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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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

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 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

REQUIREMENTS

The following are essential:

• Previous Agency experience working in a similar role is ideal, but not mandatory
• High level Power Point Skills, Excel and Outlook and a confidence to present internally and externally

BENEFITS

We’re pleased to offer wide range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

• Core benefits (available from start date) – unlimited 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 unlimited 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 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? 

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.

HOW WE SEE THE WORLD

We live in a world where time is our most precious commodity, and our audiences’ patience has never been shorter. As an industry, we’ve never had to work harder to gain the attention of the people we’re trying to reach. The way we see it, there’s two ways to go about it.

Attention is either bought or it’s earned.

Paid attention ensures your brand will be heard – and that's a good start. But attention that’s earned ensures your audience listens to what you're saying.

At Octagon, our purpose is to create work that earns attention. Through smart partnerships and generous ideas, we compete for, capture, and ultimately earn the attention of those who matter most.

 

Have we got yours?

If you are interested, inspired, and energised by what you read and are ready for your next right move then put yourself forward for this role.