Advertising and Sponsorships Associate Manager in London

We are Accenture's Advertising, Paid Media, and Brand Sponsorships team — a global collective of brand storytellers and innovators driving creativity, engagement, and impact worldwide. We partner across the Marketing + Communications organization to stay connected, integrated, and transparent, embracing a culture of smart and strategic work. As part of the Brand team, we create powerful ideas that come to life through paid media, sponsorships, and global campaigns.

If you are passionate about brand, paid media, and sports sponsorships — an innovator who understands that our people, clients, and recruits are key to our success, and have a strong grasp of the UK advertising landscape, particularly in the B2B space, with a collaborative and go-getter mindset, then we want to meet you.

The role will focus on developing best-in-class advertising campaigns and leading brand sponsorship programs that engage Accenture's key audiences across the UK market.

• Paid Media
  • Drive advertising excellence and implement Accenture's UK advertising programs in alignment with global strategy, ensuring consistency and local relevance.
  • Lead end-to-end advertising efforts across client-facing and talent-facing campaigns, including strategic planning, media mix development, creative coordination, and execution, in close collaboration with agencies and internal teams.
  • Localize and adapt global campaigns, ensuring messaging resonates with UKI audiences.
  • Partner with the social media lead to build a unique and consistent paid media/social media presence.
  • Pilot emerging media formats and lead strategic partnerships with clients, premium publishers and platforms.
  • Plan and manage the rollout of high-impact media partnerships and activations.
  • Analyse different media proposals and evaluate opportunities to integrate into campaigns.
• Sport Sponsorship
  • Lead the strategic activation of Accenture's brand sponsorships across the UK and international markets.
  • Manage relationships with very senior internal and external stakeholders.
  • Engage directly with key clients and partners to maximize sponsorship value.
  • Partner with business teams to convert sponsorship assets into revenue-generating opportunities.
  • Own end-to-end execution of sponsorship activities.
  • Develop and deliver compelling storytelling, content, and experiences.
  • Measure and optimize sponsorship and campaign performance.
• Brand
  • Lead branded environment initiatives in strict alignment with global brand guidelines.
  • Leverage data analysis, relevant metrics, and informed insights to drive strategic decisions.

• Knowledge of, and passion for advertising, with the ability to execute and implement multi-faceted campaigns.
• Experience overseeing advertising and understanding what makes audience engagement effective.
• Required a higher level of experience in sports sponsorship management.
• Robust project management experience and exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to plan, activate, and manage sponsorships aligned with brand objectives.
• Ability to oversee sponsorships end-to-end, from strategy to reporting and evaluation.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Deliver executional excellence, as well as creativity and innovation.
• Ability to work autonomously and independently.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and contributing ideas to improve effectiveness.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree, university degree or equivalent, advanced degree preferred.
• Strong expertise and experience in marketing and communication with at least 5 years of advertising and social media strategy experience.
• Robust project management skills, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience managing sponsorships and strategic partnerships.
• Fluent English.

Accenture reserves the right to close, if a suitable candidate be found.