[Hiring] Account Director, Influencer Marketing, Sports & Entertainment @Kyra

Role Description

We're hiring an Account Director for one of our biggest sports and entertainment clients. The work covers sportsbook, fantasy and live events, and the campaigns are judged on views, CPV and how quickly we can get from brief to live post.

• Own this one account end to end, with two Campaign Managers reporting into you.
• The account is newly won and growing quickly into the end of the year.
• An interim lead is running it until then, so you'll get a proper handover and join with campaigns already live.

What makes this role different

• One account, in depth.
• Senior and hands-on.
• Structure matters.
• Speed matters.
• The category has rules.
• It moves fast.
• We are an AI-native business.

What you'll do: the GAME PLAN

• Grow the client relationship.
• Agree how the account runs.
• Make the casting calls.
• Execute delivery every day.
• Pace the budget.
• Lead the team.
• Analyse performance.
• Next campaign, stronger.

How we'll know it's working

• The brand hits its moments.
• The brand gets the reach it paid for.
• The brand can react quickly.
• The brand trusts the delivery.
• The brand brings us the next brief.

What good looks like by month six

• The account is running to plan without the interim lead.
• The client has signed off the operating cadence.
• Rates are being met or beaten.
• Your two Campaign Managers can each run a campaign end to end on their own.

Who this role is for

• 5+ years agency-side running creator programmes for sportsbook, DFS or fantasy brands, or US league partnerships (NFL, NBA).
• Real numbers: CPV targets you've hit, creator and post volumes per month, typical turnaround from outreach to live.
• You've owned a senior client relationship yourself, including the difficult conversations.
• You've managed Campaign Managers while staying close to the work.
• Fluent in views, CPV and CPM and can turn performance data into clear recommendations.
• Knowledge of FTC disclosure and the compliance rules around betting content.
• US-based, working EST hours.
• Not currently working on a competing sportsbook, DFS or betting brand.
• Organised, direct and calm when plans change at short notice.
• Experience in a fast-growing business or account.
• Already using Claude or similar AI tools to do real work.

Weekend work

Campaigns go live around games, fixtures and events, so this role involves some weekend work. Please only apply if you're open to that.

Support

If you have a condition or require an adjustment to our interview process - please let us know so we can make adjustments to support you.