Senior Account Manager

Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, is a full service creative and experiential agency that lives for sport, music and culture. From the biggest moments to the smallest details, we pride ourselves on being in the know and building relationships that matter, for brands that matter.

Our team is comprised of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, project managers, influencer managers, filmmakers, volunteers, activists, ballplayers, hype beasts, social media moguls, runners, mixologists, party promoters, hip-hop elitists, show-bingers, hot-take havers, vintage t-shirt collectors, fitness fanatics, pet parents, plant parents, human parents, and general good time havers.

Clients include Hennessey, Nike, Jordan, Spotify, Meta, Instagram, Tik Tok, Amazon, Timberland, Oakley, Footlocker, Chime, Fanatics, Bleacher Report, Uninterrupted, and more.

As a Senior Account Manager, you are a trusted client partner and project leader responsible for driving complex, integrated work from brief through delivery. You bring structure and momentum to projects, translating client objectives into actionable plans, mobilizing cross-functional teams, and ensuring work delivers against both client expectations and agency standards.

You serve as a partner to overall Account Leadership, developing a strong understanding of the client’s business while taking significant ownership of how individual projects and programs come to life. You anticipate needs, navigate complexity, and connect the right internal and external resources to deliver high-quality work on time, on budget, and with impact.

Project & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead assigned projects from brief through final delivery, ensuring client objectives, agency expectations, timelines, and budgets remain aligned throughout.
• Translate client briefs and strategic direction into clear project plans, defining work streams, milestones, responsibilities, and key decision points.
• Build and lead cross-functional project teams across Strategy, Creative, Production, Experiential, Social, and other disciplines, creating clarity around roles and driving accountability.
• Maintain visibility across the full project lifecycle, connecting individual work streams and anticipating dependencies that could impact delivery.
• Delegate effectively across project teams while maintaining ownership of the overall quality and progress of the work.
• Identify project challenges early, develop solutions, and elevate thoughtfully when broader leadership input or decisions are required.
• Seamlessly step into new or evolving assignments, quickly understanding the brief, client context, and work required to move the project forward.

Client Partnership & Strategic Contribution

• Serve as a primary client contact across assigned projects, developing trusted relationships through strong communication, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Develop a strong understanding of the client’s business, objectives, competitive landscape, and partnership portfolio to inform how projects are approached and delivered.
• Translate client needs and feedback into clear direction for internal teams, reading beyond the immediate ask to anticipate needs and potential challenges.
• Contribute strategic and creative thinking to client recommendations, connecting project execution to broader brand, partnership, and business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the work, deepen client relationships, and create incremental value for the client and agency.

Partner & Industry Management

• Manage and steward external partner relationships across teams, leagues, talent, properties, agencies, and vendors, ensuring negotiated rights and deliverables are effectively brought to life.
• Proactively identify opportunities to maximize partnership value and improve how assets are activated through individual projects and programs.
• Build and maintain industry knowledge, relationships, and resources that can be leveraged to strengthen the work and solve project needs.
• Maintain a pulse on developments across sports, entertainment, music, technology, lifestyle, and culture that can inform stronger client solutions.

Financial & Operational Management

• Develop scopes, staffing approaches, budgets, and project plans in partnership with Account and Operational Leadership, balancing creative ambition with financial and executional realities.
• Maintain strong visibility into project financials, including agency time, hard costs, burn,…