Job: Sponsorship Account Director, Hamblyn Selection

SPONSORSHIP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - Leading Advertising Agency - Central London - c.£40,000 + benefits

Your profile - key attributes include : - experience and acute understanding in the area of sponsorship rights management - understanding of media planning and buying - strong knowledge of digital / web based initiatives - excellent client servicing skills - excellent verbal and written communication skills - management of effective meetings i.e. chairing, agendas, call reports - extremely skilled in PowerPoint, Word, Excel etc - management competencies for junior members of the team - organized and with excellent attention to detail - a positive and cheerful manner - a “ can do “ mentality - a calm and reassuring authority - conscientious and responsible attitude - European football knowledge - emotional intelligence to deal with complex agency / client relationships

The role : As a key client facing team member you will make a proactive contribution to the account team through supporting the Business Partner and helping manage the Account Manager and Account Executive. 40% of time will be the strategic management and client-servicing of clients in their associative marketing programmes. This will include specific content projects with a focus on the UEFA Champions League sponsorship. 60% of time will be on ad hoc projects which are likely to include content driven work streams.

Management and coordination: § Interface between UEFA (and their commercial partners TEAM) and the client § Acute understanding of the UEFA contract and subsequent guidance of the client § Management of UEFA commercial airtime and market communications § Understanding and management of digital rights on UEFA.com § Coordination and strategic development of digital projects undertaken by the client § Central coordination role between client and other agency teams § Support Business Partner and Managing Partner on ad hoc client requests (presentation writing, finding facts, awards entries, data extract, liaison within Mindshare etc) § Co-manage and mentor two account team members

The company : This role sits within the sport and entertainment consultancy of a top London agency. They cover all the major areas of sponsorship – broadcast sponsorship (TV and radio), branded content (advertiser invested programming), sport sponsorship, film co – marketing, music, social marketing and product placement.

They have offices in London, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Prague, Warsaw, Istanbul, Singapore, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles. London is their Headquarters.

Their clients include leading household FMCG names, top motor clients, financial, leisure and tourism.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who already works in the area of sponsorship and wants to incorporate the world of football into their working week.

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