Senior Account Executive - Sports - Brand Consulting

Position Summary

The CAA Brand Consulting Sr. Account Executive will play a critical role with one of our Brand Consulting clients. This position is responsible for supporting the strategic management and day-to-day execution of a premier collegiate sports and soccer sponsorship portfolio on behalf of the agency and its clients.

This role is responsible for supporting partnership strategies, commercial agreements, integrated sponsorship activations, and measurable business results across a broad range of collegiate and soccer properties. The candidate will support numerous sports verticals and strategy, identification, negotiation and management of partnership(s). Additionally, the candidate will interface with the client while working cross-functionally with internal/external partners, vendors, clients and agencies.

The Sr. Account Executive will work across a wide range of initiatives-from talent partnerships to integrated marketing campaigns-ensuring seamless execution and delivering best-in-class work that aligns with brand objectives.

Essential Functions

• Aid in development & manage day to day execution of property-specific programs and contractual assets
• Aid in development of integrated marketing and sponsorship activation plans, showcasing how digital, social, PR, retail and other channels come to life
• Assist with recommendation, negotiation and management of talent deals and properties
• Serve as day-to-day account team support while establishing strong professional relationships with key personnel across assigned accounts and properties
• Work with cross-functional teams and external partners on all aspects of project management to ensure client expectations are met
• Support overall strategies and planning working with internal account team, client team and external agencies
• Maintain project trackers including timelines, ensuring team deliverables are submitted on schedule
• Work with other team functions (e.g. Data & Analytics, Insights / trends, etc.) to ensure goals and objectives are met
• Develop and deliver compelling written and verbal communications
• Create presentations for key meetings internally and externally
• Track activation budgets with accountability for reporting
• Develop relationships across CAA to find and promote new opportunities to client

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or similar discipline
• 2-4+ years' experience in sports & entertainment consulting environment, agency, property or brand
• Best-in-class client servicing and relationship building
• Exceptional project management and prioritization skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to "think on one's feet" in a fast-paced, agency environment
• Ability to balance and progress multiple projects and project components at one time, on tight timelines
• Must be solutions oriented and have excellent organizational skills
• Ability to travel and attend work events outside normal business hours on an as needed basis (holidays, weekends, nights)

Preferred Skills

• Agency experience highly preferred
• College and/or Soccer sponsorship industry experience a plus

Location

This role will be located in our New York office. The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires a minimum three days per week on-site.

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is as follows

New York, NY -$75,000 to $90,000.

This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to

Benefits

At CAA, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits* package for all regular full-time employees:

Benefits

Benefits where the company pays 80%-100% of the cost include:

• Medical Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Telemedicine
• Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually or through text
• Paid Vacation / Holidays
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave and Other Paid Leaves of Absence
• NICU leave
• Bereavement resources
• Adoption Benefits
• Educational Assistance
• Mental Health Resources
• Employee Assistance Plan

Benefits

Employees may also elect to participate in voluntary benefits:

• Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care)
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Perks

• Commuter Benefits

• *Benefits offered also include other statutory mandated benefits
• The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.