Manager, Sponsorship + Consultancy

Job title:

Manager, Sponsorship + Consultancy

Company

Dentsu International

Job description

As a manager in sponsorship + consultancy, your role is to provide support and assistance in managing the client’s business and to keep day to day activities running smoothly. You will support the wider team in delivery on accounts, managing the capabilities and team to ensure on-time delivery and excellence in execution. This is a key role in driving collaboration internally and externally with the client and partners.

Job Title: Manager, Sponsorship + Consultancy

Job Description:

MKTG S+E – Manager – Sponsorship + Consultancy

Why this job is for you…

We believe passionately in helping brands connect with people by harnessing the power of sports and entertainment through shared experiences.

We know that the way fans engage with their passions is an evolutionary process.

It changes fast – and brands in sports and entertainment can be left behind if they are not evolving.

At MKTG Sports + Entertainment we leverage deep fan insights, combine that with the strategic and creative input of our talented team members to create impact between properties, personalities, fans, and brands.

In short, we help brands move at the speed of fans.

Why MKTG Sports + Entertainment is the right place to do it.

We’re a global sports and entertainment agency, part of the dentsu network, that believes those who do it best don’t buy attention. They earn it through:

• a deep understanding of consumer subcultures and communities
• creating culturally relevant marketing platforms that consumers want to spend time with
• building ideas born for brands but designed for fans.

We’re built to deliver these three things across our departments – Sponsorship & Consulting, Insights & Analytics, Hospitality & Events and Content &Communications – to produce real business and brand value.

By joining MKTG, you’ll become part of a team of disciplined but daring people that truly care for what we do and for each other.

What we’re looking for

We are on the hunt for an industry leading manager of sponsorships and partnerships, to work on delivering and implementing some of the most exciting collaborations in sport and entertainment.

This role will be responsible for leading and managing the client relationships, activation plans, projects and client servicing team across current clients in Formula 1 and other sporting properties.

We are looking for a Manager with strong knowledge of sponsorships and partnerships within Formula 1, with an enthusiasm for project management, and a desire to work on and at some of the world’s major sporting events.

What you will be doing each day

As a manager in sponsorship + consultancy, your role is to provide support and assistance in managing the client’s business and to keep day to day activities running smoothly. You will support the wider team in delivery on accounts, managing the capabilities and team to ensure on-time delivery and excellence in execution. This is a key role in driving collaboration internally and externally with the client and partners.

Responsibilities:

Client Servicing/Account Management:

• Manage day to day relationships with clients.
• Set the tone for client servicing excellence and oversee the standards set.
• Manage and lead client status calls / updates.
• Adhere to excellent time management.

Project Management:

• Take ownership on client projects and manage them from start through to completion.
• Work with the wider team to ensure that projects are delivered on time and managed efficiently.
• Support directors with the management of resource and workloads across the team on designated projects.

Administration:

• Ensure that timesheets for self and direct reports are completed on time and accurately.
• Oversee and be the key point of contact for finance related activities on your accounts.

Culture & Values:

• Contribute to the agency by participating in cultural related activities.

Business Growth:

• Support new biz function by participating in new client proposals and pitch processes.
• Look to build opportunities from current client and new clients from across the business.
• Put together proposals and costings for small to mid-size projects with support from Directors.

Marketing:

• Support the agency marketing plan and input through social media.
• Contribute to agency thought leadership and external social promotion.

Self-Development:

• Take interest in the wider marketing industry to understand how sponsorships fits into it.
• Support junior members of the agency with developing their understanding of the industry and latest news.

People Management:

• Act as a mentor and coach to your direct reports to help them develop in their role and career, promoting an inclusive environment where everyone’s voice can be heard.
• Provide regular on the go feedback and regular structured 121’s which focuses on performance.
• Discuss and agree clear performance objectives and L&D opportunities, which supports both the business and your direct reports personal ambitions, identifying areas of strengths and weaknesses.
• Seek support from Client Directors/VPs/HR when required.

What you will have done so far:

You are excited by the prospect of working on award winning sport sponsorship projects and are passionate about delivering brilliant solutions for clients.

You have the technical knowledge of sponsorships and partnership marketing, as well as attention to detail and drive to manage and develop existing activation programmes.

You take pride in your work, thrive in managing projects and are comfortable with strategic thinking needed to develop campaigns, activations and integrated marketing solutions.

You also thrive under pressure, enjoy working on sports/events and like to be part of a close-knit team.

To be able to deliver this we need you to have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in marketing either agency side, client side or with a rights holder.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working on sport sponsorships and activation programmes
• Demonstrable experience in project management and client servicing excellence
• Experience working with in motorsport and specifically Formula 1
• A good understanding of the wider marketing landscape
• Superstar project management skills
• A strategic and logical thinker who can provide council to our clients and suppliers in delivering best in class solutions
• Acumen to look at business performance for our clients and how this can be measured to make sponsorship assets more accountable
• A team mentality, building high performing teams both through line management and brilliant project work.

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects for top brands across sports and entertainment.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment that fosters creativity and professional growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including hybrid working, health insurance and extra days off for your wellbeing and your birthday.
• The chance to be part of an award-winning team that helps brands move at the speed of fans.

We love smart, curious people from eclectic backgrounds who are genuinely interested in the latest trends that drive culture. Whilst we don’t need a sports fanatic, understanding fan behaviour and mentality is important.

Our Values:

About dentsu sports international:

MKTG Sports & Entertainment is a global integrated agency that help brands and rights holders move at the speed of fans. For over 20 years, we’ve ignited fandom and innovated activation in the world of sports and entertainment. We have strategised, created and driven partnerships for some of the world’s biggest brands and power brands in the making. With one aligned goal – make something worth noticing, engaging, liking, sharing and remembering.

We are part of Dentsu Sports International, a global sports network comprised of MKTG Sports & Entertainment and Dentsu Sports, a leading sports rights holder including federations, leagues, events, teams, and venues.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

Location: London

Brand: Mktg Sports

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 04:34:42 GMT

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