Senior Account Director
Who we are:
We are MatchFit, an award-winning PR agencythat speaks the language of sport.
MatchFit isn’t just an agency name – it’s a culture; a mindset; a behaviour that represents our standards and values. It’s why we work with an indisputably world-class client roster of both sports brands (Topps, Fanatics, Asahi, LiveScore, Compare the Market and more), and rightsholders (including the FA, LALIGA and the ECB).
It’s why we are the leading sports PR specialists best placed to help world-class clients tell their stories, and the agency where the industry’s best talent can thrive in a high-performance, high-support culture.
Building an inclusive, people-first culture is a priority for us across our growing teams in London and Manchester. In addition to a monthly programme of thoughtful lunch and learns, we also partner with organisations including BCOMS and 10,000 Black Interns, and run a reverse mentoring programme designed to elevate lived experience and learning across all levels.
What we are looking for:
We’re looking for an ambitious, standard-driving Senior Account Director to join our fast-growing, independent sports PR agency.
We need a high-performing, positive and collaborative leader with outstanding communication skills, insight-led creativity, and an unwavering drive to help shape and deliver high quality work. The ideal candidate has a passion for a range of different sports, and a track record of delivering high-class work in the football, cricket and beyond.
This role will be integral to shaping the next chapter of the agency, and the successful person will live and breathe the agency’s core values (Growth, Expertise, Transparency, Togetherness and Bravery), ensuring they show up daily across the team. You will use the values as a foundation for business, client and team-related decisions.
Role overview:
You will play a key role within MatchFit, joining the extended Senior Leadership Team and leading several of our world-class clients with the aspiration to progress into a future leader of the business.
Outstanding client work:
You should bring excellent brand and rightsholder experience in football and more broadly within sport, and you will be used to fast-paced work with exemplary standards throughout everything you do.
You will play a critical role in the conception and execution of strategically smart campaigns as a trusted, senior point of contact for multiple clients across everything a contemporary agency offers, including creative campaigning, media relations, brand collaborations, influencer engagement, ambassador management, content creation, brand activations and live events and experiential.
You will be empowered to inspire, coach, and direct your junior team to ensure exceptional delivery aligns with your personal standards and MatchFit's core values.
People and culture:
In addition to leading high quality client work and account teams, you will oversee direct line management and development responsibilities for team members. You will play a key role in leading by example, shaping the growth of junior staff across the agency, and be an influential voice in resourcing and staffing decisions.
You will have the opportunity to play a prominent role in building on the agency’s thriving culture together with our other Senior Account Directors, working closely with our People and Culture team.
New Business & Client Organic Growth:
A strong pipeline of new business is vital to the agency's commercial growth and you will play a hands-on role in supporting the broader efforts of the Senior Leadership Team and Co-Founders with new business development.
Successful candidate will:
- Have outstanding client servicing skills with a track record of quickly building trust and providing valuable counsel
- Have brilliant leadership and teamwork skills
- Have a desire to foster a fun but high-performing work culture
- Have the ability to manage and communicate well, both with your team and agency leadership
- Relish playing a prominent role in the creative process to conceive high quality work and sharpen earned-first ideas that deliver impact
- Be comfortable applying strategic thinking and building high class documents and plans
- Have engaging pitching and presentation skills
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of measuring and evaluating PR-led campaigns
- Have a reputation for being a fantastic role model, leader and coach for the team around them
- Hold a natural love and enthusiasm for earned-first thinking and experience, leading their team to brilliantly execute campaigns
- Be able to commute to our office in Shoreditch, London, Tuesday to Thursday
Role benefits & details:
PERKS & BENEFITS:
- Annual Profit Share Scheme: Discretionary annual profit share scheme and linked directly to business performance.
- Pension Scheme: Matched to 3%, although you could contribute more.
- 24 Days Annual Leave Allowance running January to December. Your allocation does not include the eight Bank Holidays, which you receive in addition. We also hope to close for 1.5 weeks over Christmas and New Year, with no impact on holiday allowance, pending client work.
- 1-for-1 Day-in-lieu: for any time spent out at weekend client events.
- Hybrid Working Policy: With Monday and Friday designated as work-from-home days.
- Private Medical Insurance: Industry-leading private medical insurance, offering primary care, mental health support, in-patient and day-patient treatments, outpatient and surgical procedures and advanced cancer cover.
- Juno Benefits Scheme: A flexible benefits platform connecting you to hundreds of available products, services and experiences aimed at improving your wellbeing, in and out of work.
- Life Insurance: Four times annual salary as Death in Service.
- Travel Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to Work Scheme
LEARNING, CULTURE & TEAM:
- Tailored training and development opportunities
- ‘For You’ Day: One day a year, outside of holiday allocation, which is simply for you. The day has been spent celebrating birthdays, volunteering, experiencing culture, and watching sport!
- MatchFit Sporting Moment: Our people have £250 each year to spend on a unique sport experience of their choice to further their passion for sport.
- Team Socials: Every quarter, as well as an annual agency away day and end of year social.
SALARY & PROCESS:
£59,000 - £64,000 DPE (inc. London weighting)
Please email SAD@matchfit.agency with your CV and expression of interest.
Closing date: October 30th