Account Manager

The role

As an Account Manager, you will act as a project manager responsible for keeping assigned projects and workstreams organized from brief through delivery. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and support the execution of client programs.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day project workflows and ensure timelines and deliverables remain on track.
• Translate client briefs into detailed workplans, timelines, and action items.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Strategy, Creative, Production, Experiential, and Social.
• Organize and facilitate project status meetings and internal check-ins.
• Identify potential delays, resource gaps, or workflow challenges.
• Support day-to-day client communication and provide project status updates.
• Coordinate with external partners including teams, leagues, talent, properties, agencies, and vendors.
• Support development of project scopes, staffing plans, budgets, and timelines.
• Track project financials including agency time, hard costs, and budget updates.
• Support junior team members in developing organizational and project management skills.

Required qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in a creative agency, sponsorship marketing, experiential marketing, integrated brand marketing, project management, or related environment.
• Experience coordinating integrated projects or campaign workstreams from brief through delivery.
• Ability to manage timelines, deliverables, project documentation, and cross-functional workflows.
• Experience supporting client communication and coordinating across internal and external stakeholders.
• Exposure to project scopes, budgets, staffing plans, and financial tracking.
• Experience working across Creative, Strategy, Production, Experiential, Social, or related disciplines.
• Experience delegating tasks to or mentoring junior team members.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and familiarity with project management and collaboration platforms.
• Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Notion AI, Monday.com, etc.) and an interest in leveraging emerging technologies.

Nice to have

• Experience coordinating external partners such as teams, leagues, talent, properties, agencies, or vendors
• Experience directly managing timelines and deliverables across creative and production workflows.
• Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Notion AI, etc.) and an interest in leveraging emerging technologies to improve workflow efficiency and insight generation.
• Exposure to sponsorship strategy, partnership activation, or integrated campaign delivery.
• Passion for culture, innovation, and helping brands show up meaningfully in the world.
• Experience working with pharmaceutical brands

Benefits

• Benefits
• Discretionary bonus

Before you apply

• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

About the company

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties.