The Sports Consultancy is a fast growing boutique London Hq’d agency with a portfolio of blue chip International and National Federations and Major Events.
We are looking for a Rights Marketing Sales Executive to proactively prospect, armed with provided insight and research, to attract potential sponsors to our range of Properties.
If you have a minimum of 2-3 years’ sales experience and are interested in the role, please send a copy of your CV, along with a covering letter explaining why we should consider you for the role, to positions@thesportsconsultancy.com by 30 June, stating “Rights Marketing” in the header.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- To proactively prospect, armed with insight and research, to attract potential sponsor matches to the range of Properties that The Sports Consultancy represent;
- To make meeting appointments, on the phone etc., with a view to meeting to explore synergies between each brand and the relevant Property;
- To follow through with attending meetings, working with Rights Marketing Director and others;
- To help create and present well researched and tailored insight-led sponsorship propositions for relevant brand sponsors that put the sponsorship rights and benefits at the centre of the delivery of their brand, business and marketing objectives;
- To provide the Director Rights Marketing with regular updates on sales activity, meetings and pipelines.
Skills Required:
- Ability to prospect and deliver appointments under pressure
- Strong telephone skills to deliver results and confirmed meetings
- Ability to communicate at all levels including at Board level
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Strong time management and planning skills
- Consultative/creative selling skills based on identifying a company’s objectives rather than focusing just on the property’s strengths
- Familiar with latest social media/ digital developments
Attributes Required:
- Team player
- People skills
- Interest in Sport and Major Events
- Interest in world of business and brands
- Willingness and aptitude to assist with hosting clients at weekend sporting events
- Work ethic
- Resilient
- Presentable and polished
- Professional
- Ethical and honest
- Loyal
- Hungry to succeed, grow and develop
- Driven and self motivated
- Attention to detail when completing tasks/organised
- Stay calm under pressure
Qualifications:
- Degree level
- Strong IT proficiency including with PowerPoint and other Office packages
Package:
- Basic plus sales bonus scheme to be discussed
- 23 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
