Sponsorship Specialist (Hybrid, Norwalk, CT)
About The Position
The Sponsorship Specialist is responsible for maintaining digital, print, and sponsorship product inventory, researching new sponsorship opportunities, and working with internal departments as well as external vendors to deliver products. The Sponsorship Specialist is also heavily involved with the sponsorship fulfillment team, ensuring proper execution of each sponsorship sold pre-show and onsite. This role involves developing new product offerings, reviewing and improving existing ones, fostering collaboration, evaluating market conditions, identifying future opportunities, and understanding customer needs. The ideal candidate will be well versed in the digital world and have experience in the creation and implementation of a wide range of products and services applicable across the Event Management space. Generating reports and providing updates to Senior Leadership is also a key part of the role.
Requirements
- College degree in business/marketing or related area, or equivalent business experience
- 2-3 years of related business experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
- High level of computer systems comprehension, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Excellent creativity skills while assisting in the development of new sponsorship products
- Ability to travel approximately 25%
Nice To Haves
- Sales Force experience a plus
- Prior experience with experiential marketing preferred
Responsibilities
- Developing new product offerings for assigned brands with a primary focus on digital innovation and activations
- Reviewing and improving existing product offerings
- Creating a highly collaborative environment with best practice sharing across events teams
- Evaluating current market and assigned industry sector conditions to develop relevant revenue generating sponsorship opportunities
- Identifying future market opportunities and defining product vision/strategy
- Understanding customer needs and researching product requirements
- Engaging closely with the Sales and Fulfillment teams to help determine the best technical implementation methods as well as a reasonable execution schedule
Benefits
- Country specific benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
