Location
London Office (Aldwych)

Hours
Freelance position until December 2026

About the Role
THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans. Headquartered in Los Angeles, THE·TEAM's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced Account Director to join our Influencer department. The successful candidate will lead a portfolio of Global and EMEA accounts, providing strategic direction across creator marketing programmes while overseeing the successful delivery of campaigns. Responsibilities include developing senior client relationships, identifying opportunities for account growth, mentoring and developing team members, and ensuring campaigns deliver against business objectives, timelines and budgets.

Working closely with internal specialists across strategy, creative, production, paid media and account teams, the Account Director will champion best-in-class creator marketing and help shape the future direction of our Social & Influencer offering. This role is ideal for an ambitious leader who thrives on building client partnerships, developing high-performing teams and delivering commercially successful campaigns.

Key responsibilities include:
- Owning a portfolio of Global and EMEA client accounts as senior strategic lead and trusted advisor
- Building and maintaining strong senior client relationships with strategic guidance aligned to business objectives
- Leading integrated creator marketing strategies that are insight-led, innovative and commercially effective
- Identifying opportunities to enhance campaign performance and drive long-term client growth
- Presenting strategic recommendations and business reviews to senior stakeholders
- Identifying organic account growth and supporting new business opportunities
- Overseeing multiple creator campaigns ensuring delivery to the highest standard, on time and within budget
- Providing senior oversight across campaign planning, creator selection, negotiations, content development, production and reporting
- Leading creator strategy, providing expert guidance on partnerships, negotiations and relationship management
- Leading, mentoring and developing a team of Creator Managers and Senior Creator Managers
- Ensuring robust campaign reporting, financial oversight and operational excellence

While not essential, an interest and understanding of sport—particularly football—and experience activating sports partnerships through creators would be highly advantageous.

Experience
7-9+ years' experience in influencer, creator marketing or social media with significant experience leading global client accounts. Proven success managing senior client relationships and acting as a strategic advisor. Demonstrated ability delivering integrated creator marketing campaigns for major global brands. Experience identifying and securing account growth opportunities. Strong commercial awareness including managing campaign budgets, forecasting and profitability. Excellent leadership experience managing, mentoring and developing high-performing teams. Deep understanding of the creator economy and major social platforms including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X, Twitch and Snapchat. Strong network across creators, talent agencies and the wider creator ecosystem. Experience working with paid social, whitelisting, licensing and creator measurement platforms such as CreatorIQ is highly desirable.

About you
Excellent strategic thinking, communication and presentation skills. Highly organised with the ability to oversee multiple complex workstreams simultaneously. Strong problem-solving skills and confidence making decisions in fast-paced environments. Comfortable working cross-functionally across strategy, creative, production and client services teams. Passionate about social culture, creators and digital innovation. Interest and experience within sport, particularly football and sports partnerships, is highly desirable.

Qualifications
No formal qualifications specified; however, extensive relevant experience and proven leadership in influencer and creator marketing are essential.