WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are thrilled to be looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Account Executive to support our team in delivering a partnership with Europe’s premier club football competition for one of our key clients. If you have a passion for international events, excellent organisational and communication skills, are a real team player and love football then this could be the role for you.

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 believe that great brands own an idea in the minds of their audience. For Apple, it’s creativity. For Nike, it’s performance. For BMW it’s Joy. For Coca-Cola, it’s happiness. For Mastercard, it’s priceless experiences.
At Octagon, it’s all in Play.
We inspire brands and people to play.
http://www.octagon.com/

ABOUT US:

We’re the global sports, entertainment, and lifestyle-marketing arm of IPG. A collection of 800 fans bound by a single mission: To create work that earns attention.

• Helping a world-renowned brand leverage the UEFA Champions League with its key customers
• Coordination with the Rightsholder and other stakeholders on campaigns and promotions
• Support in leveraging and monitoring usage of key partnership assets including ticketing and at-match experiences
• Producing guidelines and toolkits for internal stakeholders on how to leverage the Partnership, and ensuring global campaigns and promotions are in line with the Rightsholder and brand guidelines
• On-site event support of big event activation and/or hospitality programmes
• Coordination of merchandise production and distribution related to the marketing programs
• Collaboration across multiple departments and business units to provide creative assets (e.g., imagery, logos or videos) for campaigns across the globe
• Overseeing end to end approvals, from creation & delivery of assets through to approvals with relevant stakeholders
• Support weekly status meetings and client liaison, creating agendas, recaps, and project updates
• Meeting and workshop coordination
• Reporting – pre, during and post activities