Job Description THE AGENCY The six-time recipient of the award for “Best in Talent Representation and Management,” presented by the Sports Business Journal, CAA Sports represents more than 3,000 of the world's best athletes in such sports as baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities. Beyond traditional athlete representation, CAA Sports provides unique opportunities for clients off the field, in areas including entertainment, licensing, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy, publishing, and video games. CAA Sports also works in the areas of media rights, property sales and sponsorships, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search, and received the award for “Best in Corporate Consulting” at the 2018 Sports Business Awards, and “Best in Property Consulting, Sales, and Client Service” in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025. CAA Sports is a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management and consumer product licensing, executive search, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organisations that shape culture and inspire the world. For more information about CAA Sports, visit www.caa.com. OVERVIEW In CAA Brand Consulting we have 200 specialists working with over 35 leading brands. Our vision is to be the strategic partner for brands in helping them solve their biggest challenges. Our services and connectivity in sport and entertainment allow us to identify, develop, activate and measure partnership strategies that build brands and grow business. In London our clients include the likes of Adobe, Volvo, Salesforce, Anthropic, Nestle and Etihad Airways. There is also a unique culture within CAA; for a global agency it has a small agency feel, with a great sense of teamwork, ambition, empowerment and entrepreneurialism. THE ROLE We have a new opportunity for a talented Account Director to join our award-winning global Brand Consulting team. This is an exciting and dynamic role leading one of our long-standing Formula 1 accounts in London. Our client is an innovator in the crypto space and CAA helps them show up and stand out in a cluttered F1 landscape. Working alongside a Vice President, the Account Director will need to draw upon their knowledge and experience working in sport/Formula 1, to help advise and guide the client on the best way to utilise and optimise their contractual rights and assets to deliver results that drive impact and attention. We are looking for a strategically-minded account and marketing leader with experience in managing partnerships across multiple markets. Someone that can not only demonstrate the requisite organisational skills and attention to detail to manage an account, but also the passion and confidence to bring fresh and innovative thinking to help our client achieve its commercial and brand objectives. As an Account Director at CAA Brand Consulting you will be expected to: Lead day-to-day operations, client reporting and budgeting Develop a strong and supportive sense of leadership with the internal account team Build strong relationships with senior clients, rights holders and suppliers Be a true F1 consultant – providing strategic advise based on experience and insight Demonstrate excellent management skills to drive value for a client’s brand across a range of disciplines from creative development and content creation, to rights and activation delivery Become the custodian of an actionable strategy that maximises partnership assets, aligning with the brand and business objectives Project manage campaign activations from ideation to execution Event management and logistics including driver appearances Work closely with different stakeholders including rights holders, agency teams (Creative, Strategy, Planning, and Brand), external agencies Be accountable to client KPI’s and measure campaign effectiveness to demonstrate ROI Networking events and supporting with business development when required QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS Have a desire to challenge the norm and be inquisitive around new opportunities Must have significant agency or in-house experience at a client/campaign lead level Demonstrable exposure to strategic decision making, campaign planning, communications, asset development, amplification and event management is vital Experience in digital marketing, including devising and implementing global digital campaigns F1/motorsport sponsorship experience is required Strong people management, client servicing, account handling and project management skills Must have an organised and detail-oriented approach with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, juggling multiple projects simultaneously Creative flair with a passion for ideas and innovative thinking Team player with the ability to lead, organise, provide direction and feedback Confident communicator with exceptional presentation skills Please ensure you provide complete and legible information in your application. 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