Account Director – Sport & Entertainment Partnerships (MENA)

About the role

As an Account Director within Omnicom Media Group, you will lead the management and activation of key sport and entertainment partnerships across the MENA region. You act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance, overseeing the delivery of partnership programmes and ensuring activations align with wider brand and marketing objectives. You work closely with clients, rightsholders and internal teams, driving integrated partnership solutions, identifying growth opportunities and supporting team development.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the strategic management and activation of client partnerships, building trusted relationships with clients, rightsholders and key stakeholders.
• Develop and oversee partnership strategies and activation plans that support broader marketing and sponsorship objectives.
• Direct cross-functional teams to deliver integrated campaigns, ensuring quality execution, compliance and effective use of partnership rights and assets.
• Manage account performance, including project delivery, financial oversight, reporting and operational excellence.
• Identify growth opportunities, give proactive strategic recommendations and support new business initiatives.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering collaboration, accountability and professional growth.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Sports Management or a related field.
• Significant experience in sponsorship, partnerships, sport, entertainment, activation or agency environments, with a proven track record managing high-profile partnership programmes.
• Experience managing senior-level client and stakeholder relationships while overseeing complex projects, budgets and multiple workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of the MENA sport and entertainment landscape, with a genuine passion for sport, entertainment and culture.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of partnership strategy, sponsorship activation, contractual rights management and integrated marketing campaigns.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and inspire clients and teams.
• Commercially minded, strategic and solutions-focused, with experience identifying growth opportunities and developing team members.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.