Role: Account Executive (DSM)

Based: London

Reports to: Account Manager, Sports Marketing

Group Overview:

YMU Group is a leading management and professional services company based in the UK and US. Our mission is to bring added success to everyone who deals with us – both talent and industry clients. We aim to create circumstances where talented people can build their reputation, influence, and success.

We work courageously and persistently with elite talent and clients who represent the best in the industry. We provide a portfolio of services to a wide range of professional leaders in entertainment, film, music, radio, television, sport, and the arts, including athletes, authors, digital influencers, musicians, producers, digital artists, and TV personalities.

Part of the YMU Group, Digital Sports Mgmt is a Sports, Gaming & Entertainment Agency headquartered in London. DSM’s experience lies deeply rooted in the Video Games and Digital space, with our founders having worked at EA Sports for many years. Fast Forward to today and DSM works with various brands, rightsholders, platforms, influencers, presenters, footballers, and pro gamers, fusing together a unique agency at the forefront of sports, digital, gaming, and technology.

We strive to be the best company to work for and are constantly looking for ways to improve on every level, from providing excellent services to our clients, staff satisfaction, diversity and inclusion, mental health, and well-being.

Job Purpose:

Working for Digital Sports MGMT, part of the YMU group, the main purpose of this role is to help manage DSM’s retained sports marketing clients primarily in the Sports Partnerships space. You will work closely with the Account Manager, Head of Sports Marketing and other agencies to deliver best in class sports marketing and activation of key talent and rights holder partnerships in tennis and other sports from time to time. You will help to arrange meetings, take notes, build marketing plans, activation plans, create reports and generally support client communications day to day. You will also help run approvals on key assets, manage ticketing for live sporting events for the client, and assist with facilitating PR and media appearances for ambassador talent. International and domestic travel will be required and you will be based out of our central London office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Account Manager with day-to-day client communications and campaign coordination
• Assist with sports marketing activation planning, event management, and campaign rollouts
• Manage approvals for clients, liaising with talent representatives and rights holders under the guidance of the Account Manager
• Prepare agendas, take clear and accurate meeting notes, and circulate actions to keep projects moving efficiently
• Create and maintain presentations, reports, and log trackers
• Support ticketing and accreditation management for live events
• Liaise with agents and talent to deliver campaigns
• Ideate social media and content concepts
• Support on-the-ground delivery of activations at live sporting events
• Ad hoc duties as required

About You:

• One+ year of experience in an agency, brand, or rights holder environment; experience within sports is a plus
• Excellent communication skills, both with clients and internally
• Able to work effectively as part of a fast-paced, collaborative team
• Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise multiple tasks
• Ability to produce clear and engaging detailed presentations and reports
• Experience supporting or running activations for brands or rights holders
• Good understanding of tennis and football
• Previous work in sports and/or dealing with sports rightsholders is highly desired.
• Knowledge of sports commercial rights packages is desired
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Canva

What We Offer:

• Unlimited Holiday policy
• Gym and wellness membership
• Pension
• Employee assistance program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life and Health insurance (qualify after 12 months)
• Flexible working

Equal Opportunities:

YMU Group is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected diversity characteristics such as race/ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. All successful job applications are subject to reference and background checks.

To apply, please send your CV and Cover Letter to Careers@ymugroup.com