Manager - Activation, Sports

Job Description

Overview
Our Corporate Activation team is seeking an experienced professional to join a growing department. The Manager – Activation, Sports will play a leading role in bringing strategic marketing solutions to life across the Audacy sports platform. Our sports platform boasts some of the country's top sports-talk broadcast brands, premium digital and streaming audio, an ever-growing podcast network, and virtual/live events & experiences.

The anticipated starting salary range for New York City-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $65,000-70,000.

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Audacy offers full time employees with a comprehensive benefits package to include: health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• Act as a day-to-day Activation point-of-contact for specific high-profile Audacy clients – most notably our preferred sportsbook partners
• Own the entire post-sale execution process – beginning with bringing the idea(s) to life, to recapping final campaign performance and delivery
• Write and monitor the creation of client creative assets and deliverables to implement across Audacy's sports broadcast, digital, podcast, and experiential platforms – ensuring client quality assurance standards
• Work closely with multiple internal divisions including Sales, Programming, Content, Planning, Strategy, and Ad-Ops to deliver the highest level of work & client service
• Maintain operational subject matter expertise in Audacy's sports portfolio
• Brainstorm ways to optimize campaign performance to confirm client/partner KPIs are being met
• Meet with clients/partners and their agencies to discuss campaign performance
• Prepare and present campaign timelines, status reports, and performance recaps both internally and externally
• Create processes and provide insights to help successfully build a division
• Build and foster positive relationships with key team members from entry level to executive level internally and externally

Qualifications

More About You:

Required & Preferred:
• BS/BA degree
• 5+ years previous project or account management experience in media, marketing, and/or sports fields a must
• A passion for sports with a strong understanding of the sports betting vernacular and the current sports betting landscape
• A well-rounded knowledge of strategic, multi-platform marketing execution
• Experience dealing with various levels of professionals in a corporate environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be highly proficient in presenting and building client-facing materials using Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace
• A proven solutions-oriented self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Superb ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while maintaining diligent attention to detail and accuracy
• Flexibility to work weekends, as well as early and/or late hours as needed

Vaccination Requirements

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:
- Act as a day-to-day Activation point-of-contact for specific high-profile Audacy clients – most notably our preferred sportsbook partners
- Own the entire post-sale execution process – beginning with bringing the idea(s) to life, to recapping final campaign performance and delivery
- Write and monitor the creation of client creative assets and deliverables to implement across Audacy's sports broadcast, digital, podcast, and experiential platforms – ensuring client quality assurance standards
- Work closely with multiple internal divisions including Sales, Programming, Content, Planning, Strategy, and Ad-Ops to deliver the highest level of work & client service
- Maintain operational subject matter expertise in Audacy's sports portfolio
- Brainstorm ways to optimize campaign performance to confirm client/partner KPIs are being met
- Meet with clients/partners and their agencies to discuss campaign performance
- Prepare and present campaign timelines, status reports, and performance recaps both internally and externally
- Create processes and provide insights to help successfully build a division
- Build and foster positive relationships with key team members from entry level to executive level internally and externally

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvp3qm-18-118-30-253-42 in your application.