Account Manager, Sponsorship Consulting

  • Full-time

Company Description

MKTG S+E is a global integrated agency that harnesses the power of sports and entertainment to impact human behavior through meaningful marketing solutions and experiences. Our key differentiator is “knowing people better than anyone else” and using deep consumer insights to establish powerful connections between sports properties and brands.

Across strategy, measurement, content, hospitality, and events, we connect the sports and entertainment industry and companies around the world to deliver meaningful marketing solutions and experiences that are truly differentiated. The experiences that we create engage customers, build memorable brands and deliver value. MKTG S+E is a part of the broader dentsu Sports International network.

By joining MKTG Sports + Entertainment, you’ll join a team of innovative, creative and caring people. We know that our agency’s success relies on the achievements of our team members – who we genuinely care about and value. MKTG S+E is led by our core values which focus on collaboration, community, inspiring change, pursuing excellence and celebrating bravery – all of which are foundational to our culture and how we treat each other and our clients. This is an opportunity to produce career-defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures, and experiences. We offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences, and opportunities to shape your future.

Job Description

MKTG Sports + Entertainment is looking for an enthusiastic Account Manager to join a team that works across a broad portfolio of exciting Tier 1 client brands. As an AM, you will play a vital role in counseling clients on a variety of interesting challenges in the sponsorship marketing space.  

Ideal candidates are excited by the prospect of working on award-winning sponsorship accounts and are passionate about being part of a high-performing team in the growing sponsorship industry. You also look forward to sharing your confidence, thoughtfulness, eye for detail, and positive attitude with the team. 

  • Sponsorship Consulting: Lead the development and assessment of partnership opportunities, sponsorship strategies, and integrated marketing campaigns 
  • Project Management: Effective at setting priorities, organizing daily workload and contributing to resource planning
  • Influencer Marketing: Research, analyze and recommend ambassadors and influencers for client campaigns, events, and long-term partnerships 
  • Insights and Analysis: Deliver competitive landscapes that identify strategic whitespace opportunities that align with client objectives 
  • Contract Development: Support in the negotiations and contract development of partnership agreements 
  • Client Management: Day-to-day management of client accounts, including leading communications with clients, properties, and agents 
  • Problem Solving: Identify industry best practices and provide recommendations for practical applications with our client partnerships and activations 
  • Creative Mindset: Participate in client brainstorms, creative briefs, and ideation of activation concepts 
  • Informed: Maintaining current and deep knowledge of the sponsorship/marketing industry 
  • Business Development: Lead and New Business pitches, RFPs, and client presentations 

Qualifications

  • 3 – 5 years of experience in the sponsorship marketing space
  • Interest in staying on the pulse of Influencer Marketing with demonstrable experience is an asset 
  • Knowledge across sports and entertainment landscape and sponsorship marketing industry  
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team 
  • Self-starter, focused, self-motivated and ambitious 
  • Agile problem solver 
  • Strong organizational skills 
  • Culturally aware 
  • Talent for building strong relationships 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
  • Adept at speaking with and presenting to key stakeholders 
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint
  • Proficiency in French is an asset

Additional Information

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. To us, representation means more than just diversity, it means true equity. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. We are constantly evaluating our practices and policies, creating and sustaining pathways to promotion, and intentional in how we create and distribute resources, giving people what they need to grow. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create opportunities for everyone. We offer team member support through flexible working arrangements and schedules that promote work/life balance along with progressive parental and caregiver programs as well as opportunities to give back to the community as part of our global social responsibility efforts.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

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