Account Executive, Partnerships

The Account Executive, based in New York, will support the day-to-day partnership activations for a client's sports sponsorship initiatives, specifically UFC, golf, and active lifestyle. This role involves assisting in the development and implementation of activation plans, managing administrative processes, coordinating with partner properties, and interfacing with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate brand representation at events.

Must Have

• Support day-to-day management of client’s sports sponsorships (UFC, golf, active lifestyle)
• Assist in development and implementation of sponsorship activation planning and initiatives
• Manage administrative processes including approvals, asset delivery, timelines, ticket allocations, and recapping
• Assist with creation and implementation of materials such as POVs, recommendations, and activation plans
• Manage relationships with partner properties and coordinate necessary activation deliverables
• Interface and coordinate with cross-functional teams (internal and external)
• Support sponsorship tactical implementation/coordination at all events
• Minimum 2-4 years of agency or client-based sponsorship account management experience
• Project management skills with high-level attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Bachelor’s Degree

Perks & Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement benefits
• Vacation
• Paid time off
• Additional offerings

The Role and What You’ll Do:

Based in New York, the Account Executive will support the day-to-day partnership activations of a client’s sports sponsorship initiatives.

• Support the day-to-day management of a client’s sports sponsorships, specifically UFC, golf, and active lifestyle.
• Assist in the development and implementation of sponsorship activation planning and initiatives and manage day-to-day relationships.
• Work closely with Account Manager to manage administrative processes including approvals, asset delivery, timelines, ticket allocations, and recapping.
• Assist with the creation and implementation of materials such as POVs, recommendations, and activation plans.
• Manage relationships with partner properties and coordinate necessary activation deliverables on behalf of client.
• Interface and coordinate with cross-functional teams (internal and external, i.e. experiential, social, or trade marketing) assisting in briefing, ensuring the client’s brand and sports properties are accurately represented.
• Support sponsorship tactical implementation/coordination at all events where agency staff is needed.

You Have These:

• A minimum of 2-4 years of agency or client-based sponsorship account management experience. Specific disciplines could include sponsorship marketing, event marketing, and/or sponsor servicing.
• Enthusiastic and flexible team-first player with a proactive approach.
• Ability to manage the implementation and tracking of sponsorship assets on behalf of client.
• Project management skills with a high-level attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Experience with working with internal teams (account/creative) as well as other agency partners.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Bachelor’s Degree.

Who We Are:

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the hourly rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum:

$52,500 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum:

$70,000 annually

160/90 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that encourages applications from qualified, eligible candidates from all backgrounds and life experiences regardless of race, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.