Business Director (Sport)

50 Sport is a multi-award winning creative and social media agency in sponsorship and sport.

Our mission is to be the ultimate partner for rights holders and brands to win. We look to do this by building emotional connections through storytelling for a number of clients in sponsorship and sport.

Our partner roster includes; FIFA (incl. FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Australia and New Zealand), Ferrari Formula One Team, DHL Express, The Football Association, England Football Learning, European Games, NBA, Qatar Airways, EPCR (Heineken and Challenge Cup), Celsius, Majesticks, The Ryder Cup, Arsenal, VGW, UBS, Shell and Wembley Stadium.

Due to a number of recent business wins and existing client demand, we are looking to bolster our growing team with a Business Director (Sport).

Key responsibilities

We’re looking for a Business Director to lead a number of key client relationships, with the remit to drive excellence across all client activity. They will partner with our strategy, editorial and creative departments to deliver world class editorially led social content and integrated creative. A passion for and belief in the power of sport is mandatory.

They provide the long-term vision and direction for their clients and have ultimate responsibility for the management of the account, including the finances and profitability, the quality of the output, the management and development of the team, and the strength of the client relationship.

Reporting to the Head of Client Services, they support in the management of the department through leading by example and setting the pace and high standards for others to follow. The candidate will feel at home reviewing and presenting social content strategies alongside the Editorial team, as they will partnering with strategy and creative to unlock conceptual thinking to maximise the opportunity with our clients.

The remit will encompass breathing new life into existing client relationships and playing a pivotal role in new business opportunities. The right person will have a breadth of channel experience and be comfortable turning their hand to everything from social first content to brand building advertising.

We’re looking for an ambitious self-starter who can evidence their ability to drive client growth and profitability. We require a candidate capable of demonstrating entrepreneurialism, versatility and resilience. Energy, positivity and a can-do attitude are non-negotiables.

The successful candidate will demonstrate empathy and understanding of the agency behaviours and buy into the idea that, together, we can innovate and reimagine possibilities in sport. They will take responsibility to actively manage a team of Account Directors, Account Managers and Account Executives.

What you're excellent at:

• Experience in building strong client relationships at a senior level

• Proven track record of contributing to growing clients

• Juggling several priorities with different deadlines

• Natural born collaborator

• Passionate about sport and creativity

• Strong communication skills

• Diving into and finding ways to solve new challenges

• Working at pace

The role is for you, if:

• An independent and fast-moving agency environment excites you

• You fancy taking on the industry’s biggest sporting brands

• You’re hungry for an opportunity working on sport’s top brands and rights holders

• You have a passion for Formula 1

• You love socially driven content, big, integrated campaigns and everything in between

• You have a healthy dose of positivity with great appreciation for the need to scenario plan

• You’re passionate about how our industry can positively affect change around sustainability and DE&I

• You believe in the potential of women’s sport

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates. We do not discriminate based upon the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.

Due to a high volume of applicants we may not be able to reply to everyone.