The Role and What You’ll Do:
The Account Manager will play a critical role in a 160/90 team working for a major client on their Global Partnerships portfolio. You will be working with an international business operating in multiple markets who has interests across Golf, Formula 1, Cricket and a number of other regionally focussed properties. The Account Manager will form part of the Partnerships function across the client account and work collaboratively within an integrated client team including Creative, Strategy and PR & Comms that spans 160over90’s London and Dubai offices.
Client-Servicing
Demonstrate strong people skills and aptitude for understanding, identifying and empathising with client requirements and responding with solutions
Play a supporting role in the planning, activation and evaluation of all partnerships across the clients sport partnership portfolio
Working hand in hand with both the broader Dubai based team and London based client account teams and counterparts to ensure consistency across messaging and approach to campaign and activation development and delivery
Partnership management
Demonstrate clear understanding of partnership rights packages and ability to ensure contractual assets are managed and delivered
Campaign/activation management
Supporting the Account Director with critical path planning and project management, client management, delivery, budgeting, reporting and general administration
Support of event and hospitality experience delivery and guest management/experiences
Research skills
Disciplined and motivated approach to researching subjects of interest to the client or in relation to internal asks and needs
Ability to source and assimilate information from independent sources
Business/Industry Knowledge
Ability to quickly absorb and immerse in client business, category and specific challenges
Show an understanding of the relevance and impact of sports and other partnerships on businesses
Continually seek a clear understanding of relevant sports or partnerships landscapes and remain up to date with latest marketing and industry trends
Proficiency in writing
Support the Account Team in drafting client proposals, planning documents and campaign reports demonstrating clear insight and thinking
Lead on the recording/minute taking, delivery and tracking of client meetings and status materials
Fluency in using software PPT, Keynote, Excel, Word
Knowledge of guest management software/platforms such as CVENT an advantage
Other
A willingness to learn on the job and apply an all hands on deck and think on your feet approach to working at live events
Supporting the broader business and Dubai leadership team in other ad-hoc tasks related to existing or prospective clients
You Have These:
Minimum of 4 years relevant agency, client-based experience across PR and Communications
Specific experience in amplifying sport partnerships; working closely with rights holders and ambassadors
Knowledge and expertise across a variety of sports
We’d Love If You Also Have These:
Understanding of how to build a client relationship and understand their business needs
Excellent writing and grammar with an ability to draft short project plans, content calendars, press releases and media alerts
Ability to effectively manage and delegate whilst demonstrating clear and concise upward reporting
In-depth knowledge and network of sport media and journalists
Natural communication skills to work within a dynamic agency team
Ability to offer creative ideas that deliver against earned and owned channel objectives
Strong understanding of digital with experience of executing against social objectives
Clear understanding and experience of the creator landscape across lifestyle, music, sports and entertainment (paid and contra)
Ability to benchmark and interpret learnings from traditional and digital evaluation metrics – circulation, reach, DUU’s, sentiment, messaging integration, engagement rate, completion rate, CPV etc
Organized and detail oriented in a fast-paced, client service environment
Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices
Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills
Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills
How we work:
WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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160/90 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that encourages applications from qualified, eligible candidates from all backgrounds and life experiences regardless of race, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.
Top Skills
What We Do
Endeavor, formerly WME | IMG, is a global leader in sports, entertainment and fashion operating in more than 30 countries. Named one of Fortune’s 25 Most Important Private Companies, Endeavor is the parent of a number of subsidiaries with leadership positions in their respective industries, including WME, IMG and UFC. Collectively, Endeavor specializes in talent representation and management; brand strategy, activation and licensing; media sales and distribution; and event management.
Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and allyship the way we do anything. Fiercely and Fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.
