Account Manager (Sponsorship Consulting)(Healthcare Client)

Octagon•Stamford, CT

7d•$60,000 - $65,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CLIENT SERVICES / Responsible for leading Octagon’s client business and day-to-day management of client programs. Our headquarters are in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position can be flexible with a priority given to candidates open to hybrid work (3 days a week in office) in one of our office locations - - Stamford, CT or New York, NY. Are you looking for a dynamic opportunity building innovative sponsorship programs, working with a variety of sports properties from hockey to baseball? Do you want to work with some of the biggest properties in the New York metro area? As an Account Manager on our New York-based healthcare client’s account team, you will be integral to the oversight of integrated cause-based sponsorship programs! You’ll focus on assisting the client with all of their sponsorship elements on a daily basis, as well as larger planning mechanisms for upcoming projects. If you excel working amongst a smaller team, are ready to become the lead POC for clients, and possess an abundance of organizational and interpersonal skills; this opportunity is for you!

Requirements

3–5 years of work with an agency, brand, or property on integrated brand campaigns, specifically within U.S. domestic and global sports
Understanding of sponsorships, terminology and make-up of the New York sports & entertainment landscape
Superior verbal and written communicator - able to scale and adapt communications for different audiences to optimally and succinctly articulate agency positioning and expertise
The ability to juggle multiple project-streams simultaneously, prioritizing appropriately based on strict timelines and client need
The ability to work autonomously and independently, while knowing when to proactively speak up and seek collaboration or support
Track record of success at cultivating positive agency client, vendor and property relationships
Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Teams; PowerPoint; Word; Excel)
Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed primarily within the Greater NYC region. Anticipated travel: Low (0-15%)

Responsibilities

Manage 3 – 5 sponsor properties on behalf of the client team, enhancing contractual rights and building impactful, fully integrated campaigns
Support the development of integrated annual sponsorship activation plans, initiatives, and campaigns
Oversee multiple sponsorship project work-streams from development through execution and results reporting
Ensure all assets—on-site, experiential, digital, media and hospitality—are properly tracked, managed, and fulfilled
Ability to act as lead day to day contact for the client – proactively handle requests and develop projects with clear objectives and strategic alignment
Develop and deliver key documents to include senior executive presentations, strategic recommendations, competitive reports, standard process guides, and case studies
Lead inter-agency projects and campaign development with key specialty areas including strategy, experiential, creative, and digital
Independently interact with client and sponsor property team’s, leading weekly status calls with internal & external partners to ensure projects are properly tracking towards completion
Guide client decision making across short-term activation strategy and long-term portfolio strategy
Synthesize partner feedback and offer best-in-class examples, continually revising programs to fit our partner’s needs
Build and cultivate positive client relationships
Become an authority on our client's business and their competitive set
Lead monthly and annual finance processes to ensure timely and accurate billing cycles
Potential to support other agency brand partner initiatives, as reasonably assigned
Become an authority on our client's business and their competitive set
Manage monthly and annual finance processes to ensure timely and accurate billing cycles
Potential to support other agency brand partner initiatives, as reasonably assigned