Account Manager in London

This is a great opportunity for an Account Manager or Senior Account Executive looking to take the next step in their career to join an exciting client team working on an exceptional sponsorship portfolio across motorsports, football, golf and cricket. This is a fixed contract until April 2026, with the possibility to extend (but no promises can be made).

We are seeking an individual to work closely with the Account Director and the client's business units to support all IP and brand asset management. This will include supporting approvals both internally and externally, utilising the client's centralised digital asset management platform. A keen eye for detail, coupled with a genuine enthusiasm for process, is essential to success in this fast-paced role. With your strong communication skills, you'll be a keen collaborator and capable of keeping stakeholders to timelines, develop a full understanding of the client's branding guidelines and deliver regular reports on the performance of the assets.

This position is designed for someone with a passion for sports sponsorship, thrives in a dynamic setting and is capable of managing several projects simultaneously.

We're after someone who:

• Has 3-4+ years experience within an agency, client or rights holder environment running sponsorships and managing assets and approvals across multiple properties
• Experience of managing positive and effective relationships with client stakeholders and sponsorship partners
• Exceptional attention to detail, alongside organizational, time and project management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate clearly and offer a strong, collaborative and constructive presence in meetings
• Ability to balance multiple sophisticated tasks simultaneously.
• Capacity to quickly become knowledgeable on our clients' industry, brand and product offerings
• Proven ability to think analytically and strategically.

What you'll do:

• Provide ongoing support for the management of the client's sponsorship-related branding assets, including images, video footage, and intellectual property (IP) assets, across all sponsorship properties.
• Collaborate with all sponsorship partners to collect, organize, and maintain branding materials, including photographs, video footage, logos, and associated IP rights.
• Provide support in coordinating with the client's internal business units, subsidiaries, and external partners to review and approve all sponsorship-related content prior to publication or use.
• Support the Account Director in day-to-day client servicing, including tracking approvals, managing workflows, and ensuring smooth communication between the client, partners, and agencies.
• Ensure all branding and IP-related activities shall be conducted in full compliance with the client's internal brand guidelines, sponsorship governance strategy, and intellectual property policies, including those related to trademark usage, copyright, and co-branding standards.
• Support the review and approve all content produced in collaboration with the client, partners, and the legal department, as required, to ensure compliance with brand, legal, and IP standards.
• Support in collaboration with the client, its partners, and external agencies, the design, development, and documentation of sponsorship-related IP rights to ensure consistent brand protection and value creation.

Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group. We take pride in being Playmakers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.

We're pleased to offer a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

• Core benefits (available from start date) – flexible holiday allowance, AXA private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits (available after probation) – Gymflex, dental insurance, travel insurance, health cash plan, Cycleshceme, interest-free season ticket loans
• A Flexible Workplace – we have a number of initiatives in place to ensure that our team have the flexibility to balance work with their lives, this includes flexible holiday and flexible working options.
• We also run a number of internal programmes to support physical and mental wellbeing, alongside learning and development opportunities to support career development and progression.

Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.