Senior Brand Manager

We are looking for an impactful Senior Brand Manager to partner with our clients, and work with our team in bringing our acclaimed branding projects and marketing campaigns come to life.MATTA is an independent, forward-thinking, digital-first creative agency for sport. Our campaigns have won multiple awards, and we have been Agency of the Year several times over.We build digital and social strategies, design and position brands, hatch big ideas, create advertising campaigns, produce content, and we have a design, video, and edit studio in-house. We’re based in London, but the majority of the work we do is global. Our clients are iconic rightsholders, clubs and brands, including ATP Tour, ICC, The FA, R&A, PWR, England Rugby, Chelsea Women, Tottenham Hotspur, EA7, Clinique, to name a few.We are looking for a talented, highly motivated Senior Brand Manager to partner with our exciting clients, playing a big part in the development of commercially successful relationships, managing interactions with clients while also supporting new business pitches for MATTA and seeing first-hand our acclaimed branding projects and marketing campaigns come to life.The Role:As Senior Brand Manager you will be the driving force behind exceptional client relationships and seamless project delivery. You’ll work closely with strategists, creatives, and producers to shepherd campaigns from brief to launch—ensuring the work is strong, the process smooth, and the clients delighted.You’ll manage high-value accounts, oversee budgets and timelines, and spot opportunities to grow relationships. And you will develop and manage the creative response to briefs, and will be the pivot point in the ideation process, knowing and understanding what will and won't work, and recommending the best course of action.You will understand and contribute to the process of brand positioning and creative development whilst being capable of developing outline campaign plans - all while accurately scoping projects to deliver targets and budgets.You will be skilled in managing our internal studio teams, maintaining their motivation on projects, in delivering the best work for clients on time and within budget. As a natural relationship builder you will also always be on the alert to unearth fresh opportunities for MATTA with your clients and extend our reach within their organisations.Job requirementsYour Strengths:You have at least five years of experience gained within a client-facing marketing role, and at least three of these years worked at a creative agency in account management.You have a true passion for working with brands, whether that’s creating brand identities from scratch, or repositioning and refreshing existing brands through digital first campaigns and content.You are a natural relationship builder with the gravitas to quickly enable trust, rapport and respect.You are excellent at managing budgets and finance.You ensure project objectives are delivered because like us you are fanatical about execution and its detail.You are someone who enjoys rolling your sleeves up to manage projects end to end, with a real flair for outstanding organisation and project planning.You have impeccable brief writing skills.You are a bright and strategic thinker with exceptional creative judgement.You have a fascination for brands, their advertising, social media and consumers and a great knowledge of past and current relevant campaigns.You can lead and manage multiple accounts/briefs at any one time.A love of sport would definitely help to move you further up the shortlist.Get in Touch:If you think that MATTA could be the place where you grow professionally, and produce your best work, then we really want to meet you. Please apply below and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.NB We are based in London Bridge, and ask that you spend at least half of your time working from our office.We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.Sorry - no agencies thank you.(By the way, when you attach your CV to your application, it will seem as though the document has not attached properly. But trust us, it has - just a small glitch in our recruitment system) #J-18808-Ljbffr