Account Director, Hospitality

🏎️ We're Hiring: Account Director – Formula 1 & Sports Marketing

📍 Location: Battersea, London | Hybrid Working

🌍 International Travel Required

About Right Formula

At Right Formula, we help global brands unlock the power of sport through innovative sponsorship strategies, integrated marketing campaigns and exceptional brand experiences.

With offices in London and the US, we work with some of the world's leading brands, delivering everything from partnership strategy to world-class hospitality and live experiences.

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced and commercially minded Account Director to join our growing team in London.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of key client relationships, lead high-profile sponsorship and hospitality programmes, and play an important role in driving client and agency growth.

Extensive Formula 1 hospitality experience is essential. We're looking for someone who understands the demands of delivering premium hospitality programmes at Grands Prix, from VIP guest management and race-weekend operations to creating exceptional experiences for clients and their guests.

What You'll Be Doing

🏁 Building and developing strong, trusted relationships with senior clients, acting as a strategic advisor and key point of contact.

🏁 Leading the planning and delivery of premium Formula 1 hospitality programmes, ensuring exceptional standards across every aspect of the guest experience.

🏁 Developing integrated sponsorship and activation strategies that deliver measurable commercial value for clients.

🏁 Taking ownership of account performance, including budgets, profitability, client satisfaction and organic growth opportunities.

🏁 Leading and mentoring account teams, working collaboratively with colleagues across strategy, creative, events and hospitality.

🏁 Identifying new opportunities to grow existing accounts and contributing to new business pitches and proposals.

What We're Looking For

✔️ Significant experience in sports marketing, sponsorship, brand partnerships or experiential marketing.

✔️ Proven, hands-on experience delivering Formula 1 hospitality programmes at Grands Prix – this is a must-have.

✔️ A strong understanding of the Formula 1 environment, including sponsorship, premium hospitality, VIP experiences and race-weekend operations.

✔️ Demonstrable success managing major client accounts and developing senior stakeholder relationships.

✔️ Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, driving profitability and growing accounts.

✔️ Experience leading teams and managing complex, international programmes.

✔️ A proactive, creative and solutions-focused approach, with the flexibility to travel and work around the Formula 1 calendar.

Interested?

If you're passionate about Formula 1, thrive on building client relationships and have a proven track record of delivering outstanding F1 hospitality experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

🏎️ Apply now and take the next step in your career with Right Formula.

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