Account Director, Arts & Entertainment
Posted 1 day 14 hours ago by IMG LIVE
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Account Director, Arts & Entertainment
Who We Are:
IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages some of the world's greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media.
What You'll Do:
The Account Director will be responsible for managing the team that oversees all partnerships across the Arts & Entertainment events portfolio. This person will be adept at working with big brand partnerships across multiple projects and managing a team.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Responsible for the delivery of all partnerships across the Arts and Entertainment division.
- Lead a team in developing and implementing all aspects of partnerships from marketing, ticketing to production.
- Management of external and internal resources in freelancers and operations managers.
- Work with brands on core mid to long-term strategies and deliver across one or multiple properties.
- Support the Sales division on partner renewals and new deals.
- Overall responsibility for all 'Cost Of Sale' budgets and working closely with the Event Directors to align with the overall event budget, manage invoicing and spend reporting.
- Strong commercial thinking to identify commercial enhancements within contracts and recognise opportunities for upselling.
- Implement monitoring and evaluation methods for partner activity to ensure positive ROI outcomes.
- Lead and develop relationships between partners and internal stakeholders to ensure activation is delivered successfully.
- Create and optimise systems of working to ensure all partner needs are met in a timely and effective manner, including finance, administration, etc.
You Have These:
- 6-8 years' experience in entertainment, music or sport sponsorship for either an agency or rights holder.
- Strong understanding of the entertainment, sponsorship and events industry and future trends with a passion for working with brands.
- Successful in building high performance teams and driving team efficiencies.
- Commercially driven.
- Adept at conflict management.
- Strong understanding of financial, legal, marketing and operational business functions.
- Excellent time management skills, ability to work calmly under pressure whilst meeting deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Good working knowledge of MS Office software, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Ability to build long lasting working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at a senior level.
- A strong team player that is flexible and willing to get involved in all sorts of projects dependent on business need.
- You'll be solution-focused and always looking for ways to maximise efficiency.
Working Conditions:
Permanent, London Chiswick Park
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
- Occasional need for international travel for global Taste events.
- Occasional weekend and evening work where you may be required to travel to events in line with the Arts & Entertainment portfolio.
- Outside of event travel there may be a requirement to travel to client meetings.