Account Executive, Property Marketing

Optimum Sports is the dedicated sports marketing agency within Omnicom Media Group, delivering cohesive sports marketing strategies. The Account Executive role focuses on managing sports partnerships, coordinating marketing initiatives, and supporting the team with research and execution of strategies for clients.

Responsibilities

• This role supports the activation and execution of partnerships across client portfolio, helping the team stay organized and prepared for marketplace discussions
• The position contributes to the coordination of sports marketing initiatives by assisting with research, tracking, and day‑to‑day needs tied to strategy and recommendations for Optimum Sports’ clients
• Assist in the day-to-day management of existing sports partnerships, including communication directly with properties, organization of project plans, and asset tracking documents
• Key member and leader within the Property Marketing Team
• Maintains exceptional organization across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring deadlines, documentation, and workflows are consistently accurate and up to date
• Produce and interpret relevant research from third party data, industry trades and additional sources
• Recognize and solve tactical problems; participate in development of strategic solutions
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Understanding and experience with personal service agreements (PSA), athlete marketing process, workflow, and agent management
• Strong knowledge and understanding of sponsorship legal terms and contractual language
• Familiar with in‑stadium partnership structures and traditional sports media terminology, assets, and trends that support Optimum Sports’ business development
• Familiar with digital world both related to sports specific sites, as well as social channels and content strategies
• Contributes to company initiatives: business pitches and internal projects, as needed

Skills

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in sports business
• Understanding of partnership (rights holder) marketing
• Undergraduate degree required (preferably Marketing, Business, Sports Management or Communications)
• Creative thinker who develops unique ideas, solutions, and programs
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage and prioritize many simultaneous deliverables
• Keeps tasks, deadlines, and information consistently organized
• Strong ability to effectively communicate ideas in both written and verbal settings
• Basic knowledge of sports marketing/media terms and emerging trends
• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver assignments under a deadline
• High level of proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, online research
• Solution-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Efficient, organized, and able to handle multiple tasks
• Self-sufficient, enthusiastic, and proactively pursues assignments
• Understanding and experience with personal service agreements (PSA), athlete marketing process, workflow, and agent management
• Strong knowledge and understanding of sponsorship legal terms and contractual language
• Familiar with in-stadium partnership structures and traditional sports media terminology, assets, and trends that support Optimum Sports' business development
• Familiar with digital world both related to sports specific sites, as well as social channels and content strategies

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Vacation days
• Sick days
• Personal days
• Paid parental leave
• Paid medical leave
• STD/LTD insurance benefits

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