Account Director (Sports Sponsorships, PR Communications and Media) at Octagon

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sponsorship PR, Communications, Project Management, Relationship Building, Attention to Detail, Organizational Skills, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Strategic Planning, Event Execution, Integrated Communication Campaigns, Global Collaboration, Client Stakeholder Management, Marketing Initiatives, Data Reporting

Industry

Advertising Services

Description

This is an incredible opportunity for an Account Director or Senior Account Manager looking for a step up who is energised by a dynamic, globally connected role. You will embrace a rhythm of international sponsorships, travelling internationally on a regular basis - spending time on the ground with the client’s sponsorship team and attending key events across the globe. This is a fixed contract until April 2026, with the potential to extend but no promises can be made! We are searching for an experienced Sponsorships PR Communications and Media Manager, ideally with experience working on integrated communication campaigns and projects across multiple markets. You will be fully embedded in the client’s sports sponsorship team, collaborating globally across portfolios including Motorsports, Football, Golf, and Cricket. Acting as an extension of the client’s internal team. If you thrive in dynamic settings, welcome the adventure of international travel, and excel at building trust across global teams, we look forward to hearing from you. We’re after someone who: 5+ years in agency, client, or rightsholder environments, managing sponsorship PR and communications. Experience building and nurturing relationships with client stakeholders, staff, vendors, and partners. Outstanding attention to detail, with strong organisational, time, and project management abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to convey ideas clearly and assertively, inspiring confidence and collaboration in meetings. Ability to quickly grasp the client’s industry, brand, and product offerings. What you’ll do: Develop and execute integrated sponsorship communications strategies and plans, ensuring alignment with both client objectives and wider corporate communications goals. Craft clear, tactical communications briefs to amplify sponsorship activations and marketing initiatives, ensuring a consistent and unified brand voice across touchpoints. Work collaboratively with internal teams, external partners, and rightsholders to deliver cohesive communications for sponsorship campaigns, supporting both strategic planning and on-the-ground execution at events. Provide communications guidance and support for sponsorship activations and broader marketing projects across the client’s business. Provide regular engagement, proactive briefing and reactive support to wider Corporate Communications teams covering, social, web, media relations, SMEs and citizenship team. Ensure regular alignment with business Communications team to ensure sponsorships can be effectively leveraged by the client’s wider business lines to support corporate goals. Drive effective delivery of sponsorship activations, events, and other activities including on the ground execution at key events as needed. Assist with regular reporting to showcase effective communications across activations, working closely with the sponsorship data, reputation and advocacy teams. THE BIGGER TEAM YOU’LL JOIN Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group. We take pride in being Playmakers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent. We can put ourselves in the shoes of fans because we ARE fans – of sports, entertainment, and culture at large. This expertise allows us to continually evolve the fan experience across sports and entertainment alongside some of the biggest brands and talent in the world. The world needs play more than ever. Are you a Playmaker? We’re pleased to offer wide range of benefits, including but not limited to the following: Core benefits (available from start date) – flexible holiday allowance, AXA private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, Employee Assistance Programme Flexible benefits (available after probation) – Gymflex, dental insurance, travel insurance, health cash plan, Cycleshceme, interest-free season ticket loans A Flexible Workplace – we have a number of initiatives in place to ensure that our team have the flexibility to balance work with their lives, this includes flexible holiday and flexible working options. We also run a number of internal programmes to support physical and mental wellbeing, alongside learning and development opportunities to support career development and progression. ABOUT US Octagon is a global creative agency in sports, entertainment and culture. We’re part of a wider family of agencies – the Octagon R&CPMK – a group of specialist agencies working with brands, athletes, and celebrities. Group agencies include Futures Sport & Entertainment, FRUKT and No2ndPlace. We’re all part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), one of the world’s most respected advertising networks. Founded in 1982 with over 800 employees around the globe. Our Headquarters is in Stamford, Connecticut with further offices around the world including: New York, LA, Miami, McLean, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg, Sydney, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Manchester. We inspire brands and people to play. At Octagon, it’s all in Play. http://www.octagon.com/ Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law. We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute integrated sponsorship communications strategies and plans, ensuring alignment with client objectives. Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver cohesive communications for sponsorship campaigns.