Lead Consultant (Marketing)

We are Two Circles. We are a Sports & Entertainment Marketing business. We grow audiences and revenues. We do that by knowing fans best. We work with clients to help them understand & influence what their fans are doing – the way fans spend their money, the events that fans attend, the channels fans respond to, the content fans watch and more. And we use the understanding this gives us to help our clients grow. Grow their audiences and grow their revenues - both direct to consumer and business to business revenues.

Our platforms and services are trusted by over 900 clients globally, including the English Premier League, Red Bull, UEFA, VISA, the NFL, Nike and Amazon. We are over 1000 people, based out of 14 offices, and we deliver work for sports and entertainment businesses of all shapes and sizes all over the world.

Able to engage and impress at client Chief Executive level, a Lead Consultant (Marketing) will be responsible for:

· Owning client relationships and becoming a trusted partner to senior decision-makers.

· Structure and solve complex business challenges using a combination of data, market insight, and commercial expertise.

· Manage project teams, ensuring high-quality marketing outputs, effective collaboration, and successful delivery against timelines and budgets.

· Coach and develop consultants and senior consultants, providing guidance on marketing, problem solving, client management, and professional growth.

· Lead multi-disciplinary teams to solve high impact commercial challenges with first class marketing campaigns.

· Drive measurable outcomes for clients through insight-led strategy and campaign execution.

· Influence the future direction of both client organisations and the broader marketing & consulting practice.

· Stay at the forefront of trends across sport, entertainment, technology, and fan behaviour, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative thinking to client challenges.

· Play a key role in growing the marketing & consulting practice by helping shape team culture, delivery standards, and commercial success.

Requirements

What we’re looking for

• Considerable experience in marketing in either an agency or rights holder environment.
• Ability to work at pace and retain a keen attention to detail
• Great self-starting attitude keen to join an entrepreneurial organisation where every working day is different
• Track record of delivering complex change-orientated marketing projects in a fast moving, customer-orientated agency or business
• Comfortable building strong working relationships, both within the business and with clients, and a keenness to maintain and develop these relationships
• Strong understanding of the sports industry
• Can lead as well as manage project teams
• Fluent in English, fluency in another European language preferably is a plus

Benefits

We offer a benefits package to suit you and your lifestyle! Out of a core monthly budget, you can choose your own comprehensive benefits package:  

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
• Summer Away Days
• 23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event’ and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution
• Sport Challenge contribution 
• Gym membership contribution 
• 2x annual kit drops

Though these are the basics written down, we will principally be recruiting for energy, values and commitment – both to Two Circles and to your career. Even if you feel you don’t tick 100% of the boxes but feel you could bring value to the role, we’d still love to hear from you! 
Our recruitment process will be honest & thorough, and so will our roles. In return, we can offer honesty, integrity, and the chance to progress in the organisation as quickly as you develop within it.  

Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.