Account Manager, PR & Comms

Job Description

Who We Are:

160over90 is a full-service cultural marketing agency. An integrated part of the Endeavor network, which includes entertainment agency WME and sports, fashion and events leader IMG, 160over90's cultural insight, access and influence helps brands stay connected to what their consumers care about most. With offices in seven countries around the world, 160over90's expertise spans experiential, creative, public relations, digital, social, impact, influence, higher education and more. We represent culture. (B)ring (You)rs. At 160over90, we invite you to be the most authentic version of yourself. No matter where you come from or what you look like, you can be your full self here. Our work reaches diverse communities around the globe. So, it's important to us that our team reflects the full spectrum of voices, values, and perspectives of the audiences we're looking to reach through our work. Just as we're obsessed with our clients, their businesses, and the work we do, we're even more obsessed with the team bringing it to life. Each day we are actively investing to ensure our people feel seen, heard, and appreciated. No matter where they are, who they are, and what they believe in, 160over90 is the throughline to infuse a culture rooted in acceptance and belonging.

What You'll Do:

The Account Manager will play a critical role in a 160/90 team working for a major client on their Global Partnerships portfolio. You will be working with an international business operating in multiple markets who has interests across Sailing, Tennis and Formula One and a number of other regionally focussed properties. The Account Manager will form part of the Communications function across the client account and work collaboratively within an integrated client team including Partnerships, Creative and Strategy that spans 160over90's London and New York offices.

Key Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:
• Form a key part of the 160over90 team delivering global media relations including press office, proactive story and content development, hosting, event management content creation, and thought leadership and hosting media at events.
• Collaborate with client's agency network to implement a seamless and integrated communications strategy that brings the global partnerships to life
• Build and maintain strong relationships and regular dialogue with relevant rights holders, ambassadors and key stakeholders across the clients' sport partnership portfolio
• Meticulously map and plan against available partnership assets to support the development of content strategies and media amplification plans
• Collate, filter and organise all communications requests from client and relevant parties so they can be channeled through to rights holders and ambassadors as appropriate
• Act as part of the on-the-ground comms team to support media management and amplification at all events where agency staff is needed
• Support client's in-house comms team to develop strategy and plans in key client markets around the world
• Draft media materials and toolkits for implementation by global and regional client teams and agencies (inc. 160over90)
• Build, maintain and update media lists mapped against the client's key regions and properties
• Maintain excellent relationships with key journalists on an ongoing basis
• Work with client and agency partners to create sport partnership content, incentives and opportunities for purposes of internal communication and employee engagement
• Maintain robust evaluation and reporting practices to measure sport partnerships communications performance

You Will Have The Following Strengths:
• Relevant agency, client-based experience across PR and Communications
• Specific experience in amplifying sport partnerships; working closely with rights holders and ambassadors
• Knowledge and expertise across a variety of sports

We'd Also Love If You Have This:
• Understanding of how to build a client relationship and understand their business needs
• Excellent writing and grammar with an ability to draft short project plans, content calendars, press releases and media alerts
• Ability to effectively manage and delegate whilst demonstrating clear and concise upward reporting
• In-depth knowledge and network of sport media and journalists
• Natural communication skills to work within a dynamic agency team
• Ability to offer creative ideas that deliver against earned and owned channel objectives
• Strong understanding of digital with experience of executing against social objectives
• Clear understanding and experience of the creator landscape across lifestyle, music, sports and entertainment (paid and contra)
• Ability to benchmark and interpret learnings from traditional and digital evaluation metrics – circulation, reach, DUU's, sentiment, messaging integration, engagement rate, completion rate, CPV etc
• Organised and detail oriented in a fast-paced, client service environment
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices
• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbbm6o-3-137-215-158-42 in your application.