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Who We Are:

160over90 is an awardwinning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers doers and makers across every cultural corner of the world the agency offers a fullservice channelagnostic approach and a deep connection to the people places and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev Amazon CocaCola DP World Macys Marriott International McDonalds Verizon and Visa. 160over90 is part of WME Group a global representation business comprising the worlds leading talent intellectual property and brands.

The Role and What Youll Do:

The Nike Client Director role is key role within the agency you will sit within the Client Services Team and be responsible for client management account development and the delivery of projects for our largest will be the point of contact for the client and be responsible for taking briefs delivering projects managing the finances of the account and overseeing projects that you are not delivering.

The role includes developing the account by building and holding relationships with clients and meeting potential requirements the client may have beyond the project brief and daytoday management. There will be management of two Senior Account Executives helping their development within the company.

It is essential to have indepth understanding of the project life cycle from pitch preproduction delivery and reconciliation be an approachable confident leader who can support and mentor junior members of the team and have an interest in sportswear and youth culture. Each project will be different and may include experimental marketing events or hybrid virtual events.

Responsibilities (General)

Be a reliable and trusted member of a project team
Prioritise daily workload for yourself and other members of your project team to ensure you remain organised and monitor progress to meet planned deadlines
Be organised proactive and show initiative
Communicate proactively and professionally with your colleagues and be available to mentor and support junior members of the team
Be available and approachable to support the team and answer client questions
Be open honest and contribute positively to the company culture
Be a confident presenter whos not afraid to be put on the spot and answer difficult questions
Support the New Business team and be involved with pitch and new business opportunities
Keep up to date with social digital and cultural trends
Maintain uptodate industry knowledge through reading publications and journals
Provide strong leadership motivation direction and support to the project team
Identify and react appropriately to events threatening the planned output
Identify where you add value to the business and its products

Responsibilities (Project)

Own the budget & client management process both internally and for clients on projects up to 5 million
Create and keep uptodate project budgets ensuring agreed margins remain in place until final payments are received and issued
Ensure that all production/project processes are completed to the highest standard are accurate to budget and on time
Lead weekly project team and client meetings often required to pitch and sell in ideas
Have a high level of organisation and be able to work across multiple projects
Assign and brief project team members on their roles and responsibilities in both preproduction and on site
Build teams based on the projects needs
Represent the agency to clients suppliers and guests in a positive and approachable manner
Format keynote documents to then present to clients
Have a willingness to be involved with pitch and presentation work for the new business or creative department
Actively seek new ways to improve on completing tasks quickly and sharing methods with the team.

Responsibilities (Account)

Act as the key point of contact for clients providing first class account Management skills
Invest your time in ensuring that we provide the client with not only a highquality service but also ensure that we are providing them value through our offered services
Maintain key client relationships be aware of all client requirements and continually work hard to improve client satisfaction
Have a strong overview of your account client vision portfolio future strategy and how we can fulfil their needs
Be willing to attend workshops sporting events lunches and dinners to further build relationships
With support collate and deliver account management plans
Write briefs presentations and proposals assist on pitches and help win new business
Represent the Client Services department internally reporting on your accounts performance including financial and personnel
Be responsible for the financial management of the account
Alongside the SVP manage budgeting forecasting and commercial management
Build on your knowledge of our clients brand identities and what would and wouldnt work for them
Liaise with client/ project teams to ensure a full and thorough flow of information between all parties
Continually work to improve client relationships

Responsibilities (Production)

Have an indepth understanding of production and creative and be able to brief those departments
Ensure that contact sheets agendas status reports production schedules etc are compiled and send out pre and post meeting
Liaise with suppliers and external contractors in a positive and relationship building manner
Build on your production and creative knowledge and if desired learn systems and programs within these departments such as SketchUp CAD illustrator
Ensure all Public Liability and any other applicable insurances are in order to cover all relevant risks inherent in the project
Have an extensive supplier database which continues to grow

You Have These:

Previous experience in a multifaceted agency in a client facing pitching role
Be a reliable and trusted member of a project team
Experience in office sharing programmes (word excel teams)
Mac user
Communicates effectively and constructively with the team and clients
Excellent written and presentation ability
Able to complete tasks at expected quality with strong attention to detail
Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and priorities workload
Great at timekeeping and timemanagement
Flexible approach to problem solving
Bring fresh ideas to the team and challenge the status quo
Be experienced in working individually or within a team on a variety of projects
Confident when selling ideas to client and colleagues
Experience in a fastpaced working environment
Experience working with clients of varied sizes in different sectors
Minimum 4 6 years industry experience

Wed Love If You Also Have These:

A positive cando attitude
A solutionsbased mindset
A natural gravitas and presence to make things happen
Punctual meets deadlines and can prioritise deadlines
A natural leader & team player whos able to get the best out of their team by being reliable trustworthy and honest
Ambitious dynamic autonomous organised selfmotivated calm positive & resilient
Culturally aware and sensitive
Aware of current trends openings and experiences
An ability to think strategically about marketing challenges whatever the brief audience or channel
Committed enthusiastic selfmotivated and have high personal standards
A confident presenter whos not afraid to be put on the spot and answer difficult questions

How we work:

WME Group is at the center of sports media entertainment and fashion and is a largely relationshipbased business. To foster an environment of collaboration develop our future talent and build on relationships across leadership peers and teams we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Dont meet every single requirement We are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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