Sales Executive

Role Responsibilities

• Support a team of salespeople in securing high-profile sponsorship deals on behalf of premium rights holders globally
• Pro-actively prospect potential sponsors on behalf of clients across a range of categories and geographical regions
• Gain further meetings with potential sponsors
• Collaborate with the research and insights team to tailor interactions to specific brands
• Work closely with the operations and creative teams to ensure various client needs are being serviced based on direction from sales leads
• Develop client or brand-specific insights to help shape sales materials and meeting decks
• Host potential brands at events and client sites
• Build and foster relationships with both rights holder and brand stakeholders
• Assist the sales manager and sales leads in meetings and presentations

Requirements

• 1-3 years of relevant experience are preferred but not required for the role
• A baseline knowledge of the sponsorship, sports, and/or marketing/media industries are important
• High levels of influence and persuasion
• Experience working within a team setting and balancing multiple clients/projects at once
• Good levels of emotional intelligence
• A passion for sport!