Associate, Sponsorship Consulting

MKTG Sports + Entertainment is looking for an Associate, Sponsorship Consulting to join our team to work across both the sports and entertainment verticals of our business. This hybrid opportunity applies to our Charlotte, NC office. You will report into the Sr. Manager, Sponsorship Consulting and assist the team to negotiate and execute sponsorships, activation development, talent management, and oversight of official partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will assist senior team members with daily management of client partnerships
• Coordinate client and partner status calls, capture meeting notes, delineate next steps, and organize status reports
• You will support development of activation plans, proposals to clients, and execution of activation plans, sometimes including onsite activation support (requiring travel).
• Track partnership deliverables and help manage partnership trackers to keep clients up to date on partnership success tracking. Compile reports to send to clients.
• Lead client and team calls. Initiate and respond to daily client requests.
• Vet and provide POV's on sponsorship opportunities and talent relationships in the sports and entertainment space.
• Strategize with clients to ensure talent relationships and contracts are managed/implemented

Requirements

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor's degree required
• Understanding of the sponsorship and entertainment landscape. Experience working on high-profile programs in the sports marketing space.
• Experience developing presentations and communications plans.
• Help organize projects in great detail, and prioritize daily while working on different projects and accounts.
• Understanding of the social and digital landscape (audience insights, trends, analytics and reporting)