Partnership Activation

Job Summary

• Implements sponsorship agreements with corporate partners by collaborating with internal departments to ensure a high level of execution, customer service and fulfillment of all deliverables, with a focus on renewal goals and relationship-building.

• Demonstrates our One Team philosophy of Passion, Accountability, Customer Focus, and Teamwork. 
• Act as main point of contact for corporate partners and their activation elements.
• Develop, improve and renew corporate relationships.
• Effectively build and sustain strong corporate partner and agency relationships.
• Develop and implement new and creative marketing/activation strategies, methodologies and tactics to meet corporate partners goals and objectives and ensure 100% client satisfaction.
• Manage partner budgets and meet all contractual obligation needs within allotted financial parameters.
• Effectively manage corporate partnership accounts and partnership details via CRM system.
• Present ideas and opportunities to help grow the business of each corporate partner by keeping up-to-date with the goals, objectives and competition of each corporate partner.
• Responsible for sponsorship presentations and meetings.
• Responsible for driving renewal revenue by effectively utilizing internal resources and sales strategies.
• Provide unprecedented customer service and superior level of productivity and responsiveness.
• Take ownership and management of additional areas.
• Assist wherever necessary to further market and promote Team and corporate partners.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 2 years experience in account management or related field. 
• Sports sponsorship preferred.
• Previous experience in the area of client servicing, client relations, promotions, event marketing, agency, media, sponsorship or sales .
• Detail-oriented and organized .
• Able to meet deadlines and follow through on project outline or strategies.
• High level of decision-making and accountability.
• Ability to multitask effectively.
• Communicate  in a concise and effective manner.
• Able to compile information via research and probing of accounts in order to craft proposals, presentations, budgets, and for financial or competitive analysis.
• Able to understand partners’ objectives and look for ways to associate with the team’s assets.
• Able to interact and handle staff and business associates in order to implement events, promotions and other related activities. 
• Able to identify and address issues or problems which may arise during relationship/partnership.
• Customer service and relationship building oriented.
• Demonstrate high standard of excellence. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Photoshop or Graphic Design experience preferred.

• The employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, use handle or feel, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, communicate with others.
• The vision requirement includes the ability to review written and electronic materials in both digital and physical format. 
• Able to transfer and move items for departmental needs.
• Able to adjust to changing work hours.
• Some travel may be required .