Overview
Brand Partnerships Account Executive Jobs in London, England, United Kingdom at British Fashion Council
Title: Brand Partnerships Account Executive
Company: British Fashion Council
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
The British Fashion Council (BFC)is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to enabling the growth and global influence of British fashion. By convening the industry, investing in talent and delivering world-class cultural platforms, the BFC supports designers to build sustainable businesses while championing innovation, diversity and responsible practice. As a membership-led organisation, it fosters collaboration across creative, commercial and institutional partners to shape a more resilient and internationally competitive fashion sector. The BFC is supported by industry patrons, commercial partners and government funding.
The BFC is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. They’re more than just words. We are inclusive. We celebrate and champion multiple approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation. So together we’re building a culture where difference is valued. Our commitment to inclusion drives us forward every day internally and externally. Everyone is welcome, as an inclusive workplace the BFC encourages our employees to bring their true self to work and we commit to develop your skills and advance your careers in a culture of creativity.
About The Role
The British Fashion Council Brand Partnerships department is looking for a driven, hardworking and efficient Brand Partnerships Account Executive.
The Brand Partnerships Executive will work within the Account Management team supporting on the delivery of an allocation of partnership accounts across all BFC, events and initiatives.
This role is an exciting opportunity for someone to gain experience across multiple areas of the business and to develop skills in account management, client relations, campaign planning and event coordination.
Previous and relevant experience in relationship building across a variety of sectors would be beneficial for this role as well as experience managing multiple campaigns, clients or tasks at one time. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and demonstrate strong and transferrable organisational skills.
Responsibilities
Company
- Support the Brand Partnerships team to deliver commercial partnerships – taking on ownership of key allocated accounts
- Work closely with the sales side of the brand partnerships team to translate ideas and rights in to campaigns and deliver them for the partner
- Collaborate with Executives across Brand Partnerships team and wider BFC teams to deliver partnerships, events and initiatives in an efficient way in line with BFC and partner objectives
- Act as an ambassador for Brand Partnerships team to the rest of the business – developing relationships with teams to ensure smooth delivery of partnerships – key departments include events, designer relations and communications
Campaign management
- Manage key partner campaigns posts sale – management of core project documents, both internal and external (critical paths, status reports, meeting agendas)
- Own KPI delivery throughout a campaign monitoring performance, highlighting challenges and identifying opportunities to optimise and increase ROI for clients
- Manage partner activation budgets, tracking spend throughout a campaign
- Deliver wrap reports for partners, reporting on results clearly and concisely
- Identify risk and challenges
- Identify opportunities for up-sell and contract renewal on current partner contracts
- Excellent organisational skills – ability to manage complex critical paths across multiple clients
Relationship management
- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to forge and maintain relationships
- Effective and diplomatic communication across all internal departments to activate partnerships that deliver against BFC and partner objectives
- Resolve complaints and able to trouble-shoot with partners, designers, talent etc. with empathy and in a conciliatory manner, scaling up where necessary
- Solutions focused attitude to resolve any internal and external challenges
- Willingness to attend client and partner entertainment events and meetings as required – role may require a flexible approach to working hours
- Excellent organisational skills – ability to provide client with clear and accurate agendas, status reports and updates on request
Key relationships
- External – commercial partners, agencies, designers, production companies
- Internal – events, communications and designer relations teams & wider organisation
Requirements & Key Attributes – Skills & Requirements
- Experience in a similar, account management/client relationship-based role
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Comfortable dealing with internal and external senior representatives
- A genuine interest in commercial brand partnerships and sponsorship
- A genuine interest in the fashion industry
- Strong communication skills
- Strong cross-functional and department partnership skills
Salary & Benefits
- 25 Days Holiday Per Year + Bank Holidays
- Upon completion of a successful probation period, you are also entitled to our additional benefits:
- Summer Working Hours which means that during July and August, our office closes at 3pm on a Friday so you can enjoy the sunshine
- A half day off on your birthday!
- Private Health Insurance with Vitality which comes with access to a Virtual GP and an Employee Assistance Programme
- x2 Wellness Days off per year
- Enrolment into the BFC Pension Scheme
- Religious Festivals Swapping – to be as inclusive as possible, our employees are able to swap any of the standard UK public holidays based on their own beliefs/identity and instead take these days to celebrate things that are more relevant to them (such as Diwali, or Eid, or Pride etc)
How To Apply
- Candidates should apply in writing with a covering letter highlighting your relevant experience for this role, attaching your CV to [email protected] with ‘Brand Partnerships Account Management Executive’ in the subject
- Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
- Successful candidates will be notified by email and invited to a fist stage interview
- Upon application, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments for the interview
- Due to the volume of the applicants we are unable to provide specific feedback should your application be unsuccessful
