Account Director, F1 Partnerships

This is a Full Time Job

THE ROLE

We have a new opportunity for a talented Account Director to join our award-winning global Brand Consulting team.

This is an exciting and dynamic role running one of our newest Formula 1 accounts in London. Our client is a global business and category-leader looking to grow their brand and reach new audiences in international markets through their new deal in F1.

Working alongside a Vice President, the Account Director will need to draw upon their knowledge and experience working in sport/Formula 1, to help advise and guide the client on the best way to utlise and optimise their contractual rights and assets to deliver results that drive impact and attention.

We are looking for a strategically-minded account and marketing leader with experience in managing a team across multiple partnerships and regions. Someone that can not only demonstrate the requisite organisational skills and attention to detail to manage an account, but also the passion and confidence to bring fresh and innovative thinking to help our client achieve its commercial and brand objectives.

As the CAA Brand Consulting business continues to grow, the individual will also have the opportunity to work on additional projects.

As an Account Director at CAA Brand Consulting you will be expected to:
• Lead day-to-day operations, client reporting and budgeting
• Develop a strong and supportive sense of leadership with the internal account team
• Build strong relationships with senior clients, rights holders and suppliers
• Be a true F1 consultant – providing strategic advise based on experience and insight
• Demonstrate excellent management skills to drive value for a client's brand across a range of disciplines from creative development and content creation, to rights and activation delivery
• Become the custodian of an actionable strategy that maximises partnership assets, aligning with the brand and business objectives
• Project manage campaign activations from ideation to execution
• Event management and logistics including driver appearances
• Work closely with different stakeholders including rights holders, agency teams (Creative, Strategy, Planning, and Brand), external agencies
• Be accountable to client KPI's and measure campaign effectiveness to demonstrate ROI
• Networking events and supporting with business development when required

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
• Have a desire to challenge the norm and be inquisitive around new opportunities
• Must have significant agency or in-house experience at a client/campaign lead level
• Demonstrable exposure to strategic decision making, campaign planning, communications, asset development, amplification and event management is vital
• Experience in digital marketing, including devising and implementing global digital campaigns
• F1/motorsport sponsorship experience is required
• Strong people management, client servicing, account handling and project management skills
• Must have an organised and detail-oriented approach with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, juggling multiple projects simultaneously
• Creative flair with a passion for ideas and innovative thinking
• Team player with the ability to lead, organise, provide direction and feedback
• Confident communicator with exceptional presentation skills

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.