Sponsorship Account Director

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR – LEGACY COMMUNICATIONS

Position: Account Director (Full Time) – Sponsorship

Company: Legacy Communications

Location: Millbank House, Millbank Business Park, Lucan, Dublin (Hybrid role)

Start Date: ASAP

Experience: Looking for candidates with 6+ years’ experience in sponsorship, PR, marketing or communications agency

Due to growth on the team, we are looking for a passionate and creative Account Director to be a part of our Sponsorship Team, helping to build and shape clients PR, marketing and social plans, driving cutting edge campaigns and shaping the future of our industry. In return, we will offer you a pathway to success and the freedom and autonomy to shape your own future with us in Legacy. But we will also make sure you love what you do because our award-winning agency puts as much of an emphasis on our culture, and we do on our marketing innovation.

What we are looking for:

The winning candidate will have a natural interest in sport and culture, be self-motivated and be a natural relationship builder. The candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can develop world-class sponsorship marketing campaigns and should have knowledge of the Irish sponsorship landscape, ideally with experience working a sponsorship agency.

The candidate will play a key role creating and shaping clients plans, building strong relationships with clients by driving creativity and top-class client service. This key hire will be an excellent communicator both to clients and the internal team, love attention to detail & managing client finances, team capacity and be passionate about storytelling, creative and innovation, pushing to inspire their colleagues to deliver a high standard of execution and new ways of doing things, all while having fun, being sound and enjoying the journey.

• 6+ years’ experience in marketing & communications; agency experience preferred
• Experience in sports marketing or sponsorship required
• Culturally curious with a creative edge
• Have a well-established circle of industry, editorial and third party contacts just a phone call away
• Passionate about PR – understands the value of PR and loves consuming media
• A marketing problem solver – a passion for creating plans that will deliver for our clients
• Ability to both create and execute plans in a hands on way
• A talented leader with excellent time, budget and people management skills
• Experience in creating campaign strategies and managing campaign activations
• Experience in business development and contributing to both business and client grow.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid working environment
• Excellent career progression
• Unlimited holidays
• Performance related perks, benefits and bonus
• Ongoing training and support in key disciplines to make you best in class
• A supportive, friendly work environment
• A very sound bunch of people to call your colleagues (& clients too!)

Get in touch

If the above sounds like the right next step in your career, we would love to hear from you Via Rezoomo or Send CV and a Cover Letter outlining your relevant experience and passion for the role to mary@legacycommunications.com

In the subject line please include: Sponsorship Account Director Role – Your Name