Senior Coordinator, Brand Marketing

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Our success is rooted in our people, our high character reputation and our commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace. We focus on team chemistry, collaboration, strong relationships, valuable networks, and ambitious ideas to deliver innovative solutions that keep our clients and agency ahead of the curve.

Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Position Summary: 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

Qualifications:

• 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

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• 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

The pay range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000 per year. This position is also eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus.

Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law. 

Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. 

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Excel Sports Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation and training.