Reporting to the Executive Director, the Business Director will also play an important leadership role within Client Services and the wider agency. They will lead by example, setting the pace and establishing consistently high standards for client leadership, commercial thinking, communication and proactivity.

The remit also encompasses unlocking growth within existing relationships and playing a pivotal role in new business. The right person will be commercially minded and entrepreneurial, able to spot opportunities, develop compelling propositions and turn great client relationships into broader, longer-term partnerships.

They will be equally comfortable discussing a client’s business priorities with a CMO, challenging a brief with our Strategy team, reviewing a creative idea or identifying an entirely new opportunity for the agency.

A passion for and belief in the power of sport is mandatory.

WHAT YOU’RE EXCELLENT AT:

• Building trusted relationships with senior clients, becoming a valued partner rather than simply an agency contact.
• Growing client relationships, with a proven track record of identifying, shaping and converting new opportunities.
• Being proactive, anticipating client needs, challenges and opportunities before they become briefs.
• Setting exceptionally high standards for client service, strategic thinking and the quality of our work.
• Understanding your clients’ businesses, their commercial objectives, audiences and wider organisational priorities.
• Providing senior counsel, bringing confidence, perspective and constructive challenge to client conversations.
• Connecting the dots, spotting opportunities across different briefs, teams, channels and areas of a client’s business.
• Commercial leadership, taking ownership of revenue, profitability, forecasting and the overall commercial health of your accounts.

THE ROLE IS FOR YOU, IF:

• An ambitious, independent and fast-moving agency environment excites you
• You fancy taking on the industry’s biggest sporting brands
• You want to build meaningful relationships with some of the biggest brands and rights holders in sport.
• You believe excellent client service means being proactive, challenging and commercially minded
• You naturally think “what’s next?” and are constantly looking for ways to make our client partnerships stronger.
• You have a healthy dose of positivity with great appreciation for the need to scenario plan
• You’re passionate about how our industry can positively affect change around sustainability and DE&I
• You believe in the potential of women’s sport

Benefits:

• Hybrid working with flexible working hours
• 23 days holiday (+ additional 1 day for each year of service capped at 5)
• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 1 x paid Wellness Day
• 1 x paid Volunteering Day
• Your birthday off
• Agency Christmas close down
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years’ service
• Bike2Work scheme
• Training and development budget
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Referral awards
• Onsite gym
• Regular company socials

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates. We do not discriminate based upon the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.

Please note due to a high volume of applicants, we may not be able to reply to everyone.