Join our dynamic team as an Account Executive (AE) and work on key global client to manage their global sponsorship assets across the Asia Pacific region. You’ll play a crucial role in tracking asset usage, ensuring compliance, while supporting the team oversee multiple regional campaigns.
The ideal candidate for the AE position is dynamic, deeply invested in culture, and adept at multitasking across multiple projects. They are encouraged to bring their unique skills to the role, demonstrate a passion for learning, and display a strong commitment to completing tasks effectively. The AE's approach to client service is characterized by its dynamism and willingness to question established norms in pursuit of improved solutions.
Overall, the ideal candidate thrives in a team-oriented environment, embraces learning, enjoys the sports and entertainment industry, excels in a dynamic setting, pays meticulous attention to details, and takes immense pride in their work. Ready to make an impact? This is your chance!
THE WORK YOU’LL DO
Client Relationship Development:
- Become a trusted resource for clients, effectively facilitating communication between all internal and external partners
- Develop a knowledge and understanding of the client’s portfolio and business initiatives
Account and Project Leadership and Delivery:
- Support account teams in the delivery of day-to-day project management and facilitation of key sponsorship properties
- Assist with the management of client sponsorship assets that are used to fulfill a wide range of client business objectives globally and internal admin processes
- Co-coordinate projects with outside vendors and internal resources, such as merchandise, digital and creative
- Find and define new process improvement opportunities
- Learn and eventually master the client’s propriety asset management tool to upload sponsorship assets, track, manage and fulfill orders
- Manage file systems effectively and meticulously to ensure project efficiencies
- Participate in brainstorming sessions and regular status meetings by creating agendas, participating in the discussion and providing recap summaries
- Prepare necessary documents including guidelines, sell in presentations, presentation & pre-event materials, post-project recaps, competitor & market reports, research reports, event guides, workplans, asset trackers, itineraries, agendas, meeting notes, calendars, SOPs, etc.
- Provide support to system users and gather/filter raised issues, as needed
Growing Agency Expertise:
- Engage in inter-agency activities, ensuring the role of culture is championed
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Knowledge and Experience:
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in agency/client service, event marketing, and/or sports marketing, and a passion for working with sports & entertainment properties, leagues, teams, gaming, music and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture.
- Proven track record in marketing or advertising will be highly valued. But we’re keen on diversity of experience, so happy to consider non-marketing backgrounds.
- At minimum an understanding and passion for creativity and ideas which earn attention is a must!
- Fluency in multiple languages a plus
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
Skills:
- Excellent organisational skills, acute attention to detail, and ability to manage tasks simultaneously and multitask shifting priorities
- Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, and have the ability to meet with clients independently
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, and analyze significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- You demonstrate persistence to make sure the client’s questions and reports are delivered in a timely and thorough manner
Ability:
- A positive attitude and “no job is too small” approach, with the initiative to go above and beyond. You are a go-getter, you demonstrate initiative, accept new challenges and seeks out opportunity to help others
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and to thrive under pressure, with exceptional problem-solving skills-offering creative solutions
- You are curious, coachable and have a desire to learn in a fast-paced work environment. You have a passion and interest in the power of sports and/or entertainment.
Others:
- You have a passion and/or interest in the power of sports and/or entertainment, gaming, music and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture
- Willingness and flexibility to travel and work weekend/holidays as needed to support on-site client activities and events
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What We Do
We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.
