Senior Account Manager (Endurance) (Financial Services Client)

Octagon

5h•$65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

As a Senior Account Manager within Octagon’s Client Services team, you will lead day-to-day management of a major financial services client and its portfolio of premier marathon and endurance partnerships. You will help shape strategic direction, oversee partnership planning and activation, and ensure seamless execution across multiple internal teams and external partners. A strong focus will be placed on strategic program development, team and client leadership, integrated planning across internal/external channels, presentation development/delivery, and driving collaboration with clients, properties, external partners, and internal teammates across the agency. The position is best suited for a candidate with a working knowledge of the running industry, and ideally an interest in leveraging cause marketing and philanthropic initiatives, to positively impact the experience of runners, race organizers and client customers. You will be capable of managing multiple workstreams, possess polished & persuasive communication skills, and have a strong knowledge of the sports & entertainment sponsorship landscape. If you are energized by sports, partnership marketing, and bringing bold ideas to life, this role is an opportunity to work at the intersection of sports, entertainment and experiential marketing, attached to some of the world’s most iconic marathon and endurance properties.

Requirements

5-6 years of work with an agency, brand, or property on integrated brand campaigns, specifically within U.S. domestic and global sports
Passion and expertise in sports, CSR, entertainment, gaming, music, and/or lifestyle culture
Experience delivering integrated sponsorship activations and campaigns
Strong presentation development skills for senior audiences
Track record of success at cultivating positive agency client, vendor and property relationships
Proven ability to manage multiple programs, timelines, and teams under pressure
A people-centric leader who values collaboration and team building
Coachable, adaptable, and eager to work in a fast-paced environment
Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
Willingness to travel domestically and work weekends/holidays as needed (20–30% travel)

Responsibilities

Support the development of integrated annual sponsorship activation plans, initiatives, and campaigns
Oversee multiple sponsorship project work-streams from development through execution and results reporting
Ensure all assets—on-site, experiential, digital, media and hospitality—are properly tracked, managed, and fulfilled
Ability to act as lead day to day contact for North American based clients – proactively manage requests and develop projects with clear objectives and strategic alignment
Develop and deliver key documents to include senior executive presentations, strategic recommendations, competitive reports, best practice guides, and case studies
Lead inter-agency projects and campaign development with key specialty areas including strategy, experiential, creative, and digital
Lead communications across partner organizations, and external agencies to keep programs aligned and moving forward
Support annual budget planning and tracking
Manage and develop junior team members; be a team leader cultivating an inclusive environment for all team members
Build and cultivate positive client relationships
Become an authority on our client's business and their competitive set
Other related duties, as reasonably assigned, including but not limited to, talent procurement, industry research, new deal evaluation, and/or support of other cause-based sponsorship platforms within client’s portfolio