Vice President, Account Management, Influential Sports

Company description

Our PM Sports team provides a valuable service to our PM Agency Teams & Clients providing sports marketing expertise inclusive of identification and negotiation of brand partnerships, managing partnerships, and driving new business initiatives. We also provide measurement expertise within the sports ecosystem to provide a comprehensive understanding of ROI and impact of branding within all avenues.

Being a part of this team brings a vibrant culture with an entrepreneurial spirit that comes from the top down. Team members are expected to bring ideas and solutions that will drive growth and foster strong relationships. With the ultimate goal to harness the power of sport (and culture) to create authentic connections with brands an fuel our Power of one model.

Overview

Influential Sports is seeking a strategic and relationship-driven VP, Account Management to lead senior client partnerships and oversee the successful delivery of integrated sports marketing programs. This role serves as a primary client leadership contact, responsible for ensuring athlete, creator, sponsorship, and experiential investments translate into meaningful brand impact and long-term partnership growth.

The VP will act as a trusted advisor to clients, bringing proactive thinking, cultural fluency, and operational leadership to complex sports and influence-driven engagements. Internally, this individual will guide cross-functional teams spanning strategy, talent partnerships, media, and activation to ensure programs are executed seamlessly and deliver measurable value.

This is a high-visibility leadership role for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, is deeply fluent in sports and creator marketing, and is motivated by building enduring client relationships grounded in trust, performance, and innovation.

Responsibilities

? Serve as the senior relationship lead across key client accounts and internal agency teams, fostering strong executive-level partnerships and acting as a trusted strategic advisor.

? Oversee the end-to-end delivery of integrated sports marketing programs, ensuring athlete, creator, sponsorship, media, and activations are executed to the highest standard.

? Partner with strategy, talent partnerships, and activation teams to translate client objectives into clear scopes of work and actionable campaign plans.

? Guide cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across timelines, deliverables, performance expectations, and reporting outputs.

? Provide proactive recommendations and thought leadership that help clients maximize the value of their sports and cultural investments.

? Monitor program performance and deliver clear insights and optimization opportunities that strengthen campaign outcomes and client confidence.

? Support account growth by identifying opportunities to expand partnerships, introduce new capabilities, and deepen client engagement over time.

Qualifications

? 7-10+ years of experience in client services, account leadership, sports marketing, influencer marketing, media, or integrated agency environments.

? Proven success managing senior-level client relationships and leading complex, multi-channel marketing programs.

? Strong understanding of the sports marketing ecosystem, including sponsorships, athlete partnerships, creator marketing, experiential activations, and media integration.

? Strategic thinker with the ability to connect cultural insight, audience understanding, and performance data to actionable client recommendations.

? Confident communicator and presenter who can build trust with executive stakeholders.

? Highly organized operator with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple high-profile initiatives simultaneously.

? Collaborative leader who can motivate and align cross-functional teams around shared client goals.

? Commercially aware with experience supporting revenue growth, program profitability, and long-term partnership expansion.

You're an Ideal Fit if:

? You are passionate about building deep client partnerships and becoming a trusted extension of their marketing leadership team.

? You thrive at the intersection of sports, culture, and influence and understand how brands can authentically participate in fandom.

? You enjoy balancing strategic leadership with hands-on delivery oversight.

? You are energized by fast-moving environments where creativity, operational rigor, and relationship management all matter.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $170,000 - $180,000. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 4/29/2026.