Account Executive, Partnership Consulting

USA (On-site)

$50K/yr – $60K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic partnerships for sports and entertainment, owning portfolio management, activations, and data-driven storytelling.

  • Own portfolio strategy, activation planning, and performance insights across teams and properties.
  • Must-have: Experience in sports marketing and strong Excel/data skills.
  • Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with engagement teams and client partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategy & Measurement. You’ll support the development of annual portfolio strategies, opportunity assessments, and forward-looking partnership recommendations.
  • Property & Account Management. You’ll manage a portfolio of local sports teams (Big 7, Minor League, and NCAA) and entertainment properties, building strong relationships and ensuring all partnership elements are executed successfully.
  • Strategic Partnerships & Activations.You’ll collaborate with internal Engagement teams and clients to plan and execute the partnership, including social media and fan engagement initiatives.
  • Communication & Presentation. You’ll create and deliver visually engaging, insight-driven presentations that clearly communicate performance, strategy, and opportunities.
  • Professional Skills & Experience. You bring relevant experience in sports marketing, with a strong understanding of the sports business landscape including teams, leagues, fans, and sponsors. You have in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel and are comfortable working within spreadsheets and data sets.
  • Travel. You’ll travel a few times per year to support partnership management, attend events, and strengthen relationships with clients and properties.

Requirements

  • Strategy & Measurement. You’ll support the development of annual portfolio strategies, opportunity assessments, and forward-looking partnership recommendations.
  • Property & Account Management. You’ll manage a portfolio of local sports teams (Big 7, Minor League, and NCAA) and entertainment properties, building strong relationships and ensuring all partnership elements are executed successfully.
  • Strategic Partnerships & Activations.You’ll collaborate with internal Engagement teams and clients to plan and execute the partnership, including social media and fan engagement initiatives.
  • Communication & Presentation. You’ll create and deliver visually engaging, insight-driven presentations that clearly communicate performance, strategy, and opportunities.
  • Professional Skills & Experience. You bring relevant experience in sports marketing, with a strong understanding of the sports business landscape including teams, leagues, fans, and sponsors. You have in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel and are comfortable working within spreadsheets and data sets. You are detail-oriented, organized, and a self-starter who anticipates needs and solves problems proactively. You have experience in sponsorship strategy, account management, and ideally contract negotiation, along with a proven ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships.
  • Travel. You’ll travel a few times per year to support partnership management, attend events, and strengthen relationships with clients and properties.

Preferred

  • Ideally contract negotiation.

Benefits

  • health/vision/dental insurance
  • 401k
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • vacation
  • personal days and paid holiday time
  • disability
  • life insurance
  • FSA/HSA plans subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans.
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GMR Marketing

We are the Experience Agency making unforgettable stories born of humanity. Founded in 1979, GMR is a leader in the experiential marketing industry, connecting brands and their consumers through shared passions. We’re made up of dreamers, doers & strategists who create experiences founded on data, rooted in insight and grounded in strategy. From experiential to sponsorships and more, we get your brand where it needs to go. While headquartered in the United States, our passionate global team creates, consults and activates in more than 70 countries, covering every continent. GMR is a part of Omnicom Group Inc.

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