THE JOB / Role Title
Join our dynamic team as a Senior Account Executive (SAE) and work on key global client to manage their global sponsorship assets across the Asia Pacific region. You’ll play a crucial role in managing key sponsorship properties, ensuring compliant usage by regional markets, while supporting the wider team oversee regional campaigns.
The ideal candidate for the SAE position is dynamic, possessing a culture-driven mindset and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. They are encouraged to bring their unique skills to the role, showcasing initiative, resourcefulness and dedication to completing their tasks effectively. We are looking for a PLAYmaker that complements our team while also being able to confidently deal with clients and external stakeholders.
Overall, the ideal candidate thrives in a team-oriented environment, embraces learning, enjoys the sports and entertainment industry, excels in a dynamic setting, pays meticulous attention to details, and takes immense pride in their work. Ready to make an impact? This is your chance!
THE WORK YOU’LL DO
Client Relationship Development:
- Become a trusted resource for clients, effectively facilitating communication between all internal and external partners
- Develop a knowledge and understanding of client’s portfolio and business initiatives
Account and Program Leadership and Delivery:
- Assist with the development of strategy ideation, executive presentations, creative design of communication materials, tracking & reporting tools for analytics & data, and project management of client assigned deliverables
- Assist with the management and tracking of requests and utilisation of contractual assets across global ambassadors and properties
- Create and foster relationships with internal and external partners as well as outside vendors and properties, creating high level deliverables
- Interpret data, analyse results, and assist with the creation of key presentations and documents, including but not limited to quarterly reports, year in review wrap up reports, competitive reports, and best practice case studies,
- Prepare formal documentation for projects including program overviews, event documentation, recap summaries, agency POV, budgets, and sell in presentations
- Support all aspects of client and project management, including status calls, agendas, status tracker, recaps and reporting
- Support day-to-day team functions to help the team succeed
- Support for development of programming; from initial brainstorm through execution (on-site and virtual) and wrap-up
Financial Acumen:
- Create and handle program-wide budget including conceptualization and weekly tracking and reporting to program director and client(s), along with cross program financial management including agency invoicing, tracking and liaison with internal finance department
Growing Agency Expertise:
- Engage in inter-agency activities, ensuring the role of culture is championed
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Knowledge and Experience:
- 2-3+ years’ related work or internship experience in marketing, branded experiences, sponsorship/brand marketing or a client service role
- Can provide solid examples of your success in building strong client relationships and providing exceptional client service
- Knowledgeable on our client’s industry, brand and product offerings and a passion for working with sports & entertainment properties, leagues, teams, gaming, music and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture. Knowledge of payment services is a plus.
- Experience in an event management setting and has had direct ownership or lead responsibilities over a project
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Fluency in multiple languages a plus
Skills:
- Excellent organisational skills, acute attention to detail, and ability to manage tasks simultaneously and multitask shifting priorities
- Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, and can meet with clients independently
- Presentation or public speaking experience a plus
- Experience managing and maintaining a budget or budgets
Ability:
- Collaborative in nature with a “no job is too small” demeanor to assist with overall account team duties and additional programs as needed
- Positive personality and willingness to learn is a core attitude that we’re looking for
Others:
- You have a passion and/or interest in the power of sports and/or entertainment, gaming, music and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture
- Willingness and flexibility to travel and work weekend/holidays as needed to support on-site client activities and events
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What We Do
We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.
