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Commercial Partnership Admin Womens Football
About the job Commercial Partnership Admin Womens Football
At VEBT, employees are our No. 1 investment. We are looking for a high functioning, detail-oriented professional who can juggle various tasks with accuracy and is interested in molding their logistics career with an award-winning, growing company.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be the day-to-day point of contact for assigned commercial partner(s).
- Maintain and implement the commercial partnership timeline for assigned partner, per competition, to ensure all contractual obligations are met.
- Assist in all areas of the sponsorship fulfillment process including, but not limited to coordinating, tracking, executing, and reporting of partner contractual elements, including but not limited to:
- Ticket and suite fulfillment and tracking
- Match day partner hospitality
- Coordination and execution of partner activations
- Pre-event planning, on-site programming, development, and implementation of partner branded assets (e.g., field signage, backdrops, venue branding, awards, medals)
- Manage in-stadium partner assets (PAs, videos and graphics)
- Oversee partner/event creative approval process
- Complete venue inspections and liaise with various stakeholders in preparation of events and tournaments (inspect suite inventory, activation areas, field and media areas, venue logistics).
- Collaborate with the brand team on the development of event/tournament assets and other creative needs.
- Plan and coordinate the shipment/delivery of partner assets to multiple venues in the region.
- Support planning, data/content gathering and production of partner reports, showcasing value and performance metrics delivered through the properties.
- Support team with preparation of introductory materials for partners.
- Assist with budget administration with a focus on managing partner expenses.
- Assist with the creation of a partner gifting plan to commemorate key relationship milestones.
- Travel to confederation events to execute partner activations as main point of contact for commercial related activities.
- Support the Commercial Partnerships team on tasks related to business development. Projects include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct market research to support the Commercial department in preparation for upcoming key renewals.
- Creation of materials for consulting/supporting Member Associations in their commercial projects.
- Research best practices in the womens sports industry
- Research best practices from other Confederations for commercialization initiatives.
- Support with RFP processes for key events (i.e., 2023-2024 competitions).
- Support with prospecting, researching (e.g., key category research), and pitch-creation for business development initiatives.
- Support with the creation of Sponsorship proposals and presentations for meetings with prospects across all key events.
- Support with the development of new activation programs that can be commercialized.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree ideally in sports management or related field.
- 1+ years of experience in Marketing or Commercial Partnerships (Sports or related industry desired).
- Knowledge of the soccer industry, especially in the Concacaf region.
- Knowledge of womens football and/or the womens sports landscape.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, to work effectively with clients, internal management/co-workers, and partner vendors/agencies.
- Strong organizational and planning skills with demonstrated initiative, ability to find solutions and work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while working as both part of a team as well as independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
This is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.