Account Director - Integrated Creative Campaigns & Events

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Account Director - Integrated Creative Campaigns & Events

Join to apply for the Account Director - Integrated Creative Campaigns & Events role at Octagon APAC

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR – INTEGRATED CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS & EVENTS, OCTAGON

FULL TIME, SYDNEY BASED

Octagon is a creative agency at the intersection of sport, entertainment, and culture.

We believe in earning attention — not buying it. Through powerful partnerships and generous ideas, we help brands and rights holders create stories and experiences that fans and audiences love, share, and play with.

Our work spans everything from major event activations to creative campaigns, commercial strategy and brand partnerships. Some of the projects we’re proud of include:

• Mastercard – The Sonic Trophy (
• Unilever x FWWC23 – Not Done Yet (
• ANZ x Brisbane Festival – Partnership Management (

About the Role:

We’re on the hunt for an Account Director to lead the day-to-day management of some of our key client relationships. You’ll be the linchpin between the client’s ambitions and Octagon’s creativity and strategic thinking — driving impactful work that earns attention and delivers real brand and business outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership role overseeing integrated projects across sport, arts, culture and entertainment partnerships, creative campaigns, digital, social, event activations, and hospitality, and reporting into Octagon’s Head of Client Services, Australia.

What we’re looking for:

A natural leader with around 6–8 years’ experience in a creative agency, brand partnership or integrated marketing environment. Someone who loves making big ideas happen and knows how to rally a team to deliver them – driving campaigns from strategic insight to creative development, production and execution.

We’re after someone who:

• Thinks strategically — from a client, agency, and industry perspective
• Can build trust and lead conversations with senior clients, internal specialists, and project teams
• Can spot an opportunity, extract a clear brief, and drive the team to deliver exceptional work
• Can drive the Octagon business forward organically, and through new business opportunities
• Has experience across comms, digital, social, partnerships, events, and activations
• Is a confident communicator and compelling presenter
• Is passionate about creative work, and able to oversee and inspire teams from planning through to execution
• Has experience in partnership marketing, sponsorship, sport, gaming, entertainment, tech, or finance (a bonus, not a dealbreaker)

What you’ll do:

• Lead primary client relationships, acting as their go-to for campaigns, brand partnerships, and projects
• Manage a portfolio of accounts spanning sport, arts, and culture partnerships
• Tap into Octagon’s internal expertise — strategy, creative, partnerships, production — to deliver a wide range of brilliant work
• Oversee timelines, scopes of work, budgets, briefs, and project status across multiple workstreams
• Manage and mentor your account teams, helping them develop and thrive
• Work closely with Octagon leadership on new business pitches and growth opportunities
• Advocate for great ideas — and help sell them in
• Be an active contributor to our agency culture, operations, and community

Why Join Us?

You’ll get to work on bold, culturally relevant projects with an agency that cares about ideas, clients, and people equally. We believe in supporting each other, backing our people, and creating work we’re proud of.

We offer:

• A flexible hybrid work environment
• A social, collaborative team culture
• The chance to work with globally recognised brands and rights holders
• Opportunities to grow your career within a global agency network

Octagon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strongly encourage members of the LGBTQIA+ and First Nations communities to apply for this position.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Advertising and Marketing

• Industries

  Advertising Services and Marketing Services

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