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M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment arelooking for a Director to join our industry leading Sport team. This is an exciting opportunity to drive continued growth in the department responsible for supporting the Managing Partner across: the commercials, the team, the work and the cultural impact.
Your deep understanding of global cultural trends, consumer behaviour, and passion points across Sport & Entertainment will enable you to lead multidisciplinary teams in crafting compelling narratives and campaigns that connect brands to consumers through the things the love, in authentic and meaningful ways.
You are a leader with a strategic mindset, exceptional communication skills, with a passion for culture and fostering creative and inclusive work environments.
You will be responsible for driving the continued growth of our Sport department across Sport & Entertainment clients, leading commercials, the team, the work and the agency:
The Commercials
As a Director you will contribute to the commercial success of the Sport department, playing a key role in the commercial success of the business, which includes:
Achieving financial targets and goals
Growing your client workstreams through incremental growth, spotting opportunities and proactively chasing them
Tight management of scope delivery, dealing with hour overages with clients and ensuring your projects are not operating at a loss
Monitoring team performance and analysing data to provide actions to any team members under-utilised or overservicing
Manage budgets and financials on your accounts, ensuring projects are delivered within scope and on budget
Ensuring finance processes are adhered to and commercial paperwork is completed promptly and in line with audit and internal regulations
You work with other Directors to find staffing efficiencies and solutions that benefit the commercial success of your campaigns
Oversee the Sport team and division alongside our Directors across line-management, recruitment and facilitating work
Provide clear direction, feedback, and support to help team members achieve their professional and personal goals
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within your team and the agency, encouraging diverse perspectives and ideas.
Socialising and close relationship building with clients to support retention, growth and prospecting
Providing first-class counsel and strategic and creative oversight across the work
Have periodical transparent conversations with clients around reviews/performance to pre-empt and address any issues early on
Representing the business externally, via industry events, trade press, networking and profile work
Maintaining the upmost professionalism and discretion as an ambassador of the agency, keeping agency information private and confidential and maintaining the integrity of the business
ABOUT M+C SAATCHI SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is ‘the’ Passions Agency – we create brand impact through the things people love, forging authentic connections between brands and consumers through their love of sport, entertainment, and culture.
With offices in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Dubai, Sydney, New York and Johannesburg, a team of specialists deliver the agency’s core disciplines across sport, entertainment and lifestyle, including sponsorship consultancy, rights amplification, PR, branded content creation & experiential production.
Our work has been awarded across the board, including seventh-time Agency of the Year at the Sport Industry Awards and two-time large Agency of the Year at the UK Sponsorship Awards. M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment sits within the M&C Saatchi Group. Beyond this, the M&C Saatchi global network spans 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia.
For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection.

As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please make us aware as part of your application.
All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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