Senior Account Executive, Client Services (Airline Client)

Summary

CLIENT SERVICES / Responsible for supporting Octagon’s client business and day-to-day management of regional based client programs.

***Client headquarters is in Stamford, CT, but the location of this position is in Atlanta, GA.

Octagon is currently seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Account Executive (SAE) to join a dynamic team working with a major travel industry leader across various sports & entertainment properties. This person will be required to work from the client office 3-4 days per week located in Atlanta, Georgia. This person will support the client in Atlanta as well as the Senior Account Manager and Group Account Director that will be remote on various tasks throughout the year.

This role is ideal for someone that is passionate about sports with a minimum of two (2) years of partnership experience. This SAE must have exceptional organizational skills while working flexible hours as partners sit in multiple time zones. Domestic travel will be required as necessary to attend partner meetings and events.

The team is looking for someone who can support the day-to-day communications with partners and clients, manage hospitality and ticketing assets, weekly status reports, and other administrative duties as assigned.

Duties

• Serve as a reliable agency contact for client sponsorship team and internal cross functional client teams
• Day-to-day support of regional based sports properties and talent relationships
• Day-to-day contact within Delta for regional sports based initiatives
• Manage and participate in weekly status meetings by crafting agendas, driving the discussion, and providing recap summaries
• Consistently stay up-to-date with the travel industry and the sports world
• Maintain and grow key relationships with property partners and vendors
• Prepare program documentation and wrap-up reports including results tracking for season and key events
• Assist in asset management (i.e., audit compliance, ticket allocations, and financial tracking)
• Support budget tracking and timely reporting
• Support other team and account wide activations

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience, preferably within either the entertainment, sports sponsorship or event marketing industries
• Property management experience is a strong plus
• Confidence serving in a customer service capacity
• Strong understanding of the sports sponsorship space
• Capacity to become knowledgeable on our client’s industry, brand, and product offering
• Experience in creating exceptional integrated marketing programming
• Extremely detail-oriented; ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously while producing quality work within deadlines
• Strong self-starter with excellent team dynamics; exceptional sense to be proactive and jump in wherever needed
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team while also able to solve problems effectively and independently
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Exceptional work ethic, strong desire to succeed, and willingness to learn – intellectually curious
• Extraordinary proficiency with Microsoft Office Software (specifically PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)
• Collaborative in nature with a “no job is too small” positive attitude
• Ability to take direction and run with it
• Travel and weekend/holiday work as necessary, around 10%

Benefits

This position pays $50,000, is overtime-eligible and comes with a comprehensive benefits package.

Octagon’s comprehensive benefit package includes:

• Unlimited PTO policy – we understand you need time for play!
• Competitive medical/dental/vision insurance plans with FSA/HSA and Dependent Care FSA options. Pet Insurance for those who need it too!
• Generous Family and Parental Leave Policy (12 weeks) with eligibility extended to all parents regardless of gender or primary/secondary caregiver status 
• Access to our parent company (IPG) Savings plan (401K program) with company match as well as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Pretax Transportation/Commuter Benefits and Parent Travel Program
• Dedicated Mental Health resources including Headspace membership, Employee Assistance Program (CCA) and more
• Discount portal for everyday goods and services
• Employee Resource Groups and inclusive diversity programming and initiatives
• Personal Development programs 

About Us

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.

http://www.octagon.com

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