Account Executive, Brand Consulting

Elevate•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role sits on Elevate’s Brand Consulting team. The Brand Consulting vertical for Elevate focuses on consultative services and building platforms/programs within sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing with domestic and international brands. As part of this, Elevate is committed to building greater diversity, equality and inclusion within our organization and in the programs, we create for our brand partners. A successful candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented, with a strong desire to learn and grow within a fast-paced, client-facing environment. The Account Executive must be a collaborative team player, a strong communicator, and comfortable supporting multiple workstreams and brands simultaneously. The Account Executive supports day-to-day program operations and execution across assigned brands, assisting with project coordination, activation support, and account management tasks. This role helps maintain timelines, deliverables, and documentation, supports cross-functional coordination, and ensures execution stays aligned with approved scope and strategy, league approvals and rights requirements. The Account Executive reports to an Account Supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
2–3 years of experience in account management, project coordination, or program support within sports marketing, sponsorship, or brand partnerships
Experience supporting multi-workstream projects with multiple stakeholders
Agency experience or experience in a fast-paced, client-facing environment preferred
Experience supporting consumer brands; CPG and/or retail marketing experience a plus
Experience supporting soccer-related programs or sports properties is a plus
A curious mindset with strong work ethic
Strong organizational and project coordination skills with high attention to detail and comfort managing detailed trackers
Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
Understanding of marketing activation workflows, including content, production, experiential, and retail programs
Ability to collaborate effectively across strategy, creative, production, insights, and approvals teams
Proactive mindset with the ability to surface risks, blockers, or missing inputs early
Clear and professional communicator with internal teams and external partners
Strong work ethic with a willingness to learn and take on increasing responsibility
Collaborative team player who can adapt to shifting priorities and workload spikes
Knowledge of soccer properties, and sports sponsorships, is a plus

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of integrated sponsorship and sports marketing programs across assigned brands, including enterprise accounts spanning multiple brands and teams.
Assist with managing project timelines, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure programs remain on track and within scope.
Coordinate with internal teams including strategy, insights, creative, production, approvals, and experiential partners to support seamless execution, clear ownership of next steps and timely handoffs between teams.
Prepare and maintain presentation materials, including activation plans, athlete and influencer profiles, event and hospitality scenarios, gifting plans, recap reports, and approval or submission documentation as needed for proof of performance.
Support athlete and influencer research, identification, and recommendations
Maintain up-to-date account management tools, including trackers, status reports, weekly agendas, and internal documentation, ensuring accuracy, version control and receipt of written approvals.
Build a working understanding of client industries, products, brand priorities, and competitive landscapes to support effective execution and informed internal recommendations for Account Supervisors.
Monitor relevant cultural, industry, and competitive trends and surface insights or risks to Account Supervisors.