Business Director - Football

Salary/Rate:£70,000 - £80,000
Job type:Permanent
Location:London
Sector:Sponsorship and Partnerships
Job ref:3299193
Post Date:19.06.25
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About the Role

🏆 Business Director – Football Sponsorship

📍 London (Hybrid) | 💼 Leading Sports Marketing Agency

📅 Full-time | 💰 Competitive Salary + Benefits

 

 

Are you a senior operator with serious football creds and a track record in sport agency life?

 

We’re looking for a Business Director to lead a major, fully integrated football sponsorship account – one of the most exciting properties in the game.

 

You’ll be the strategic linchpin, overseeing the day-to-day delivery of the partnership across multiple channels – digital, ATL, PR, content, activation – while liaising with a full roster of agency partners. We need someone who can navigate the complexities of an integrated sponsorship ecosystem, hold the room with clients and stakeholders, and drive best-in-class creative and execution.

 

What you’ll be doing:

⚽ Leading a flagship football account from strategic planning to flawless delivery

🤝 Acting as the key client lead and central connector across all agency partners

📣 Ensuring consistent and high-impact brand storytelling across all touchpoints

🧠 Driving innovation, insight-led ideas and commercially-savvy thinking

📈 Managing a small team, budgets, timelines and reporting

 

We’re looking for:

✔ Deep football experience across major partnerships

✔ A senior agency background – you’ve worked across complex, multi-stakeholder accounts

✔ Natural leadership skills, confident client handling and a collaborative mindset

✔ Strong understanding of integrated marketing and sponsorship strategy

✔ Passion for sport, creativity and making things happen

 

Apply now!

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