Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Position Summary: 

Excel Sports Management is seeking an experienced Director, Brand Marketing to advise corporate clients on their sponsorship and sports marketing investments by providing end-to-end solutions, including strategy, negotiation, activation, implementation, event management and measurement. The ideal candidate will support the Excel Brand Marketing team across targeted clients, events, and new business efforts. This person will create meaningful, strategic, and inspiring brand concepts, ideas, stories, and experiences for our clients. 

Role & Responsibilities:

• Leads the day-to-day management of Excel Brand Marketing clients across all sponsorship marketing and activation initiatives.

• Builds and maintains positive client relationships that result in enhanced partnerships and increased opportunities for Excel’s growth.

•  Interacts daily with clients and all appropriate agencies/properties to manage sponsorship programming initiatives.

• Leads the direction and development of integrated marketing strategies including developing creative platforms and new consumer engagement activations across all new and future client sponsorship opportunities.

• Supports the analytics function in the sponsorship investment strategy to include portfolio analysis, strategic recommendations and enterprise measurement frameworks.

•  Builds, sustains, manages and reconciles budgets along with providing client budget updates along each step of the process.

• Manages direct reports, ensuring we’re providing flawless client-service and a second-to-none agency experience.

• Conducts research, analysis and provides recommendations in an effort to gain greater knowledge of our industry, in support of client goals.

• Manages internal resources and vendors to ensure the highest standard of work product is consistently delivered.

• All other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required 6-8 years of direct experience in sponsorship marketing or brand marketing strategy and activation at a brand, property, or agency.

• Experience developing and implementing sponsorship marketing strategy and activation on behalf of client or company.

• Sports marketing and agency experience managing day-to-day relationships with clients, properties, and agency partners.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be passionate about creative ideation, developing, and finishing the job all the way through.

• Must be willing and eager to go above and beyond, help his/her teammates, coachable, curious, inquisitive, flexible, and multi-faceted.

• Must be a curious marketer that has multi-channel experience across a variety of different disciplines.

• Must have the ability to self-start and work within a small team and dynamic organization.

• Must be an exceptional communicator (written and oral) who overdelivers and strives to impress everyone around him/her with work ethic and willingness to go above and beyond.

• Must have experience managing day-to-day relationships with clients, agencies, and vendors.

• Must have a strong sense of ownership, ensuring goals are met and high-level standards are upheld.

• Must be able to think strategically, creatively, and problem-solve independently (and in groups).

• Must have excellent time management and be able to multitask effectively in fast-paced environments.

• Must be proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word and the technical/computer skills to create and deliver client presentations.

• Must be goal-oriented, results-driven and be able to maintain composure under pressure.

• Must be able to communicate and connect effectively and personably, recognizing the need to adjust communication style according to the audience.

• Must be proactive and productive, recognizing opportunity and implementing procedures to achieve better job efficiencies.

• Must be driven to increase industry knowledge and work to stay ahead of the curve.

• Must have uncompromised ethics, integrity and discretion with company and client information.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Excel Sports Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation and training.