Brand Sponsorship Specialist - Run

We are seeking a full-time Brand Sponsorship Specialist - Run at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and implementing strategic sponsorships, activations, and promotional programs that give exposure to Garmin products and build awareness and value in the Garmin brand.

Responsibilities

• Work onsite at events to grow Garmin product awareness and revenue
• Be an energetic and authentic brand ambassador for Garmin along with being creative, outgoing, social, and have a positive can-do attitude
• Manage the day-to-day responsibilities related to Garmin’s sponsorships, promotions, and events
• Proactively look for new sponsorship opportunities to grow Garmin’s business
• Be the main point of contact to sponsored athletes/events and ensure the fulfillment of their obligations to Garmin
• Evaluate unsolicited in-coming marketing sponsorship opportunities and act on those that are deemed relevant to Garmin’s marketing objectives
• Attend/represent Garmin’s interest at sanctioned sponsor events and other grass roots and non-sponsored events
• Establish ROI goals for various activation components and track performance against objectives
• Maintain budgets, create detailed reports of all activation programs, and create a process to activate locally at events
• Evaluate qualitatively/quantitatively each event/program and continuously improve measures of success
• Plan/host marketing activities to build relationships and educate others about Garmin products
• Maintain a level of professional knowledge of sponsorship options available to Garmin
• Provide activity reports to the marketing stakeholders and research findings as requested by Garmin management
• Maintain user expertise in the operations of all relevant Garmin products
• Willingness to travel

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Advertising, Communication, Journalism, or related field AND a minimum of 1 year marketing or Garmin experience
• Work proactively/effectively with periodic supervision and demonstrate excellent follow-up skills with proven success in meeting deadlines
• Demonstrates strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to organize, interpret, and present various sponsorship data
• Build presentation materials and present plan to management
• Must be positive, detail-oriented, organized, team-oriented, and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and manage time in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Demonstrates mathematical aptitude to ensure accuracy of accounting documents and sponsorship/event schedules
• Demonstrates proficiency in using Microsoft Office programs including PowerPoint and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Marketing internship experience
• Experience in the running industry
• Passion for running

Benefits

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here.