Agency:

Octagon

Job Function:

Consulting

Job Subfunction:

Marketing Consulting

Job Description:

Octagon are currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Account Manager to support the planning and delivery of a global Formula 1 hospitality programme for one of our key FSI clients. The role is suited to an entry-to-mid level SAM with proven F1 hospitality experience, strong client servicing skills, and the confidence to manage budgets, suppliers and complex guest logistics across a 24-race calendar.

Working as part of a wider account team, and supported by senior leads and junior resource, the candidate will help deliver a series of premium guest experiences across the global F1 season. They will be expected to lead defined workstreams and selected race programmes independently, while also supporting larger or more complex projects across supplier management, logistics planning, client coordination and on-the-ground delivery.

If you have hands-on F1 hospitality experience, strong account and event management skills, and are ready to take ownership of defined workstreams within a fast-moving global programme, this could be the role for you. We are looking for someone who can start as soon as possible and quickly build confidence across the client, internal team and supplier network.

Key Responsibilities
Hospitality & Event Management
Lead operational planning for selected Formula 1 hospitality race programmes, ensuring premium guest experiences, accurate documentation, robust logistics and best-in-class delivery across a complex global calendar of race hospitality at -track programs, Off-track support and Hot-Laps programs.
Support strategic planning of programme and comms with Account VP and Account Director, who are supporting and leading on the account.
Manage day-to-day client communication with confidence, escalating risks and decisions appropriately while maintaining strong relationships with client stakeholders, rights holders, suppliers and internal teams
Plan and coordinate detailed F1 hospitality packages, including race tickets, paddock and garage experiences, guest communications, accommodation, transfers, restaurants, team appearances and on-site schedules
Event development including (but not limited to) scheduling, logistics, health and safety, insurance, creative production, and briefing documentation providing in-depth brand relevant content and insight
Research, procure, and contract relevant third-party suppliers
Manage project budgets with confidence, including budget creation, tracking, supplier quotes, purchase orders, invoicing, reconciliation and clear reporting of risks, variances and approvals
Development and delivery of pre- and post-event reporting
On-site management of C-suite level guests

Account Management
Lead defined projects and race workstreams independently while supporting senior team members on larger, higher-complexity programmes, adapting quickly between lead and support roles as priorities shift
Support the development of annual program strategy; driving through to execution
Proactive thinking to foresee issues and propose solutions before they arise
Financial management of invoices, vendor payments, budget tracking documents, and reporting and reconciliation on overall project finances
Coordination with other global Octagon account teams to ensure efficiencies and best practices across regions
Management of junior account staff, overseeing specific project workstream deliverables
Devise and execute regular client inspiration/feedback sessions
Reporting & optimisation of programme on an ongoing basis
This could be for you if:
You have a passion for motorsports, with great knowledge, experience, and understanding of the landscape – particularly Formula 1 rights holders, teams, suppliers, and logistics
You have experience with on-site event management and execution within motorsport, ideally in Formula 1
You have outstanding organisation, interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
You have strong attention to detail, the ability to prioritise multiple tasks, and produce quality work within deadlines
You think on your feet and use your initiative. You enjoy learning new things and can quickly adapt when things change
You’re a natural at building relationships with just about anyone at any level in an organisation
You enjoy solving problems and finding creative solutions to challenges
You have the ability to collaborate across disciplines, departments and projects
You are a real team player
You have excellent computer skills – mastery of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
You have staff management experience
You are willing to work weekends, holidays, and non-traditional hours, as required

About us
We’re the global sports, entertainment and lifestyle-marketing arm of Omnicom.

How we see the world
We live in a world where time is our most precious commodity, and our audiences’ patience has never been shorter. As an industry, we’ve never had to work harder to gain the attention of the people we’re trying to reach. The way we see it, there’s two ways to go about it.

Attention is either bought or it’s earned.
Paid attention ensures your brand will be heard – and that's a good start. But attention that’s earned ensures your audience actually listens to what you're saying.

At Octagon, our purpose is to create work that earns attention. Through smart partnerships and generous ideas, we compete for, capture, and ultimately earn the attention of those who matter most.

Have we got yours?


Competitive

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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