represent the agency at events, and collaborate with teams to ensure impactful brand activations. A proven track record in business development within sports or lifestyle sectors is essential, along with strong industry connections. This is a permanent position based in London, with some remote work flexibility.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development within sports or lifestyle sectors.
• Experience with creative agencies.
• Strong industry connections.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for new partnerships.
• Represent the agency at events and pitches.
• Collaborate with creative and production teams.

Skills

Business development

Brand marketing

Partnerships

Creativity

Networking

Job description

Overview

MATTA is an independent, forward-thinking, digital-first creative agency for sport and lifestyle. Our work has won multiple awards, and we have been Agency of the Year several times over. We build brands, starting with a compelling positioning with which to hatch big ideas, translating these into digital and social strategies. We are experts in brand design and activation, we create advertising campaigns and we produce social content. We have a design, video, and edit studio in-house. We are based in London, but the majority of our work is global. Our clients are iconic rightsholders, clubs and brands, including ATP Tour, ICC, The FA, R&A, PWR, England Rugby, Chelsea Women, Tottenham Hotspur, EA7, Clinique, to name a few.

Role

We are looking for an experienced, impactful Brand Partnerships sales professional to build from this solid platform and work with us in winning new business, and in evolving our brand activation and partnership strategy, playing a key role in shaping how brands show up in sport - through unforgettable brand activations and game-changing campaigns.

Responsibilities

As someone who is deeply familiar with the sports and cultural landscape, from global leagues to grassroots movements, you will spot opportunities for our clients to forge new partnerships, and you will represent the agency externally, in pitches, panels and networking, in order to raise our profile and to pursue new business opportunities. Working as a trusted partner of some of the most exciting names in sports and lifestyle, you will collaborate closely with our creative, production and strategy teams in crafting work that has a genuine cultural impact.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role you need to have a proven track record in business development within the sports, entertainment or lifestyle sectors, with a particular focus on brand marketing, partnerships or activations. You are well connected in our industry, with both rightsholders and brands, and have previously worked in a creative agency. We are particularly interested in meeting professionals who have experience with women's sport and with female-first brands.

Details

This is a permanent role, although we are also open to a fixed term arrangement. You will need to spend around half of your time working from our office in London Bridge.

If you think that MATTA could be the place where you can grow professionally and do your best work, then we really want to meet you. Please apply below and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.