Junior Account Manager

Responsibilities

• Working on day-to-day operations, client reporting and budgeting.
• Build strong relationships with clients, rights holders, agencies, and suppliers.
• Support the client’s strategy, maximise partnership asset usage and align programme with brand and business objectives.
• Project manage activations from ideation to execution across multiple marketing channels.
• Provide on-event management and logistics including hosting guest programmes on event, supporting talent appearance events, internal engagement, and VIP customer & client executive experiences.
• Liaise with Rights Holders to track, schedule and manage partnership rights and assets.
• Be accountable to client KPI’s and measure campaign effectiveness to demonstrate ROI.
• Act as a consultant, advising and guiding the client & external stakeholders on best practice and process.
• Monitor the latest trends in sport, business, and technology.
• Ideate and bring to life new programme opportunities for existing and potential clients.
• Support the wider Rush Team with New Business development campaigns.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Two (2) to four (4) years direct F1 sponsorship experience is required.
• Strong client service skills, including relationship management, stakeholder communication, and the ability to support multiple accounts in a fast-paced environment.
• Foundational experience or education in marketing, sponsorship, or sports and entertainment management, with an interest in partnership strategy and campaign execution.
• Strong people management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including presentation preparation, meeting notes, and professional correspondence.
• Proficiency with common office and collaboration tools (e.g., spreadsheets, presentation software, CRM or project management tools) and a willingness to learn new systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively on-site, demonstrating initiative, reliability, and a solutions-focused mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, marketing, communications, sports management, or a related field preferred.
• Passion for sport and entertainment, with an understanding of sponsorship, rights management, and brand partnerships considered an advantage.

You'll be a great fit if you:

• Have delivered sponsorship programmes from planning through to execution
• Can confidently manage clients, rights holders, and suppliers
• Thrive at live events, race weekends, and hospitality programmes
• Balance multiple projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
• Want to grow your career in a fast-moving agency environment
• Have the right to work in the United Kingdom

If you are a passionate and results-driven professional looking to take on a client-facing role within a dynamic sports sponsorship agency, we want to hear from you.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates with the required experience and the right to work in the UK will be contacted for further steps in the selection process. Rush Sport & Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer.

Note:

Rush does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by Rush to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that Rush will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.