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While this is your initial focus, there will be the likelihood that you will bring your expertise to a diverse range of accounts down the line.\nWe work with brands that care. Brands that value meaningful relationships. Brands that are prepared to challenge what’s gone before. Brands that aren’t prepared to settle for OK. Brands that want the competitive advantage. Brands that act. \nWe are OBE and we’re a team of experiential playmakers. \nTHE ROLE\nThe Account Manager is the driving force behind our daily client work, the ultimate plate spinner that knows our clients’ projects better than anyone and keeps every element of delivery to time, to task and to budget. Key responsibilities of the role focus on:\nAccount Management\nProject Management\nProject Strategy\nCreative thinking\nOperational Planning & Execution\nThe Account Manager will kick off their time at OBE London with managing multiple projects for one of the agency’s biggest and high-profile clients, Nike. From large scale campaigns to smaller bespoke experiential activations in a wide range of settings across Running, Training, Retail and more. They will lead project teams containing specialist expertise, most commonly in event production. On occasions the role carries executional responsibilities, requiring a more hands-on approach to support operational delivery.\nThe Account Manager is the lynchpin between the client and the wider project delivery team, working closely with their colleagues to manage experiential campaigns and ensure they are delivered in line with the client spec. A multi skilled individual and an exceptional administrator with a head for figures, the Account Manager has the ability to react to different client requirements and the needs of the team.\nThe Account Manager is responsible for ensuring that work is being delivered to client expectation and that everything is running as expected at all times.\nOn a day-to-day basis, the Account Manager works collaboratively and creatively with colleagues and the client in order to deliver high quality campaigns. Fresh thinking is part of our DNA, to bring disruptive and innovative ideas to all of our campaigns and Account Managers play an important role in the process of creative solutions for our client work.\nThe Account Manager has a high-level understanding of their clients, their brand and the space in which they operate. This allows the role to strategically advise our clients as part of our service offer.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nThe Account Manager role is varied, and you are responsible for:\nAccount Management\nBuilding longstanding relationships with our clients\nBeing an expert of our client’s brand inside and out\nSupporting growth opportunities with our existing clients\nBeing the central point of contact for all client needs\nEffectively communicating project requirements to the client\nBeing the connection between the client and the delivery team\nConfident presentation skills both internally and client facing\nProject Management\nManaging the internal project team to ensure that all projects are to task, to time and to budget\nOverseeing a central Critical Path for each piece of client work\nOverseeing central project documentation for client projects\nQuality assurance across all elements of project delivery\nOverseeing project meeting infrastructure, both internally and externally\nBudget management as the ultimate project budget holder\nExperiential Delivery\nHave a fresh thinking mindset and are constantly pushing boundaries\nHas a passion / obsession for our client’s consumers and how we can curate the highest level of experience for them\nInput on the provision of innovative and creative solutions in the design and delivery phase of campaigns\nImplement the executional plan in line with client requirements or oversee the team’s implementation of the executional plan\nLeading the safe and successful delivery of the agency’s experiential work across all aspects, including but not limited to:Licensing permits and consultation\nVenue Management\nBranding\nCustomer / Event Experience\nSporting Management\nProduction & Logistics\nShow Management\nStakeholder Management\nStaffing\nHealth & Safety\n\nCollaborate closely with specialist Producers for experiential deliveries\nFinancial Management\nManaging the creation of new client/internal budgets from scratch\nManaging project finance management across all areas of the budget\nReporting on financial status of a project to Leadership and Senior Management Team\nEnsuring company finance protocols are followed by the team at all times\nCreative and Strategy\nEnsuring a culture of creativity and innovation exists across all project work\nBeing a creative champion for our clients and across new business opportunities\nDelivering strategic services for our clients as required\nCross Department Support\nAt times, all members of the OBE London team are required to support across other departmental work, even if this is not core to a specific individual’s role\nAccount Managers should strive to have a good working knowledge of each part of the company’s offer and how this relates to our client work\nPeople Management\nDay to day management of your project team\nLine management of key members of the team, up to Junior Manager level and up to a maximum of 3 direct reports\nEmpowerment of the wider team where necessary, helping to ensure they have the tools, knowledge and skills required to lead on OBE’s behalf.\nCreate outstanding working relationships with all teams across multiple areas of specialism\nProviding timely and accurate quality reports to Leadership and The Senior Management Team as required\nWorking collaboratively with the client and effectively being an extension of their team\nABOUT THE PERSON\nAs an Account Manager at OBE London you:\nAre passionate about brand and experiential marketing in the sport and entertainment space\nBuild outstanding relationships with clients\nHave exceptional communications skills both internally and externally\nCan manage a high performance team\nHave line management experience\nHave a proven track record of competent project management and thrives off process\nCan work across multiple projects\nHave a DNA of fresh thinking to create disruptive campaigns\nAre highly organised and administratively strong\nAre confident in using agency project tracking and finance platforms\nHave great interpersonal skills\nAre a problem solver and solutions driven\nHave the vision and the ability to see the big picture\nAre able to demonstrate your creative approach\nHave a keen eye for detail\nAre calm under pressure and approachable at all times\nHave a good working knowledge of experiential marketing\nAre an aspiring lead for junior members of the team\nPACKAGE\nContract: Permanent\nHours: 37.5 hours a week\nLocation: Hybrid (Ability to attend Soho Works, 180 The Strand and/or client environments at least three days per week)\nSalary: £35,000 - 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