Senior Account Executive - Brand Consulting, Sports Sponsorships

This is a Full Time Job

Job Description

Position Summary
The CAA Brand Consulting Sr. Account Executive will play a critical role with one of our Brand Consulting clients. This position is responsible for supporting the strategic management and day-to-day execution of a premier collegiate sports and soccer sponsorship portfolio on behalf of the agency and its clients.

This role is responsible for supporting partnership strategies, commercial agreements, integrated sponsorship activations, and measurable business results across a broad range of collegiate and soccer properties. The candidate will support numerous sports verticals and strategy, identification, negotiation and management of partnership(s). Additionally, the candidate will interface with the client while working cross-functionally with internal/external partners, vendors, clients and agencies.

The Sr. Account Executive will work across a wide range of initiatives-from talent partnerships to integrated marketing campaigns-ensuring seamless execution and delivering best-in-class work that aligns with brand objectives.

Essential Functions:
• Aid in development & manage day to day execution of property-specific programs and contractual assets
• Aid in development of integrated marketing and sponsorship activation plans, showcasing how digital, social, PR, retail and other channels come to life
• Assist with recommendation, negotiation and management of talent deals and properties
• Serve as day-to-day account team support while establishing strong professional relationships with key personnel across assigned accounts and properties
• Work with cross-functional teams and external partners on all aspects of project management to ensure client expectations are met
• Support overall strategies and planning working with internal account team, client team and external agencies
• Maintain project trackers including timelines, ensuring team deliverables are submitted on schedule
• Work with other team functions (e.g. Data & Analytics, Insights / trends, etc.) to ensure goals and objectives are met
• Develop and deliver compelling written and verbal communications
• Create presentations for key meetings internally and externally
• Track activation budgets with accountability for reporting
• Develop relationships across CAA to find and promote new opportunities to client

Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or similar discipline
• 2-4+ years' experience in sports & entertainment consulting environment, agency, property or brand
• Best-in-class client servicing and relationship building
• Exceptional project management and prioritization skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to ''think on one's feet'' in a fast-paced, agency environment
• Ability to balance and progress multiple projects and project components at one time, on tight timelines
• Must be solutions oriented and have excellent organizational skills
• Ability to travel and attend work events outside normal business hours on an as needed basis (holidays, weekends, nights)

Preferred Skills
• Agency experience highly preferred
• College and/or Soccer sponsorship industry experience a plus

Location

This role will be located in our New York office. The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires a minimum three days per week on-site.