Job Description

MKTG Sports + Entertainment is looking for a strategic and creative Manager, Sponsorship Consulting to partner with our roster of Fortune 500 clients to implement sports marketing strategy, partnership activations, influencer programs. You will be a collaborator and mentor a junior team. This is a hybrid opportunity (2-3 days in our Cincinnati office). You will report into the Sr. Director, Sponsorship Consulting.

Responsibilities:

• Manage marketing campaigns, including identifying partners/vendors/con-tractors, supervising programs, and reconciling budgets.
• Communicate with clients to ensure ongoing client satisfaction and collaboration
• Assist senior management with execution of official partnerships, making sure to use all assets available to client
• Collaborate with league and team partners and others to help develop outstanding marketing partnerships
• Work with client team to develop activation campaign recommendations
• Write and develop important documents including activation plans and POV documents to client-ready status
• Oversee activation campaigns and events from top to bottom
• Maintain oversight on all activation programming including overall annual and per event budgeting
• Understand project budgets and manage costs within scope diligently following internal guidelines
• Some travel is required including weekends and occasional holidays

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Understanding of the sponsorship landscape and have experience working on high-profile programs involving properties such as the NFL, MLS, NASCAR, NBA, PGA TOUR, NHL, USOC and MLB, not including sales, operations or athlete management experience
• Work with colleagues, senior executives, talent, and clients, recognizing the need to adjust communication style according to the audience
• Share/present ideas and concepts in a team environment and demonstrate openness to giving/accepting thoughtful constructive feedback
• Recognize and appreciate different work styles and have capacity to adjust to work respectfully with staff, clients, peers and vendors
• Contribute to internal activities (team building, events, off sites) and add to our culture

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $55,120-$79,800. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law . Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. The company's incentive compensation plan is subject to change. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.