Responsibilities

• Creates pre-meeting briefs with research and background on company, as well as a bio for each attendee;
• Proactively monitors industry and business trade news to identify:
• Viable companies and brands that may or may not be a fit for Excel NIL talent, properties and brand marketing;
• Key emerging categories;
• Any other relevant industry news and trends;
• Manages the basketball sales CRM with Salesforce:
• Organizes, updates and exports the sales pipelines from Salesforce in advance of the weekly calls;
• Communicates with members of the sales team to receive account updates;
• Provides weekly internal activity reports;
• Responsible for maintaining and entering client information into Excel’s intranet;

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required;
• 1-2 years’ experience in Sports Marketing and/or Sales preferred.
• Superior organization skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously;
• Understanding and interest in the sports sponsorship landscape, key industry players, market values and activation concepts;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate to a wide range of audiences, both written and verbally;
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team environment while maintaining a strong attention to detail;
• High level of commitment to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance;
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision;
• Extremely proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel;
• Must have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment and discretion regarding interpersonal relationships;

Preferred

• Basic proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Pro preferred
• Highly responsive and accessible
• Ability to work both collaboratively as well as autonomously

Benefits

• This position is eligible for benefits.