Associate, Sponsorship Strategies & Activation

This is a Full Time Job

Passionate and proven, Team Epic, a dynamic lifestyle marketing agency specializing in sports and entertainment marketing, is led by a team of seasoned professionals with a rich and respected heritage in the industry. One of the guiding principles upon which Team Epic was founded is that our people matter - to the work we do and the environment we've built. We pride ourselves on our exceptional staff and we seek out individuals to join our growing and highly talented team who share our values and passion, have a desire to learn and win, always strive to amaze and believe that even the little things can make a big impact.

Currently we have an exciting opportunity for a qualified individual to join our team as an Associate in our Entertainment Sponsorship Strategies & Activations group. This enthusiastic professional should have relevant experience working on strategic integrated brand marketing campaigns in Entertainment. He/she will be self-motivated and inspired, with a creative aptitude and exceptional organizational skills. He/she will have the professional and social etiquette essential for interacting with talent, clients, and collaborating cross-functionally with teammates to execute best in class branded programs. In a fast paced environment he/she will approach unexpected challenges quickly, creatively and strategically without missing a beat.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Interact directly with clients and work with team to ''lead the client'' from a strategic marketing perspective
• Interface with Properties, Talent and others as needed to help build and maintain best in class marketing partnerships to achieve client objectives
• Provide portfolio analysis, identifying relevant opportunities that support strategic recommendations for the clients
• Work with team to develop marketing and PR campaign recommendations (Social, Digital and traditional)
• Fully support planning and execution of marketing campaigns and events from top to bottom
• Support strategic marketing objectives across all executions
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the contract negotiation process with Talent, Venues, and Properties
• Fully understand project budgets and effectively manage costs within scope diligently adhering to internal guidelines
• Work with team to create client-ready event recaps, event itineraries, staff plans
• Plan client conference calls including scheduling and preparing agendas
• Support efforts to identify opportunities for business growth
•Frequent travel is required including weekends and occasional holidays

Qualifications and Competencies / The ideal candidate:
• Has a bachelor degree (minimum) and 3-4 years of relevant experience
• Has position relevant experience in one or more marketing categories: Music, Film, Culinary, PR, Talent Management, Special Events, Digital and Social
• Transitions smoothly from task to task from one fast paced environment to another
• Maintains composure under pressure
• Has proven ability to be strategic, creative and solution oriented
• Able to interface with colleagues, senior executives, talent and clients effectively and personably recognizing the need to adjust communication style accordingly to the audience
• Has proven ability to effectively share/present ideas and concepts in a team environment and demonstrates openness to giving/accepting thoughtful constructive feedback
• Recognizes and appreciates different work styles and has capacity to adjust as needed to work respectfully and effectively with staff, clients, peers and vendors
• Is proactive and productive - recognizing opportunity and implementing procedures to achieve better job efficiencies
• Strives to increase industry knowledge, able to self educate in an effort to be ahead of the curve
• Has excellent technical/computer skills and presentation knowhow
• Comprehends and respects budgets
• Values truth, openness, and pursues excellence
• Has a strong sense of ownership - ensures goals are met and high level standards are upheld
• Has uncompromised ethics, integrity and discretion with company and client information
• Engages in internal activities (team building, events, off sites, etc) and embraces our internal cultural evolution
• Prior press campaign planning and contacts is a plus
• Prior agency experience is a plus