Senior Olympic Partnerships Director - Brand & Activation

Creative Artists Agency (CAA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Discretionary bonus

Paid vacation/holidays

Mental health resources

401K plan

Job summary

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking an Account Director to lead the day-to-day account team for a key Brand Consulting client, focusing on strategic concepting, management and execution of Olympic and Paralympic partnerships. You will direct client relations, mentor junior team members and drive cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, agencies and rights holders globally.

Responsibilities include developing partnership strategies, negotiating with rights holders, delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or a similar discipline.
• 8–10+ years in sports marketing, brand partnerships, sponsorship consulting, media rights and agency leadership.
• Proven track record negotiating and managing Olympic/Paralympic partnerships.
• Experience managing major global sports sponsorships and activation campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior account leadership in strategy and management of Olympic/Paralympic partnerships.
• Lead comprehensive Olympic partnership strategies and maximise sponsorship assets.
• Negotiate with Olympic rights holders and deliver commercial outcomes.
• Serve as primary executive contact across client leads, rights holders, host committees and agencies.
• Oversee development of integrated marketing and sponsorship activation plans across channels.
• Identify new Olympic Movement opportunities and expansion of Paralympic partnerships.
• Mentor and develop account teams to ensure continuity and KPI achievement.
• Lead activation planning across global events and ensure rights are met.
• Collaborate with Insights & Analytics to establish KPIs, ROI reporting and optimization.

Skills

Client leadership

Strategic partnerships

Budget management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Sponsorship activation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking an Account Director to lead the day-to-day account team for a key Brand Consulting client, focusing on strategic concepting, management and execution of Olympic and Paralympic partnerships. You will direct client relations, mentor junior team members and drive cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, agencies and rights holders globally.

Responsibilities include developing partnership strategies, negotiating with rights holders, delivering