Account Director – Sports Marketing

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About the role

  • Account Director leading influencer campaigns for SAMY, a global social-first brand communications agency. Developing sports creator strategies, managing client accounts, and growing partnerships across North America.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the strategic lead for sports-focused client accounts
  • Build trusted client relationships and provide proactive recommendations driving long-term success
  • Own influencer marketing campaigns from strategy and planning through execution, optimisation, and reporting
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
  • Develop creative campaign strategies and identify athletes, creators, sports personalities, and content formats aligned with client objectives
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless campaign delivery
  • Identify opportunities to grow existing client partnerships and expand accounts
  • Stay current with trends across sport, fitness, and creator culture
  • Bring fresh ideas and strategic insight to campaigns

Requirements

  • Previous experience in influencer marketing, account management, client services, or sports marketing
  • Proven experience managing end-to-end influencer or creator campaigns
  • Strong understanding of the sports landscape and digital creator ecosystem
  • Experience working with sports creators, publishers, athletes, or sports-focused communities is highly desirable
  • Interest in sports, prediction markets, Web3, crypto, or adjacent industries is a strong plus
  • Strong strategic thinking and ability to shape campaigns
  • Excellent project management and organisational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • English proficiency requested in the application
  • Ability to work in Canada or the United States, with visa requirements addressed for Canada

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule and hybrid work options
  • Global mobility plan allowing movement across SAMY and access to new markets
  • Birthday day off
  • December 24th and 31st as company holidays
  • Transparent, performance-driven compensation framework designed to reward impact, support growth, and ensure fairness

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Web3

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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