Football jobs in United Kingdom

Job Description

THE AGENCY

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in film and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organisations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations.

Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

OVERVIEW

Within CAA Brand Consulting we have 200+ specialists working with over 40 leading brands. Our vision is to be the strategic partner for brands in helping them solve their biggest challenges. Our services range from analytics & insights, strategy & planning, creative, communications, experiential and content. In London our clients include the likes of Qualcomm, OKX, Gulf Oil, Volvo, Allianz and Salesforce.

There is also a unique culture within CAA; for a global agency it has a small agency feel, with a great sense of teamwork, ambition, empowerment and entrepreneurialism.

Our London office is hiring an Account Executive to help service our growing portfolio of clients. We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic, reliable, hardworking individual with a natural curiosity and passion for how sport and entertainment can build brands and business.

THE ROLE

As an Account Executive, this individual will have the opportunity to work alongside established client teams to service brands with partnership investments in sport and entertainment.

This individual will play a critical support role on one of our flagship accounts, helping the team advise, activate and manage our client’s global brand partnerships across Formula 1.

Reporting into the Senior Account Manager, the Account Executive will get exposure to a range of marketing disciplines and tasks from research and ideation, to rights management and campaign amplification.

What does the role involve?

• Assist the account team with day-to-day operations with a focus on amplification:

  • Social planning and copywriting

  • Other amplification support (e.g., media partnership management)

• Campaign planning, research and idea generation

• Assist with tracking, fulfilling and managing sponsorship rights and assets

• Developing, scheduling and implementing brand activations

• Project and production support

• Rights holder, stakeholder and supplier engagement

• Account administration and client reporting

• Monitoring latest trends in sport, digital and technology

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

What are we looking for?

• Ambition, enthusiasm, reliability and a strong work ethic

• Strong communication and copywriting skills across verticals

• A self-starter with a proactive can-do attitude

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build new relationships quickly

• An organised, detail-oriented approach with the ability to work under pressure

• A team player who is also comfortable working autonomously

• Creative flair with a passion for ideas and innovative thinking

• A natural communicator with strong written skills and attention to detail

• A passion for sport and entertainment with a finger on the pulse of popular culture

Please ensure you provide complete and legible information in your application. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment. Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law. Please inform CAA’s Recruitment Department if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.