Senior Account Manager (Soccer Partnerships) (Financial Services Client)

Adelphi Group • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $65,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Octagon is searching for a Senior Account Manager to join our team as a leader and playmaker at the intersection of sports/entertainment and experiential marketing. In this role, you will support a team responsible for the strategic program development of our client’s global soccer partnership portfolio, including NWSL, MLS, USL clubs, and US Soccer Federation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading Octagon’s client business and day-to-day management of client programs. This position can be flexible in location, with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (3 days a week in the office) in one of our office locations - Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, Miami, FL or Atlanta, GA. East Coast working hours are a prerequisite.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of work with an agency, brand, or property on the development of integrated brand campaigns, specifically within global sports
• Superior verbal and written communicator able to scale and adapt communications for a variety of audiences to optimally and succinctly articulate agency positioning and expertise
• A strategic, collaborative approach to solving problems with ideas – build relationships and influence a range of teams.
• Track record of success at cultivating positive agency, client, vendor, and property relationships
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Strategic problem solver - can see possible impacts of a decision on many projects
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically (and internationally) and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel amount: (20-45%). As such, a valid US passport will be required

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day strategic planning, program development/execution, and measurement for our client's various club team partnerships
• Support the development of strategic plans, activation recommendations, finance trackers, budgets, and competitive documents, and support the development of clients’ scopes of work
• Contributing member to a fully integrated team, dedicated to the development of our client’s FIFA program (including implementation/evolution of management routines across multiple constituencies including clients, internal agency teammates, cross-agency partners, property partners, and vendors)
• Work closely with our Experiences team to develop/activate programs in support of clients’ goals and objectives
• Manage documents such as budgets, status reports, inventory tracking, and meeting agenda and notes

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed