Account Manager

Account Manager

We're seeking an Account Manager to join Overtime. You will need to bring a creative mindset, detail-oriented focus, and strategic acumen in your approach to building and growing long term business partnerships across brands, and their media and marketing partners.

This role will be based in Chicago and will require this individual to come into the office 3x a week.

About Overtime

Overtime builds disruptive new sports leagues and IP aimed globally at the next generation of sports fans and athletes. Overtime owns and operates, OTE and OT Select in basketball, OT7 in football and OTX in boxing, and leverages digital-first content across its network of accounts engaging its community of nearly 100 million fans and followers. Overtime's business model is driven by sponsorships, brand relationships, e-commerce, licensing and media rights. Overtime is funded by top VC firms, industry leaders, and athletes, including Liberty Media Corporation, Andreessen Horowitz, Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Sapphire Sport, Winslow Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Spark Capital, Micromanagement Ventures (the family of the late David Stern), Black Capital, Blackstone Strategic Partners, Alexis Ohanian, Drake, Quavo and 40+ NBA and NFL stars including Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Trae Young. Over 6% of active NBA players have invested in Overtime.

What You'll Do

• Develop and manage relationships w/ key clients and agency partners
• Perform research on prospective clients and current clients
• Create proposals, presentations, and assist in responding to RFPs and Proactive opportunities
• Execute and manage campaigns from start to finish – content production, leading client/internal communications, reporting/delivery, and post-campaign tasks (wrap decks/reports, billing, analytics, post mortems, etc)
• Be able to maintain effective communication across internal departments and externally
• Stay abreast on industry trends and best practices including branded content, social media, and new product offerings

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience in brand partnerships, client services, marketing, digital media or similar
• 2+ years of media/account management experience
• Superior organizational and administrative skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work required
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel, and PPT or Apple programs such as Keynote
• Pleasant personality and fosters team environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with all levels, both internal and external
• Attention to detail and demonstrated initiative
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and deal with deadline pressure
• Self-starter with ability to follow through without supervision
• Able to prioritize competing requests and manage busy schedules

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $70k-90k annually. Salary will be determined based on relevant experience and skills. Overtime also offers a flexible vacation package, health benefits, and stock options in the company. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.