Job Title: Sports Sponsorship Executive
Company: Scoreboard Media
Location: Cleveland, OH Area
Company Description
Scoreboard Media is a company that provides state-of-the-art, full-motion, digital scoreboards to high schools and universities. We specialize in working with schools to manage and maximize sponsorship revenue for athletic and educational programs.
Sports Sponsorship Executive
We are hiring a highly motivated and experienced territory sales manager to join our team. This position will be responsible for driving sponsorship sales growth in the assigned region, identifying potential sponsors, building and maintaining sponsor relationships, generating new business opportunities, and managing leads through the sales pipeline. We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and a desire to grow in their career. If you are a self-motivated individual with a passion for sales, learning, and growth, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
- Actively acquire revenue from new sponsors within assigned territory to reach and exceed established sales goal/quota.
- Work closely with selected schools in territory to identify sponsorship opportunities and develop customized sponsorship strategies.
- Develop and implement targeted strategies to penetrate and expand the existing business.
- Build and strengthen relationships with your potential and existing sponsors.
- Attend local in-person events to grow lead list and represent Scoreboard Media.
- Skillfully negotiate terms and conditions to secure contracts, ensuring customer satisfaction and company profitability.
Qualifications
- Minimum 1-2 years of sales experience/developing and executing territory sales strategies.
- Bachelor's degree in business, sales or related field preferred.
- Applicants must be local to the Cleveland, Ohio area
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated to achieve and exceed goals.
- Capable of analyzing issues and developing solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Enjoys interacting with customers and networking in-person within the industry.
- Experience in the sports industry is a plus.
More Information
- This position is fully remote but applicant MUST be local to the Cleveland, Ohio area to qualify.
- This position is a full-time role (base pay + commission)