Sponsorship Sales Specialist
About The Position
The Sponsorship Sales Specialist serves as a critical support partner to NMMA’s consumer boat show sponsorship sales team, helping drive aggressive sponsorship revenue growth across nine consumer boat shows. This role plays a key part in achieving the department’s goal of increasing sponsorship sales by strengthening sponsorship outreach, supporting sales strategy, and ensuring flawless sponsor execution. This position is ideal for a proactive, highly organized, and creative professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-energy environment where precision, responsiveness, and strong communication are essential. The ideal candidate is curious, action-oriented, and passionate about supporting sponsorship sales growth through compelling presentations, thoughtful research, and exceptional sponsor service.
Requirements
- Experience supporting sponsorship sales, events, experiential marketing, or partnerships.
- Strong PowerPoint and presentation design skills.
- Proficiency in Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar creative tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Experience working with sponsorship fulfillment, event coordination, or client service.
- Experienced with Salesforce platform
Responsibilities
- Support the sponsorship sales team in driving significant revenue growth across NMMA’s consumer boat shows and B2B outreach within the organization.
- Assist in building a stronger and more efficient sponsorship sales funnel through proactive outreach support, research, and presentation development.
- Create compelling sponsorship presentations and pitch materials targeted toward Fortune 500 brand managers, sales teams, and key decision-makers.
- Support the development of sponsorship opportunities focused on consumer goods and services brands.
- Assist with sponsor reporting, post-show recaps, and tracking sponsorship performance metrics.
- Design visually engaging sponsorship proposals, pitch decks, and sales presentations using PowerPoint, Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar design tools.
- Support the sponsorship sales team with presentation updates, formatting, and visual storytelling tailored to target categories, sponsor objectives, and event opportunities.
- Conduct research to identify prospective sponsors aligned with NMMA’s consumer boat show audiences and sponsorship objectives.
- Research industry trends, competitive sponsorship opportunities, and target consumer brands.
- Assist in building sponsorship prospect lists and supporting outreach initiatives.
- Work closely with the sponsorship sales team, show managers, operations teams, and marketing staff to execute sponsor assets accurately and on time.
- Assist in compiling sponsorship metrics, photos, and results for post-event recap reports.
- Collaborate with sponsorship sales leadership, show managers, marketing teams, and external partners to support sponsorship success.
- Maintain strong communication across departments to ensure alignment and timely execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
