About the Role
Develop integrated sponsorship platforms and proposals for teams, leagues, rightsholders, and major brands. Serve as a central hub for idea generation and brand storytelling, working with sales to bring deals from introduction to close. Understand brand objectives, identify alignment, develop narratives, integrate insights, customize platforms, and oversee creative development. Requires strong copywriting, proofreading, and editing skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Works collaboratively with clients, leadership, sales executives, creative services, analytics, and other key departments to manage and develop sales materials.
- Leads creative ideation for properties and brand partners, developing customized sponsorship platforms and packages.
- Builds narratives/storylines for corporate sales opportunities and structures impactful presentations.
- Writes, reviews, and proofreads proposals, presentations, and other documents with extraordinary attention to detail, consistency, and grammar.
- Participates in client-facing meetings, business development pitches, and brand presentations.
- Organizes team workflows and timelines, managing up to team leaders on priorities.
- Identifies new tools and efficiencies to benefit the marketing solutions team and optimize material development.
- Collaborates with team members at all levels, serving as an essential resource across the division.
- Invests in personal growth and development, while serving as a champion to grow peers and junior team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 5 years of direct, relevant work experience.
- Proven ability to be a project lead for multiple projects/clients simultaneously.
- Experience managing individuals with the ability to inspire their growth and development.
- Client-facing experience or a project management background is a plus.
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a highly-collaborative environment.
- Clear and effective copywriting and proofreading abilities, with high attention to detail.
- Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects while being responsive to the needs of the division and peers, prioritize effectively and exercise flexibility.
- Self-confidence in both brainstorm organization and individual idea generation.
- Excellent project management, organization and administrative skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of sports and entertainment industries.
- Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to tell a story through data.
- Ability to identify and solve problems creatively.
- Self-motivated and self-directed.
- Positive outlook and culture builder.
- Highly responsive and accessible, with the flexibility to work nights and weekends if needed.
Location
- New York
- West Hollywood
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of direct, relevant work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000-$130,000 per year
Benefits
- Eligible for benefits
- Eligible for discretionary bonus
About the Company
- Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties.
- Our success is rooted in our people, our high character reputation and our commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace.
- We focus on team chemistry, collaboration, strong relationships, valuable networks, and ambitious ideas to deliver innovative solutions that keep our clients and agency ahead of the curve.
Equal Opportunity
- Excel Sports Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
