Job Description
M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is a full-service, earned-first agency operating across Consumer PR, Creator & Influencer, Partnership Marketing, Social, Experiential, Sport, and Entertainment. We bring a deep bench of experience in lifestyle, sport, entertainment, fashion, technology, and CPG — with ambitions to expand into many other categories.
Our approach blends always-on brand communications with big creative campaigns, from strategy and ideation through design, production, execution, and social amplification. Our PR, marketing, and influencer specialists work seamlessly with our in-house studio to deliver content across every medium, from film and photography to print, experiential, and beyond.
We believe brilliant work is only possible through diverse perspectives and an inclusive culture where people can bring their full selves to work. When people feel empowered to be themselves, they deliver their very best.
In North America, we partner in an integrated capacity with our colleagues across M+C Saatchi Group, ensuring clients benefit from the full strength of our regional expertise and connected capabilities. We are proud to employ some of the brightest minds in the business and remain committed to investing in their growth and development so they continue to thrive.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Account Supervisor - PR and Influencer
As an Account Supervisor, you are responsible for the efficient day-to-day management of your accounts. You are the central component to ensuring the smooth running of the account and should display strong skills in both managing up to AD’s and down to AE’s.
An Account Supervisor is responsible for driving their accounts forward and should always be one step ahead, managing the overall workload and ensuring that all deliverables are completed on time and to a high standard. Experience in fashion, lifestyle, or consumer brand PR is preferred, with a strong understanding of culture, trends, and influencer marketing.
Core requirements include:
Be a dedicated, positive and enthusiastic team player and maintain strong working relationships
Serve as a strategic and knowledgeable resource for clients, demonstrating your commitment to the accounts, while pushing yourself towards new achievements
Ensure that the foundations of the account are run impeccably
Provide strong support for AD and VP, serving as a reliable, proactive, solution-oriented and valuable member of the team
Ensure that work (written and communication included) presented to senior members of the team is of the best possible standard
Demonstrate ownership of every task given to you, while maintaining responsibility and accountability for your work
Lead junior staff, delegating where relevant and answering any questions they may have
Maintain efficiency and diligence with all work tasks, exploring all routes to deliver requests from your team and client
Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage all team members
Be fully capable of effective time management, prioritizing tasks effectively and delivering work on time (always flag any issues early – e.g. workload considerations, if you don’t think you can meet a deadline)
Client Services:
Serve as trusted client contact, anticipating and managing day-to-day needs and requests
Work with integrated partners to provide streamlined and collaborative counsel across disciplines
Proactively manage and escalate potential issues or opportunities, flagging to senior team members and identifying solutions for the client
Demonstrate general understanding of incremental or additional business opportunities across clients
Develop verbal and written presentation skills, building confidence in competently talking clients through a document or pitching an idea
Show genuine interest in your clients’ business and overarching industry Campaign Planning & Execution.
Understand strategy and planning, developing skills to respond to a brief creatively with clear strategic thinking
Demonstrate ability to plan, organize and manage events (e.g., coordinating venues, overseeing press materials, managing suppliers, etc.)
Ensure that campaign activation is executed to the highest standard, while remaining on schedule and within budget (and proactively flagging any issues or concerns to AD’s or VP’s in advance)
Oversee OOP budget tracking and client related expenses
Start to develop an understanding of internal finance processes as they relate to client OOP costs, including raising estimates and external PO’s Media Management:
Expertise in the media landscape, especially in relation to the specific needs of your clients
Continue to cultivate relationships with key, top-tier media and maintain an extensive network
Lead ongoing editorial coverage for clients, managing the team in securing opportunities from initial sell in to final delivery
Manage the team in monitoring editorial calendar opportunities and meeting long/short lead pitch deadlines
Oversee the media monitoring for all client coverage/articles of interest, ensuring junior staff flag/report to the team and clients on time
Develop and review final media materials (e.g. press releases, media alerts, pitches, media lists, media updates, coverage recaps, etc.)
Influencer Management:
Develop and lead influencer marketing strategies aligned with client business objectives and broader communications plans
Build and maintain relationships with creators, talent managers, and influencer agencies
Oversee influencer sourcing, vetting, and selection to ensure strong brand alignment and audience relevance
Lead end-to-end influencer campaign execution, including briefing, contracting, negotiations, timelines, content approvals, and delivery
Define campaign KPIs and evaluate performance using engagement, reach, conversions and other relevant metrics Team Management:
Maintain communication with all team members, ensuring cohesion across each account (e.g. arranging internal status meetings, etc.)
Offer clear guidance and constructive feedback to your junior staff members
Effectively manage up to senior team members (e.g. following up on action items, flagging client needs, etc.)
New Business:
Participate in new business research and pitches on an ad-hoc basis
Administration Work:
Manage essential administrative tasks and ensure they’re delivered to a high standard
Oversee day-to-day team administration (e.g. status docs completed and shared before calls, all docs from clients saved on the system, meeting rooms booked)
Oversee regular account tasks (e.g. reporting, coverage documents, status reports, ensuring folders are kept well organised)
Salary range is $87,000-$92,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.
ABOUT M+C SAATCHI SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT
We connect brands to consumers through the things people love, building cultural power through passions. We have a global team of passion specialists who live and breathe sport and entertainment and are part of the cultures and sub-cultures around, and across, those spaces. The most awarded in the sector, we have panoramic capabilities across Sponsorship & Partnership amplification, PR, Social, Influencer, Experiential and Content Creation, creating fully integrated campaigns for brands in, or wanting to enter, the sport and entertainment spaces.
M+C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, NA as part of M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.
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