Account Manager

The Role and What You’ll Do:

At the Partnerships team, subject matter experts around the world help clients create, negotiate, activate and evaluate integrated marketing programs. This Account Manager position will be part of a dedicated agency team responsible for managing sponsorship and experiential marketing initiatives for a key client that is focused on serving the financial needs of our nation’s military community.

• Assist in leading the strategic development and activation of client’s NFL team sponsorships and events
• Develop detailed project plans for assigned events, and manage timelines to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met and within budget
• Partner with internal divisions, external stakeholders, and third party vendors as needed in the execution of events to ensure activities and services meet protocol and brand standards
• Interface with other account team members, client(s) and all appropriate agencies and partner properties on a daily basis to coordinate all fulfillment aspects of assigned programs and events
• Manage the upfront RFP and evaluation process for new prospective and existing sponsorships, as well as the after-action performance measurement process based on established client objectives
• Create and maintain client-ready materials, such as POVs, recommendations, and activation plans
• Collaborate with internal creative staff to brief necessary projects and ensure high quality, on-time deliverables
• Manage a coordinator level role

You Have These:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant agency or client-based account management experience
• Experience working within sports sponsorship, NFL experience preferred
• Military experience and/or a desire to work with military-based programs is preferred
• Experience with brand positioning, marketing strategies, and experiential marketing
• Participation in the selection, negotiation, and evaluation of successful sponsorship programs
• Proven ability to prioritize workflow, manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive results
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with client management experience preferred
• Management experience is preferred
• Demonstrate understanding of military culture, protocol and etiquette
• Ability to think strategically and creatively, and to problem-solve independently and in groups
• Ability to travel 25% of the time (including weekend events)
• Proficient in MS Office Suite

How we work:

The organization 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:

$75,000 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum:

$100,000 annually

The organization 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.