Account Manager, Business Leadership - Sports & Entertainment

Account Manager, Business Leadership - Sports & Entertainment

Momentum is looking for an incredible Account Manager, Business Leadership to join our sports partnerships team. This position will strategically manage assigned brand partnerships connected to the brand's sports portfolio, supporting across platform development and activation opportunities.

The ideal candidate is passionate about sports, experienced in activation and partnership management, extremely well-organized, a strong communicator and excels at building relationships. Your leadership abilities and attention to detail are key elements to providing the highest quality product to our clients - on time, on strategy, and on budget.

Here's What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

• Serve as an integral member of a major financial services brand team within the agency, with responsibility for developing and managing client business
• Manage select brand partnerships, working with clients to develop partnership strategy, and guide utilization and optimization of all contractual assets
• Develop rapport with clients, partner agencies and sponsorship partners, troubleshooting conflicts as they arise
• Provide sponsorship/partnership expertise and lead the development and activation of strategic solutions (sponsorship activation, event marketing, offers/promotions, and appropriate media support) which build brand equity and deliver results for the client
• Guide cross-functional teams through the development and activation of client programs, from strategic briefs through ideation, production, and execution
• Facilitate communication with and proposal requests from external partners/vendors
• Deliver polished client presentations
• Manage and track asset fulfillment across the vertical
• Oversee the financial aspects of programs, including internal financial processes and the development/reconciliation of budgets
• Where applicable, manage and mentor direct report(s), fostering an environment of mutual respect and partnership with on-going performance feedback and development conversations
• Lead elements of on-site activations at key events, including items such as on-site staffing, programming and customer communications
• Travel to various locations across the country to meet with clients or partner agencies, as needed
• Set priorities, demonstrate proactivity, and assume a leadership role for assigned work
• Supporting Momentum's values and core beliefs on an inclusive culture
• All other duties as assigned

Here's What We're Looking For (Qualifications & Requirements)

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 4-5+ years of relevant marketing experience (some agency experience preferred)
• Passionate about sports and entertainment
• Experience managing/training junior team members
• History of on-site activation with a working understanding of production
• Confident building and managing budgets
• Organized with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Able to work across multiple platforms and channels
• Able to self-identify projects/tasks and see them through to execution
• Collaborative, enthusiastic, resourceful and solution-oriented
• Polished, professional demeanor
• You're a quick learner and you play well with others, of all kinds

Salary Range The salary range for this position is from $80,000 to $95,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; location and region; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

About Us – Momentum Worldwide Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industry's most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether it's a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, it's all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience — ideas that solve business challenges, through best-in-class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production. We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

At Momentum, we expect our employees to embody our values! Our Core Values of Be One, Do Great Work, Have Fun, Give Back and Grow empower an environment where we challenge ourselves professionally and encourage each other personally. At Momentum, we make our differences matter! Who we are matters. We choose to hire diverse voices from all walks of life. We choose to make our culture one where everyone can be their authentic self and speak in their voice. We choose to celebrate the bravery of our peers and we choose to be collectively responsible. At Momentum, we make our actions matter! Making it matter means always choosing the sustainable option. It means designing waste out from the start. It means working with the right materials. Sourcing locally, innovating off-the-shelf solutions and reusing and repurposing. It means powering smarter. Traveling less. And only working with vendors who do the same. Make it matter means becoming the first experiential agency in the world to receive 2 ISO certifications.

At Momentum Worldwide, we value diversity and the uniqueness of all people. We thrive in an inclusive environment, and we recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, gender, age, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion, sexual preference, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability – or any other legally protected categories as set forth in the applicable state, federal or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including training, compensation, benefits and all other privileges of employment.