Senior Account Executive (Football)

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Account Executive to join a dynamic team, working with major sponsors in sports over the summer.  The role is initially a fixed term contract role are ideal for someone with a passion for sports events with minimum 2 years of events and/or hospitality-based experience.

About You

This role will assist the account team responsible for activating a client’s European sponsorship portfolio and we’re looking for candidates who are highly detail orientated, possess solid account management skills and have a passion for Events and Sponsorship. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic team, working on asset management and ticket delivery for the UEFA Champions League. Responsibilities will include supporting the management of the hospitality and ticketing assets via clients database, seamless tracking and delivery of tickets, onsite hosting, contributing to the day-to-day administration of the account, including budget management and weekly status reports.

Responsibilities

• Asset management, tracking and delivery including ticketing and hotels.
• Management of the client database and allocation of tickets via a bespoke portal.
• Seamless delivery of the ticketing programme via liaison with our key clients
• Management of third-party suppliers
• Working with colleagues/offices from across the globe
• Support weekly status meetings and client liaison, creating agendas, recaps, and project updates
• Meeting and workshop coordination
• Regular reporting – pre, during and post activities
• Support budget management including tracking, reporting, invoicing, and financial reconciliation with clients and finance teams
• Interpret data and research to create impactful reports, best practice studies, and recommendations for clients

This could be your next right move if:

• You have a passion for football and a good knowledge and understanding of the landscape - key properties, governing bodies, clubs and players.
• You have a positive attitude, a willingness to learn and are keen to support the wider team when needed.
• You pay attention to the details and anything worth doing is worth doing right every single time. You stay focused and nothing gets missed.
• You’re a natural at building rapport with just about anyone at any level in an organisation
• You think on your feet and use your initiative. You like learning new things and can quickly adapt when things change.
• You communicate clearly. You can write well, you speak in an engaging way and can explain your thoughts and ideas succinctly
• You are patient, level-headed and cool under pressure
• You are a real team player
• You have strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously all to strict deadlines.

It’s not essential but will really help if:

• You are fluent in any other languages
• Degree or equivalent qualifications
• Agency experience working of up to 2 years in a similar role, ideally with experience in the hospitality and ticketing space
• You have an interest in football events
• You are available immediately

BENEFITS 

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. 
   

WHO YOU’LL BE JOINING
Recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Sports”, Octagon is a global collection of more than 800 Playmakers and is now part of Omnicom Experiential, the most comprehensive end-to-end sports, entertainment, and experiential ecosystem in the world.

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? 

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/ 

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.