Job Description

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MKTG Sports + Entertainment is looking for an Associate, Sponsorship Consulting to join our team. This opportunity applies to our Cincinnati, OH office and will report into the Sr. Manager, Sponsorship Consulting. You will assist the team to negotiate and implement sponsorships, activation development, talent management, and oversight of official partnerships. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with Fortune 500 clients and will work within the WNBA and women's sports.
About You
We are looking for an organized self-starter with WNBA and women's sports experience to help manage integrated sponsorship activation campaigns with our roster of clients. You'll be part of a team of experienced marketers in developing, executing, and measuring performance of WNBA activation programs.
Responsibilities:
You will assist senior team members with daily management of client partnerships
Coordinate client and partner status calls, capture meeting notes, delineate next steps, and organize status reports
You will support development of activation plans, proposals to clients, and execution of activation plans, sometimes including onsite activation support (requiring travel).
Track partnership deliverables and help manage partnership trackers to keep clients up to date on partnership success tracking. Compile reports to send to clients.
Lead client and team calls. Initiate and respond to daily client requests.
Vet and provide POV's on sponsorship opportunities and talent relationships in the sports and entertainment space.
Strategize with clients to ensure talent relationships and contracts are managed/implemented
Occasional travel is required, included weekends and occasional holidays
Qualifications:
3+ years of relevant work experience
2+ years of WNBA experience
Bachelor's degree required
Understanding of the sponsorship and entertainment landscape.
Knowledge of and ability to navigate the WNBA / Women's Sports ecosystem
Experience working on high-profile programs in the sports marketing space.
Experience developing presentations and marketing activations plans.
Understanding of the social and digital landscape (audience insights, trends, analytics and reporting)
Ability to effectively lead and collaborate with teams from different offices around the country
Prior experience/knowledge of customer/retailer landscape with a CPG focus preferred
Strong computer skills, particularly with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to generate creative solutions to business and marketing challenges facing our clients
Additional information
The annual salary range for this position is $51,000-$62,500
Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.
Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit .
To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply" button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.
At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we're connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.
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Location: Cincinnati - W 12th St
Brand: Mktg Sports
Time Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
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