Responsibilities

• Interacting daily with corporate clients, properties and multiple agencies/vendors to support sponsorship initiatives
• Leading daily performance of account team, ensuring quality work, professional communications, effective process implementation alongside timely & strategic account management
• Assisting with sponsorship strategy, development and implementation for clients, including negotiating necessary contractual partnership terms, overseeing assets and third-party vendor involvement, internal/external communications, promotions and onsite activation
• Developing sponsorship activation ideas and execution plans based on client objectives/budget
• Oversight of tactical onsite sponsorship activation at high-profile sporting events. Specific elements may include, but are not limited to, talent booking, hospitality management, PR integration, client executive presence, relationship management, guest experiences, property management, etc.
• Program development utilizing sponsorship assets
• Negotiating team, player and third-party vendor contracts
• Providing industry insights & sponsorship/property analysis, including incremental opportunities for integration and co-promotions
• Leading evaluation and a POV of new sponsorship opportunities
• Identifying and contacting potential marketing partners for client goals/objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Marketing or related field, MBA preferred, but not required
• A minimum of 8-10 years of Olympic marketing experienced at an agency, client or property
• Proven client and team management experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven track record in developing and implementing creative solutions to marketing challenges
• Ability to lead the development and implementation of marketing programs with a cross-functional team
• Proven ability to manage a high volume of client-service deliverables without sacrificing quality
• Ability to manage day-to-day relationships with clients and other agency divisions
• Intellectual leadership, a problem-solving aptitude, and a broad understanding of global popular culture
• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to travel 25% of the time (including weekend events)

Preferred

• MBA preferred, but not required
• Wider Olympic network to stay connected to trends/insights for agency’s benefit

Benefits

• robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.