About the Role:

Fuse is looking for a confident and experienced Account Director to join our dynamic team within the Sport division, working on a high profile UK based partnership.

In this role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to clients, taking ownership of the successful management and execution of all deliverables within the scope of work. You’ll also play a key role in identifying opportunities to grow the account through expanded scopes of work or by introducing new Fuse services.

Key responsibilities include managing client and stakeholder relationships, interpreting client briefs, mobilising teams, activating partnership assets, and overseeing relationships with rights holders. Projects and campaigns will be varied, spanning purpose-led activations, digital content, events and hospitality, experiential marketing, and colleague engagement initiatives.

To succeed in this position, you’ll need a deep understanding of client business objectives, Fuse’s unique proposition, and the broader sport and entertainment landscape. This expertise will empower you to deliver outstanding results while driving growth across your portfolio.

Key areas of responsibility

The successful candidate will be joining a creative and dynamic team and supporting ongoing projects. Main day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Deliver existing and upcoming client projects, with a strategic approach to activating sponsorships in line with wider brand and sponsorship strategy.
  • Building and maintaining close relationships with senior clients and agency stakeholders, and acting as a key Fuse representative across the interagency setup within Omnicom (including media agencies).
  • Acting as the main day-to-day point of contact for clients.
  • Demonstrating Fuse’s core values (trusted, collaborative, committed, and restless) and fostering these within the wider team.
  • Growing incremental revenue from existing clients and supporting new business opportunities.
  • Ensuring the smooth running of accounts through status meetings, reporting, project troubleshooting, and other account management tasks.
  • Liaising with stakeholders, including rights holders, supplier partners, and other client agencies.
  • Managing and overseeing talent relationships to support partnerships, including managing contractual appearances, approvals, logistics, and briefings.
  • Providing regular reporting to key clients and stakeholders.
  • Managing a team by providing regular feedback, motivating team members, and supporting their development.
  • Leading and contributing to agency-wide initiatives while setting a positive example for others.
  • Contributing to broader partnership work as needed.
  • Providing on-site support at events, including occasional weekend work.

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • Experience in the marketing or communications industry, with expertise in working across Sport or Entertainment.
  • A strong understanding of the sponsorship and sport landscape, including how partnerships and brand experiences fit within the wider marketing mix.
  • Experience in managing and activating high-profile partnerships.
  • Proven ability to lead a team, manage people, and support their career development.
  • Strong client and stakeholder relationship management skills, including working with senior clients.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Experience in developing and leading strategic responses for clients, including collaboration with other agency partners.
  • Excellent project management skills and attention to detail, with the ability to own projects from start to finish.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Solid financial acumen, with experience managing significant budgets and scope/revenue reporting.

 You need to have the ability & willingness to work flexibly, usually in the London office, with occasional UK travel, on-site at events and occasional if rare weekend work.

This is a full-time role & you must be eligible to work in the UK.

Fuse job descriptions are not intended to be restrictive and are a guideline to the duties in this role.

About the Agency:

Our late, great founder David Pinnington set Fuse up in 2008 in a way that completely disrupted the sponsorship agency landscape at the time - integrated into media, backed by data. We are extremely proud that Fuse has since become one of the leading global agencies in the industry, allowing us to attract incredible clients and talent.

We work with our brand clients to deliver growth through the power of sport & entertainment marketing.  Our services cover strategy, brokering, planning & creative, rights consultancy, major events, PR, and measurement.  Fuse Ignite is our rights holder consultancy, building world class sponsorship propositions and providing go to market sales expertise across Omnicom and beyond.

Our work has won numerous awards, and our people are frequently recognised by the industry as top performers in their field. We place high importance on our trusted relationships, sound moral judgement and good governance delivered through transparent processes.

Fuse has a team of 120 in our London HQ and 300 more in 16 offices across the world.  We work with clients including PepsiCo, Vodafone, Google, Philips, McDonald’s, Uber, Nissan, British Gas, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Jaguar Land Rover, Just Eat Takeaway, and Klarna. 

Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.

We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on https://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/. 

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