Corporate Sponsorship Sales - FSU

Corporate Sponsorship Sales - FSU

ISP Sports
Location:

Tallahassee, FL
Job Status: Full Time
Salary: no information provided
Posted/Updated: 8/30/2010
Job Category: Sports Marketing and Sales

The Sponsorship Sales Executive will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following primary duties:

All aspects of corporate sponsorship sales, including:

· Prospecting new business and potential partners
· Developing and pitching sponsorship packages designed to meet clients’ needs
· Closing new business
· Fulfilling advertising/sponsorship packages

Managing certain inventory aspects of the operation, including:

· Coordinating with other sales executives on inventory availability
· Coordinating with vendors and appropriate University personnel to ensure all contract fulfillment is executed within scope of project and on time

All aspects of customer service and client relationship building, including:

· Cultivating relationships with current and prospective sponsors
· Entertaining existing and new sponsors during hospitality and athletic events

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have, at a minimum, all of the following:

· A strong work ethic
· An innovative, energetic and self-motivated attitude
· Excellent communication and organizational skills
· Poise and ability to present him or herself well to others
· An entrepreneurial spirit
· Outstanding strategic selling skills
· Relationship-based selling approach
· Creative solution development
· Candidates should have a history of success in radio/media and/or sports advertising/sponsorship sales, preferably with a major Division 1 university, conference and/or rightsholder. Candidates should have a minimum of five(5) years of media sales experience. Strong preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated a history of successful media sales in the Charlotte (NC), Greenville( SC), and Columbia (SC) markets.
· A four year college degree is required.