Account executive – Sport Industry

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF ROLE

• As a Account executive professional, focus on sports marketing, your main responsibility is to drive growth and generate revenue for the company through strategic partnerships and client acquisitions. You will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities in the sports industry, developing, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, and negotiating deals to maximize profitability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Main required duties of the Business Development – Sports Business:

• Your day-to-day tasks may include conducting market research to identify potential clients and competitors, creating and delivering persuasive sales presentations, attending industry events and conferences to network and build connections, and collaborating with internal teams to develop innovative marketing strategies.
• Additionally, you will be expected to stay up-to-date with industry trends and developments to identify new opportunities, analyze data to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and provide insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Overall, your role as a sports marketing Business Development professional will require a combination of business acumen, strategic thinking, excellent communication and negotiation skills, and a passion for the sports industry.

• At least 3+ years of experience in account management and Experience in mass participation sports events (marathon, races, triathlon, football events, etc.) is required.
• Experience working with large-scale sports events, football events, or community sports events, multiple vendors and stakeholders  is highly preferredGood presentation and communication skills + Good at teamwork: ability to socialize and synchronize with team members. è Good communication and presentation skills with strong teamwork ability.
• Excellent at English in both speaking and writing.
• MS Power Point, Word, Excel, Outlook are a must.
• Basic knowledge of Fan Page management; online advertising and photoshop is a plus
• Be sensitive and flexible in working and communicating with different type of companies/ parties (Overseas/ Government/ Football Federation)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify and resolve issues during project execution.
• Planning & event management skills: skill to brainstorm and proposed new ideas for client’s marketing activities, etc.
• Can stand strong pressure: Ability to work under pressure and manage challenging situations during project execution.
• Good at self & time managements
• Strong passion for sports, especially football and marathon/running culture.