Account Manager, Partnerships

Who We Are:160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Amazon, Coca-Cola, DP World, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa. 160over90 is part of WME Group, a global representation business comprising the world’s leading talent, intellectual property and brands.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

The Account Manager will play a critical role in a 160/90 team working for a major client on their Global Partnerships portfolio. You will be working with an international business operating in multiple markets who has interests across Sailing, Tennis and Formula One and a number of other regionally focussed properties. The Account Manager will form part of the Communications function across the client account and work collaboratively within an integrated client team including Partnerships, Creative and Strategy that spans 160over90’s London and New York offices. 

• Form a key part of the 160over90 team delivering global media relations including press office, proactive story and content development, hosting, event management and thought leadership 
• Collaborate with client’s agency network to implement a seamless and integrated communications strategy that brings the global partnerships to life
• Build and maintain strong relationships and regular dialogue with relevant rights holders, ambassadors and key stakeholders across the clients’ sport partnership portfolio
• Meticulously map and plan against available partnership assets to support the development of content strategies and media amplification plans
• Support in the creation of consumer-facing content including sourcing and management of best-in-class specialist third party suppliers
• Collate, filter and organise all communications requests from client and relevant parties so they can be channeled through to rights holders and ambassadors as appropriate               
• Act as part of the on-the-ground comms team to support media management and amplification at all events where agency staff is needed
• Support client’s in-house comms team to develop strategy and plans in key client markets around the world
• Draft media materials and toolkits for implementation by global and regional client teams and agencies (inc. 160over90)
• Build, maintain and update media lists mapped against the client’s key regions and properties
• Maintain excellent relationships with key journalists on an ongoing basis
• Work with client and agency partners to create sport partnership content, incentives and opportunities for purposes of internal communication and employee engagement
• Maintain robust evaluation and reporting practices to measure sport partnerships communications performance

You Have These:

• Minimum of 4 years relevant agency, client-based experience across PR and Communications
• Specific experience in amplifying sport partnerships; working closely with rights holders and ambassadors
• Knowledge and expertise across a variety of sports

We’d Love If You Also Have These:

• Understanding of how to build a client relationship and understand their business needs
• Excellent writing and grammar with an ability to draft short project plans, content calendars, press releases and media alerts
• Ability to effectively manage and delegate whilst demonstrating clear and concise upward reporting
• In-depth knowledge and network of sport media and journalists
• Natural communication skills to work within a dynamic agency team
• Ability to offer creative ideas that deliver against earned and owned channel objectives
• Strong understanding of digital with experience of executing against social objectives
• Clear understanding and experience of the creator landscape across lifestyle, music, sports and entertainment (paid and contra)
• Ability to benchmark and interpret learnings from traditional and digital evaluation metrics – circulation, reach, DUU’s, sentiment, messaging integration, engagement rate, completion rate, CPV etc
• Organized and detail oriented in a fast-paced, client service environment
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices
• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills

How we work: 
WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 
 
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