Job description
Do you want to work with one of the world’s most iconic brands, competing in the pinnacle of motorsports? If so read on…..
We’ve got a fantastic opportunity to join our motorsports team at Octagon notably managing the client’s partnership within the world of Formula 1. The role will also have a chance to support the wider motorsport account teams as we deliver event activation programmes throughout the season.
You will be Responsible for:
- Supporting the Account Director and collaborating with the wider team in the delivery of the client’s VIP hospitality motorsports programme and global stakeholder management.
- Asset and partnership management, supplier management including the development of VIP guest programmes and onsite delivery as required throughout the motorsport season.
- Working with rights holder and their partners to develop and deliver first class event hospitality experiences.
- Liaison with team partner and client on development of activation plans and marketing approvals process.
- Development of market communications documents, newsletters, and season activation toolkits.
- Line management and development of 1-2 direct reports, providing day to day support and oversight.
- Overall ownership of status documents, monthly reporting, collateral, merchandise, and travel management.
- Development and management of bespoke design hospitality suite branding and creative implementation.
- Management of creative assets, application on marketing materials and brand approvals.
- Provision of guidance to client and local markets to ensure smart leverage of the sponsorship assets.
- Provision of industry knowledge of motorsport, sports and entertainment industries and properties.
- Answer and assist on all client, stakeholder, and guest inquiries.
- Assist account team with motorsport events booking portal requests, guest registration, client and market billing.
- Onsite event delivery including client, guest liaison, supplier management and team support.
- Collaboration across multiple departments including studio, creative, legal, production and finance.
- Creation of reports, such as quarterly account review, post event reports and asset usage.
- Management of programme finances, including race budgets, tracking, invoicing, and billing.
- Turning your hand to support the team deliver whichever motorsport event is coming up, doing it with a smile and learning on the way!
- There will be requirements for international travel to deliver programmes as and when required.
This could be your next right move if:
- You pay attention to the details and anything worth doing is worth doing right every single time. You stay focused and nothing gets missed.
- You think on your feet and use your initiative. You like learning new things and can quickly adapt when things change
- You communicate clearly. You can write well, you speak in an engaging way and can explain your thoughts and ideas succinctly
- You thrive on working on a number of projects at any one time.
- You’re a natural at building rapport with just about anyone at any level in an organisation.
- You enjoy solving problems and finding creative solutions to difficult challenges.
- You have the ability to collaborate across disciplines, departments and client’s additional agency partners.
- You like helping other people succeed. You enjoy teaching other people something and are a real team player.
- You are patient, level headed and cool under pressure.
- You have a passion for motorsports and a great knowledge of the key events, teams and drivers.
- You enjoy your work taking you to different parts of the world.
You will also need to have:
- A degree Qualification or equivalent
- Solid Agency experience working in a similar role, ideally with experience in the motor sports hospitality arena.
- High level Power Point Skills, Excel and Outlook and a confidence to present internally and externally
It’s not essential but will really help if:
- You are fluent in any other languages particularly German, Spanish, Italian or French
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