Account Manager- Sport, Entertainment & Cultural Partnerships
Creative Artists Agency
Date: 11 hours ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
THE AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London and Beijing. Founded in 1975, CAA represents many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, theatre, video games, sport, and digital content, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients.
In CAA Brand Consulting we have 250+ specialists working with over 40 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 OKX, Volvo, Salesforce, Qualcomm, Allianz 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.
Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Account Manager to join our award-winning global Brand Consulting team and support a key client across their global partnership portfolio.
We are seeking a capable and confident operator with experience delivering activation strategies for brands in sport, entertainment and culture. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their understanding and capabilities managing 360 sponsorship campaigns across a range of disciplines including rights management, experiential, digital, content and communications.
THE ROLE
This is an exciting role servicing one of Brand Consulting’s flagship accounts in the UAE region.
The client is based in Abu Dhabi, but the account is run out of our UK office. Working in partnership with the London team, the UAE-based Account Manager will provide strategic alignment, in-market expertise and communication with the client in real time.
Working alongside an Account Director, the Account Manager will need to draw upon their knowledge and experience, to help advise and guide the client on creative strategies and impactful activations for their brand partnerships and sponsorships.
We are looking for someone that can not only demonstrate the requisite organisational skills and attention to detail to manage an account but also has the confidence and passion to bring fresh and innovative ideas that capture attention.
Main Responsibilities to include, but limited to:
THE AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London and Beijing. Founded in 1975, CAA represents many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, theatre, video games, sport, and digital content, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients.
In CAA Brand Consulting we have 250+ specialists working with over 40 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 OKX, Volvo, Salesforce, Qualcomm, Allianz 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.
Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Account Manager to join our award-winning global Brand Consulting team and support a key client across their global partnership portfolio.
We are seeking a capable and confident operator with experience delivering activation strategies for brands in sport, entertainment and culture. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their understanding and capabilities managing 360 sponsorship campaigns across a range of disciplines including rights management, experiential, digital, content and communications.
THE ROLE
This is an exciting role servicing one of Brand Consulting’s flagship accounts in the UAE region.
The client is based in Abu Dhabi, but the account is run out of our UK office. Working in partnership with the London team, the UAE-based Account Manager will provide strategic alignment, in-market expertise and communication with the client in real time.
Working alongside an Account Director, the Account Manager will need to draw upon their knowledge and experience, to help advise and guide the client on creative strategies and impactful activations for their brand partnerships and sponsorships.
We are looking for someone that can not only demonstrate the requisite organisational skills and attention to detail to manage an account but also has the confidence and passion to bring fresh and innovative ideas that capture attention.
Main Responsibilities to include, but limited to:
- Must be able to be present in the client’s Abu Dhabi office 3 days a week
- Assisting Account Director with day-to-day operations of account
- Campaign planning, research and idea generation
- Effective management of sponsorship rights ensuring they are fully delivered, activated, and measured
- Account administration, budget tracking and client reporting
- Support Global and Local teams on best practise activation of the partnership
- Event management and logistics including talent appearances, content shoots, internal engagement and VIP customer experiences
- Client, stakeholder and supplier liaison
- Monitoring latest trends in sport, digital and technology to drive forwards the account
- Networking events and supporting with business development when required
- Must have agency or in-house experience
- Sponsorship experience is preferable, including exposure to strategic decision making, campaign planning, communications, asset development and amplification, hospitality and event management
- Experience of managing experiential / on the ground activations preferred
- Global experience liaising with markets and International partners is advantageous
- Strong interpersonal skills and best in class client servicing, account handling and project management
- Must have an organised and detail-oriented approach with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Team player with the ability to work autonomously
- Creative flair with a passion for ideas and innovative thinking
- Confident presentation skills, verbal and written with a strong attention to detail
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