Senior Event Executive (Apparel and Activation Logistics) (Global Soccer) (Financial Service Client)

USA (Hybrid)

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Posted 5 months ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading apparel management and logistics efforts and serving as point-person for logistics and apparel management
  • Prepare necessary event documents including inventory management documents, meeting notes, etc.
  • Coordinate timelines with vendors and internal Octagon resources
  • Develop a knowledge and understanding of financial service client’s sponsorship portfolio and business initiatives
  • Assist with vendor management, logistical planning, and preparation of event documents to aid in execution and recapping
  • Assist regional team managing all merchandise, premiums, and uniforms
  • Perform additional duties and administrative responsibilities as needed

Requirements

  • Genuine passion for soccer and community engagement, with curiosity about the sport’s evolving landscape
  • 3+ years of experience in a related field
  • You have a passion for events/experiences, ranging from large-scale custom experiences to small-scale turnkey events
  • You truly believe that no job is too small or too big
  • You have a can-do attitude and desire to succeed and learn
  • You’re a team player who wants to know what others are working on and also wants to help
  • You enjoy coming up with fun ideas and bringing them to life
  • You are curious and desire to learn in a fast-paced work environment
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We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.

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