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Account Executive – Hs&E
| Company | Horizon media |
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| Location | New York, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $64350 – $85000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Detail-oriented
- Extremely organized
- Strong communicator
- Ability to build relationships
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Independent problem solver with foresight and the ability to develop creative solutions
- Advocate for and supporter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Responsibilities
- Support Associate Director and account team in management and execution of client motorsports sponsorships and activations, promotions and events
- Organize team documents and maintain timelines to ensure all client deadlines are met
- Lead select client projects with support of team
- Respond to clients and rights holders in a timely manner
- Conduct evaluations of partnerships, assess results and develop sound recommendations with proper rationale
- Be a sound listener during negotiation discussions and support Associate Director/team in developing strategy; ability to lead select negotiations
- Coordinate logistics and execution of sponsorship-related events and promotions with respective rights holders
- Establish frameworks and templates for presentations decks and team projects
- Build and foster open communication with clients and partners, providing the highest level of client service
- Collaborate on the development of POVs for new sponsorship opportunities, on an ongoing basis
- Begin to anticipate and plan for questions following meetings and client discussions
- Utilize creative and innovative thinking skills to support the development of marketing concepts and sponsorship activation strategies for the client (pushing the envelope and thinking outside of the box)
- Leverage data/insights to support partnership POVs, develop new activation and platform concepts, and enhance partnerships
- Continue to strengthen understanding of the sports industry and areas of opportunity
- Keep Associate Director updated on the status and timing of deliverables
- Manage day-to-day communication and coordination between client, client’s agency partners and rights holders
- Begin to build and foster long-term business relationships (internal and external)
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of marketing experience at an agency, team, league, rights holder or brand with a proven performance record
- Past experience working on NASCAR, IndyCar and/or Formula 1 partnerships/agency is encouraged
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Proven experience developing persuasive presentations
- Experience with sponsorship portfolio management and strategy development, activation concepts, compliance (measurement analysis experience is a plus)
- Ability to interpret data/insights and leverage to enhance partnerships
- Ability to work nights, weekends or travel for client programs and/or events
- High level of proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
