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.
Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Position Summary: Excel Sports Management is seeking an experienced Senior Coordinator, Brand Marketing to support the work of a key Brand Marketing account, including contributing research, strategy, and portfolio management expertise across various investments. This role will provide end-to-end solutions, including strategy, activation, implementation, partnership management, and execution. This person will create meaningful, strategic, and inspiring brand concepts, ideas, stories, and experiences for our clients.
Responsibilities:
- Support the day-to-day management of Excel’s Brand Marketing client’s sponsorship activation and marketing initiatives focused in professional hockey, basketball and baseball
- Build and maintain positive client relationships that result in enhanced partnerships and increased opportunities for Excel
- Facilitate and support the daily client interaction across brand, property and agency partners to support the sponsorship function and associated programming
- Support the development of creative platforms and new consumer engagement activations across current and future client sponsorship opportunities
- Coordinate client-vendor relationships and necessary activation deliverables on behalf of clients
- Plans client status calls which include scheduling, preparing agendas, and creating/maintaining status documents
- Work with the team to develop integrated marketing and activation recommendations and plans (social, digital, traditional media, experiential, PR, events, etc.)
- Support the Brand Marketing team by reconciling budgets and providing on-going client updates
- Support teammates to ensure flawless client-service and a second-to-none agency experience
- Conduct research, analysis and provide recommendations in an effort to gain greater knowledge of our industry
- Attend and participate in staff events which may include some nights and weekends
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 2-4 years of experience in sponsorship, sports marketing, or other relevant industry experience
- Sports marketing or brand marketing experience related to professional hockey, basketball, and/or baseball is preferred
- Sports marketing and/or agency experience managing day-to-day relationships with clients, agencies, and partners
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Passionate about creative ideation, developing, and finishing the job all the way through
- Willing and eager to go above and beyond, help his/her teammates, coachable, curious, inquisitive, flexible, and multi-faceted
- Curious brand marketer that has multi-channel experience across a variety of different disciplines
- Ability to self-start and work within a small team and dynamic organization
- Exceptional communicator (written and oral) who overdelivers and strives to impress everyone around him/her with work ethic and willingness to go above and beyond
- Experience managing day-to-day relationships with clients, agencies, and vendors
- Superior organization skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong sense of ownership, ensuring goals are met and high-level standards are upheld
- Able to think strategically, creatively, and problem-solve independently (and in groups)
- Excellent time management and ability to multitask effectively in fast-paced environments
- Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word and the technical/computer skills to create and deliver client presentations
- Goal-oriented, results-driven and able to maintain composure under pressure
- Able to communicate and connect effectively and personably, recognizing the need to adjust communication style according to the audience
- Proactive and productive, recognizing opportunity and implementing procedures to achieve better job efficiencies
- Driven to increase industry knowledge and work to stay ahead of the curve
- Uncompromised ethics, integrity, and discretion with company and client information
- Engages in internal activities (team building, events, off-sites, etc.) and embraces internal culture
- Ability to travel frequently and work nights, weekends, and holidays
The pay range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000 per year. This position is also eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus.
Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law.
Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
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.
