Account Director, Sponsorship Sales

This is an opportunity for a Sponsorship Sales Executive to provide unique services to both properties and brands.   This sales role will have overall responsibility for developing and maintaining relationships with corporate partners and community events. Sales Executive will share financially in success of sponsorship relationships along with a salary.

Responsibilities include identifying and solidifying fully integrated corporate partnership agreements with local, regional and national companies relating to promotional partnerships. Sales Executive will also market a proprietary software to companies that measures and tracks the efficacy of their sponsorship program.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a college degree in marketing, communication or related field
• A minimum of five years of relevant sponsorship and/or advertising sales experience with a demonstrated record of success and creative approaches to establishing partner relationships. 
• Position requires exceptional written and oral communication skills, computer skills (not just with traditional software)
• A solid understanding of structuring sponsorship deals.
• Experience building and managing professional relationships through phone, email and in person.
• Diligent and highly motivated to close deals.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Be available for some regional travel using your own transportation
• Please email a cover letter describing your most creative activation with a sponsor program along with your resume and compensation expectations.

CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT MANAGER/SUPPORT

As our customer engagement manager, you will respond to inquiries about the technical function of our web-based services, promote features of our services and develop ways to further connect with our members. You will support both platform and product issues, questions about our software and services. Contacts may be by phone or email. Requires a good working knowledge of our company, products, and services. 

You may also be asked to formulate proposals for our services including creating and communicating promotional and marketing ideas and concepts for potential clients.

This position will be three-quarter time and eventually move to full-time.

TECHNICAL / FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Computer skills: Exhibits a high level of knowledge in the relevant operating system and software environment
• Good software troubleshooting abilities
• Analytical skills: able to research, analyze and determine an appropriate course of action for basic customer issues and provide analytical approach to client needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Solves problems exercising good judgment
• Modifies communication style to meet customer needs

SALES AND MEMBER SERVICES

Accurate, efficient resolutions to routine support issues.  

• Develop proposals for sponsorship opportunities for key properties
• Proactive in researching and analyzing brands to determine strategic fit for possible sponsorships opportunities
• Able to work on their own
• Maintains positive working relationships with sales team and software users, and
• Collaborative approach to problem solving
• Able to think analytically in developing ideas for clients

KNOWLEDGE / BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE

• Some college required.  College degree a plus.
• Two years of customer service experience preferred
• Basic understanding of small business concepts and processes
• General knowledge of company, products, and/or services.
• Background in writing proposals and correspondence with potential customers
• Creating ideas around activities for events and sponsorships
• Have background in computers/understanding of simple software issues

Please email your resume and salary history to info@pinpointsponsor.com



For full consideration, email your information and compensation expecations to: info@pinpointsponsor.com.

Financial assistance for relocation is not budgeted for this position.  

We are an EOE.