Account Executive, Sports Marketing

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$40K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own day-to-day management of Optimum Sports\' sports partnerships within the Property Marketing Team, supported by organized project workflow and PSA/athlete-marketing fundamentals.

  • Own day-to-day management of existing sports partnerships, asset tracking, and project plans.
  • Must-have: 1-3 years of relevant sports business experience and partnership marketing knowledge.
  • Standout: Highly organized with PSA, athlete marketing processes, and contract-language fluency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the day-to-day management of existing sports partnerships, including communication directly with properties, organization of project plans, and asset tracking documents
  • Key member and leader within the Property Marketing Team
  • Maintains exceptional organization across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring deadlines, documentation, and workflows are consistently accurate and up to date
  • Produce and interpret relevant research from third party data, industry trades and additional sources
  • Recognize and solve tactical problems; participate in development of strategic solutions
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Understanding and experience with personal service agreements (PSA), athlete marketing process, workflow, and agent management
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of sponsorship legal terms and contractual language
  • Familiar with in-stadium partnership structures and traditional sports media terminology, assets, and trends that support Optimum Sports’ business development
  • Familiar with digital world both related to sports specific sites, as well as social channels and content strategies

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of relevant experience in sports business
  • Understanding of partnership (rights holder) marketing
  • Undergraduate degree required (preferably Marketing, Business, Sports Management or Communications)
  • Creative thinker who develops unique ideas, solutions, and programs
  • Highly organized, with the ability to manage and prioritize many simultaneous deliverables
  • Keeps tasks, deadlines, and information consistently organized
  • Strong ability to effectively communicate ideas in both written and verbal settings
  • Basic knowledge of sports marketing/media terms and emerging trends
  • Ability to work well under pressure and deliver assignments under a deadline
  • High level of proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, online research
  • Solution-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills
  • Efficient, organized, and able to handle multiple tasks
  • Self-sufficient, enthusiastic, and proactively pursues assignments

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • vision insurance
  • dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • vacation days
  • sick days
  • personal days
  • paid parental leave
  • paid medical leave
  • STD/LTD insurance benefits
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Optimum Sports

Optimum Sports is the in-house sports marketing agency within Omnicom Media Group, with nearly two decades of experience working with some of the biggest brands in sports. By merging the worlds of sports media, sponsorship and creative, we create omnichannel platforms that effectively drive brand and business impact. We take a fully integrated approach to sports marketing by injecting specialists into clients’ traditional media practices, connecting sponsorship to the wider media mix and marketing platform. We have five specialized teams, delivering excellence across the spectrum of sports marketing: Strategic Consulting, Media Investment, Property Marketing Group, Zero Code (gaming & esports), Research & Analytics.

Founded in 2003
New York, New York, USA
162 employees (17 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.3%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~162

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
17 (10% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

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