Account Director | Sport | London

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Account Director – Jefferson/The Big Five Sports

Hanover Sport is recruiting for an Account Director who will work across our biggest sport brand accounts – NFL, Wimbledon, London City Lionesses, WSL Football, Six Nations – and be a key driver in the growth of the agency working alongside the leadership team of Dame Tracey Crouch (MD) and Rebecca Hargreaves (Director).

Client Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the implementation of client campaigns, ensuring the delivery of results and outcomes that exceed expectations.
• Act as a key day‑to‑day contact for clients – understand their business objectives, provide strategic advice and plan campaign activity.
• Build comprehensive media strategies across youth, lifestyle, sport and news media, leveraging experience with consumer and entertainment clients in addition to sport.
• Provide high‑level strategic advice on sector issues and clients’ business decisions, and lead crisis communications.
• Oversee media operations for global media events, ensuring smooth running of media operations from accreditation to media hosting and press conference management.
• Run a slick and effective monitoring programme for clients during big sporting moments.

Requirements

• Experienced sports PR professional with a proven record in client excellence and organic growth of accounts.
• Excellent understanding of the media and social media landscape to guide clients in their PR approach.
• Account management and excellence should be second nature for this person – done with efficiency, effectiveness and thoroughness at all times.
• Excellent writing skills across various content formats, e.g. press release, proposal, social media.
• High attention to detail and experience in setting best practice.

New Business Responsibilities

Work closely with senior team to grow Hanover Sport. You will have an active role in responding to new business opportunities, growing the volume of leads we receive and marketing Hanover Sport to the sector.

• Play a central role in responding to new business briefs from initial meetings through to insights, strategy, creative thinking and pitch presentations.
• Excellent presenter with the ability to build a rapport with prospects.
• Strong network to feed into the growth pipeline of new business opportunities.

Agency Responsibilities

Embody the agency values in your work and how you run your teams. It is essential that you foster a team ethic where we support each other and go above and beyond for our clients.

• Actively collaborate with wider Hanover teams and cross‑agency.
• Take a leading and hands‑on role in the development of our young and talented team – open door policy and supportive attitude.
• Participate in training and cross‑network creative ideation sessions.

Personal Attributes

• Confident communicator within large groups.
• Supportive and nurturing in your approach to team management.
• Proactive, committed, enthusiastic and energetic.
• Adept at building relationships with external and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with an annual performance‑related bonus plus additional bonus potential linked to recruitment of new business and long service.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Private healthcare insurance.
• Company pension plan with 5% employer contribution.

Additional Opportunities

• Flexible working policies plus eligibility to apply for a sabbatical after 2 years service.
• Hanover Academy – training, coaching, mentoring and reverse‑mentoring opportunities with a generous training budget.
• International secondments and opportunity to collaborate with all offices across the AVENIR GLOBALs network.
• Wellbeing programme featuring pre‑ and post‑maternity leave coaching, a working‑parents group, subsidised gym membership and LiveSmart sessions on mindfulness, sleep, etc.
• Culture club with a robust social calendar, Trailblazer of the Month award, Lunch & Learns and CSR activity.

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Employment Information

Employment Type: Full Time

Vacancy: 1