Senior Account Executive (Sports / CSR) (Financial Services Client)

Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the sponsorship and experiential program support line, coordinating across clients, agencies, and internal teams to turn ideation into executed programs while building client relationships and SME knowledge in financial services marketing.

  • Sponsorship and Experiential Execution: coordinate across channels, partners, and internal groups to deliver programs on plan.
  • Planning Artifacts and Research: produce budgets, asset trackers, POVs, property research, and competitive reviews to inform strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support integration across client, internal teams, and external partners, helping ensure sponsorship programs are executed seamlessly across experiential channels
  • Prepare necessary documents supporting strategic planning and ideation, sponsorship asset trackers, competitive reviews, POVs, property research, etc.
  • Assist in the coordination of projects with clients, external agency partners, and internal Octagon specialty groups.
  • Assist with the planning and execution of experiential marketing programs both in-person and virtual across multiple programs
  • Support the development of client relationships through proactive communication, clear reporting, and responsiveness to client needs
  • Develop a working knowledge and understanding of financial service client’s business initiatives and marketing trends, serving as a subject matter expert as you build your knowledge base
  • Manage documents such as budgets, status reports, inventory tracking, and meeting agenda and notes
  • Participate in brainstorms and creative ideation and provide research as requested
  • Additional projects as assigned

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in sports marketing and/or client management
  • A passion and expertise in sports, CSR programs, entertainment, gaming, music, and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture
  • Able to foster relationships – internally and externally – and find opportunities to contribute to every interaction
  • Coachable and willing to adapt to a fast-paced work environment, with a mentality that no job is too small or too big
  • Possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • A go-getter, you demonstrate initiative and embrace new challenges
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  • Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: Moderate (20-45%)
  • This position pays $50,000, is overtime-eligible and comes with a comprehensive benefits package.

Preferred

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package.
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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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