Senior Account Executive (Sports Sponsorships) (Airline Client) at Octagon

<p><strong>THE JOB / Senior Account Executive (Sports Sponsorships) (Airline Client)</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT SERVICES</strong> / Responsible for leading Octagon’s client business and day-to-day management of client programs.</p> <p><em>***This position will be embedded with the client, and will&nbsp;be required&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;located&nbsp;in&nbsp;Atlanta, GA, with&nbsp;at least&nbsp;3 days a week in either client or Octagon&nbsp;offices.***</em></p> <p>The Senior Account Executive will&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in the day-to-day sponsorship execution for&nbsp;Octagon’s&nbsp;global airline&nbsp;client&nbsp;across multiple&nbsp;Atlanta and Seattle-based&nbsp;sports &amp; entertainment properties. In this role you will&nbsp;be supporting the&nbsp;client in Atlanta, as well as the&nbsp;remote&nbsp;Senior Account Managers, Account Manager and other Senior Account Executives in the development and execution of all property planning,&nbsp;activation&nbsp;and&nbsp;programming as delegated. &nbsp;</p> <p>The ideal candidate will develop strong client and partner relationships,&nbsp;delivering&nbsp;thorough reporting along with successful and valuable program activations, and consistently&nbsp;implementing&nbsp;the program plan with all existing properties. Familiarity with the client’s assets across its properties is expected.  Strong interpersonal and communication skills are&nbsp;a must. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>THE WORK YOU’LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as a reliable agency contact for client sponsorship team and internal cross functional client teams&nbsp;</li> <li>Day-to-day support of&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;Atlanta and Seattle-based&nbsp;sports properties&nbsp;including asset management (i.e., audit compliance, ticket allocations, and financial tracking)&nbsp;</li> <li>Assist&nbsp;the account team in the execution of campaigns for select properties&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Prepare activity summaries and reports&nbsp;indicating&nbsp;results and recommended enhancements&nbsp;</li> <li>Assist&nbsp;in creating formal documentation for projects (i.e., status reports, budgets, and presentations)&nbsp;</li> <li>Assist&nbsp;with copy,&nbsp;image&nbsp;and Intellectual Property approvals with select partners,&nbsp;sponsorship&nbsp;and brand teams&nbsp;</li> <li>Liaise with agency partners on all campaigns&nbsp;where&nbsp;assigned&nbsp;</li> <li>Support identification of new activation opportunities, industry trends, and new partnership evaluations&nbsp;</li> <li>Maintain and update specs and timeline calendar and image database for all creative assets&nbsp;</li> <li>Track and&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in managing sponsorship payment and renewal schedule with client contacts&nbsp;</li> <li>Support budget tracking and&nbsp;timely&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;</li> <li>Other related duties as assigned&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>THE BIGGER TEAM YOU’LL JOIN</strong></p> <p>Recognized as one of the <a href="https://www.octagon.com/news/octagon-selected-to-sports-business-journals-2023-best-places-to-work-in-sports/">“Best Places to Work in Sports”</a>, Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group.</p> <p>We take pride in being Playmakers – finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.</p> <p>We can put ourselves in the shoes of fans because we ARE fans – of sports, entertainment, and culture at large. This expertise allows us to continually evolve the fan experience across sports and entertainment alongside some of the biggest brands and talent in the world.</p> <p>The world needs play more than ever. Are you a Playmaker?</p> <p><strong>WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR</strong></p> <ul> <li>At least 2 years of experience in related field&nbsp;</li> <li>Property management experience is a strong plus&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong understanding&nbsp;of sports sponsorship space&nbsp;</li> <li>Capacity to become knowledgeable on our client’s industry, brand, and product offering&nbsp;</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work effectively under strict timelines and as part of a team&nbsp;</li> <li>Detail oriented and strong organization skills&nbsp;</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to&nbsp;initiate&nbsp;work (self-starter)&nbsp;</li> <li>A “pitch in”,&nbsp;“roll up your sleeves” approach and work ethic&nbsp;</li> <li>Excellent communications skills – both written and verbal&nbsp;</li> <li>Proficiency&nbsp;with Microsoft Office Suite (Word,&nbsp;Excel&nbsp;and PowerPoint)&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to communicate in a professional manner in environments with high profile members of the brand and properties&nbsp;</li> <li>Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel: Moderate (20-45%)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>This position pays $50,000, is overtime-eligible and comes with a comprehensive benefits package.</p> <p>Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. 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