- Planning and strategy development
- Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to manage projects with a high degree of independence
- Ability to manage and collaborate effectively with colleagues to deliver outstanding client service while fostering good team spirit
- Creativity and ideas development
- Budget management
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
- Confidence in advising senior management in client companies and sporting bodies
- Ability to anticipate challenges / issues and manage same
- Strong media relations skills
- Event management
- A track record of business development
- Content creation
Account Director Sport - Dublin, Ireland - Ogilvy
Description
Account Director, Sport Marketing & Sponsorship
Wilson Hartnell has an exciting career opportunity for a creative, experienced and highly motivated Account Director in its Sport team. The position offers an excellent career opportunity to join our dynamic sport specialist team to work on an outstanding portfolio of Irish and international brand names.
At Wilson Hartnell, we're passionate about making brands matter and see ourselves as true partners to our clients. Our highly talented people are creative communicators and culture vultures who bring energy, authenticity, and curiosity to their work every day.
We foster a fun, vibrant, collaborative, and supportive team working environment where the successful candidate will have the opportunity to acquire new skills, learn from leading experts both locally and through the Ogilvy and WPP networks, and benefit from our extensive, structured training programme.
As well as having a real passion for the power of sport, the successful candidate will have the ability to analyse client business strategies and develop brand plans to deliver against them; demonstrate outstanding project management skills, with the ability to scope and manage projects with a significant degree of independence, and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues to deliver outstanding client service. Excellent people management skills, together with experience in advising client teams is also essential.
The successful candidate should have a minimum of eight years' experience in Sports Marketing and Sponsorship or Public Relations and have a proven track record in developing and implementing sports marketing and sponsorship campaigns. He/she should also have excellent account management and interpersonal skills and demonstrate strong business development acumen.
Required skills & experience:
The position offers an excellent opportunity to join a successful team providing sports campaigns and sponsorships for a portfolio of high-profile Irish and international companies. Salary will reflect the seniority of the position and the level of experience required.
Company Description
Wilson Hartnell (WH) is Ireland's leading communications agency. Owned by WPP, the world's largest communications company, WH is part of both Ogilvy Ireland Group and Ogilvy PR worldwide.
At Ogilvy, our people are at the heart of what we do: a creative agency that sparks game-changing ideas across culture and business through collaboration, integrity, and a celebration of self-expression.
We believe in building powerful teams with purpose. This means hiring and nurturing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities – and we relentlessly curate transformative initiatives that make our commitment to fairness, and equity a reality.
Our ultimate mission is to leave a positive impact on the world, creating a better future for all, while supporting and uplifting the global communities we serve. This is central to our mantra of Borderless Creativity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.