Senior Coordinator, Brand Marketing

About the position

Excel Sports Management is seeking an experienced Senior Coordinator, Brand Marketing to support the work of a key Brand Marketing client, including contributing research, category analysis, strategic thinking, and partnership management expertise across a global, multi-property partnership. This person will deliver meaningful sponsorship landscape research and insights, partnership activation ideas, property knowledge, and will support the overall management of this client’s partnership.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day consultation of Excel’s Brand Marketing client’s sponsorship strategy and activation approach
• Develop appropriate partnership toolkits, trackers, summaries, and other deliverables to aid organization and efficiency around the partnership
• Facilitate and support the daily client interaction across brand, properties and agency partners to support the sponsorship function and associated programming
• Conduct research across the sponsorship and business landscape that can inform client’s strategic marketing and sponsorship decisions
• Proactively track other brands that are investing in similar spaces and share key learnings, unique activations, and opportunities for Excel’s client to consider
• Work with the internal account team and other integrated Excel functions to develop insights and recommendations around the partnership(s)
• Plan client status calls which include scheduling, preparing and sending agendas, creating/maintaining status documents, and distributing meeting notes and after-action reports
• 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
• Attend and participate in staff events which may include some nights and weekends
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 2-4 years of experience in sponsorship, sports marketing, or other relevant industry experience
• Sports marketing and/or agency experience supporting day-to-day partnership delivery and client relationships

Nice-to-haves

• Passionate about partnerships, contributing ideas, 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 can support a variety of different functions and needs
• 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 supporting day-to-day account function with clients, agencies, and vendors
• Superior organization skills and ability to manage multiple deliverables 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

Benefits

• Eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus