Sponsorship Account Manager

Job Description

Who We Are:

IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages some of the world's greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

FC Diez

FC Diez Media is a commercial vehicle created to drive commercial growth and deliver innovative development strategies for CONMEBOL and its club competitions.

This new venture holds responsibility for all global media rights sales and commercial consultancy across CONMEBOL Libertadores, Sudamericana and Recopa competitions; ranging from game presentation and competition formats to brand development and digital promotion. We were established at the start of 2018 and our goal is to elevate the CONMEBOL club competition products to world class standards and transform the digital experience for a global South American football audience.

FC Diez Media maintains offices in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sao Paulo, Brazil and in Buenos Aires Argentina. The headquarters and main operational office of FC Diez Media sits in Asuncion and also acts as the main liaison between FC Diez Media and CONMEBOL. The office in Sao Paulo has a Marketing and Sponsorship delivery focus and the office in Buenos Aires is heavily involved in the success of the Broadcasting and Digital environments of CONMEBOL Club Competitions.

More than anything else is our love of football and belief that South American football represents the absolute best there is on offer. Our job is to bring that brand of football to the world, connecting a greater global audience than ever before.

Here is what you can expect from working at FC Diez Media
• A stimulating, fast-paced environment.
• A passionate, close-knit team with a collaborative ethos.
• Involvement in high-profile football decision making
• The chance to bring South American football to fans all over the globe in new and innovative ways.

Who You Are

The Account Manager will work on behalf of CONMEBOL club competitions sponsorship program- while helping to further grow FC Diez's commercial network with relevant brands and agencies.

We're looking for someone who is resourceful, bright, proactive, motivated, works well independently and as part of a team, and who will be passionate to be a part of the process of uplifting South American football and its' sponsorship program to a new level.

For this position, we are looking for a strong Account Manager, with the ability to have exceptional attention to detail and interpersonal people skills and eager to learn quickly in a dynamic and international environment. The Account Manager will be the daily point of contact for CONMEBOL Club Competitions Sponsors & Partners, while ensuring the contracted rights are being delivered and support the Sponsorship Account Management team with various other cross departmental tasks.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To
• Develop strong relationships with assigned sponsors and/or partners, ensuring highest client satisfaction, with meaningful & innovative activations and to ensure media, marketing and digital assets are adequality delivered to sponsors, in a timely fashion and complying with contract definition.
• Anticipating needs, expectations, and upcoming deliverables from sponsors and/or partners, support them with relevant information with the objective of creating impactful campaigns during the various stages of the CONMEBOL Club Competitions
• Provide regular updates, reports and recaps in relation to sponsor & partner activities.
• Provide timely response to all requests from sponsors, partners and CONMEBOL and supply solutions to facilitate activations, campaigns and asset implementation.
• Supervise access rights to official marks, coordinate sessions with sponsor and/or partners to educate them about brand guidelines.
• Coordinate approval process for all creative/promotions/activations in relation to assigned sponsors and/or partners using CONMEBOL Club Competitions IP and assets
• Manage day to day communication, meetings and status updates with assigned sponsors and/or partners, supervised by Sponsorship Director
• Manage sponsor and/or partner ticket, hospitality and accreditation requests.
• Travel as required to supervise any relevant sponsor and/or partner promotions/activations.
• Support Account Management Director with continuous reporting and status updates and the coordination of overall Sponsorship recaps and presentations
• Support Account Management team with cross departmental projects (e.g. coordination of footage, video and photo coverage for sponsor usage)
• Work together with the Sponsorship Director and in coordination with colleagues from various departments

You Will Have The Following Strengths
• Native fluency in Spanish
• Advanced command / fluency in English
• Advanced command / fluency in Portuguese
• BA/BS degree in related sector
• Understanding of South American football market and its competitions, sponsorship landscape, as well as connections with advertisers in the region
• At least 3 years of experience in the sports/entertainment business, marketing, business development and/or online media environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Power Point etc.)
• Team player with good communication skills, service minded, communicative, cooperative with good interpersonal skills
• Regular travel is envisaged to meet clients and to support sponsorship marketing activations in the markets and during matches
• Experience of working with large global consumer brands and sponsors
• And proven client servicing skills
• Ability to be flexible, proactive and adopt an innovative mind-set
• Self-motivated, strong initiative and commitment to achieve objectives and deliverables
• Ability to understand organization of complex and impactful events and how to promote these events and its sponsors via various social media channels reaching key target groups
• Capability to multi-task under pressure, to set priorities and at the same time ensure focus on details, deadlines and achievement of objectives
• Excellent time management and organizational skills

We'd Also Love if You Have These
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, challenging environment, a proactive nature and strong relationship business
• Entrepreneurial experience in a dynamic, hyper-growth and international team

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzbw0n-18-117-76-7-42 in your application.