Associate Manager, Consulting

Account Executive

Bespoke is a sports and entertainment consulting and experiential marketing agency that assists brands in selecting the right partnerships and maximizing their sponsorship investment. We are a collective of experienced sports and entertainment marketers who broke out of the big agency world to deliver a more personalized service offering to brands. Combining years of industry experience and invaluable professional relationships, Bespoke provides thoughtful senior-level counsel and custom marketing solutions that are specifically tailored for individual brands.

Bespoke is looking for a highly motivated individual who can support client teams and projects across the sports, entertainment and experiential space on behalf of brands. The Account Executive will be a key contributor across numerous client teams internally at Bespoke, helping to ideate, execute and measure successful solutions across sports and entertainment sponsorship marketing. This position will be fast-paced and requires strong organization, strategy, creative and collaboration skills in working across internal and external teams. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience across client management, sponsorship strategy, or activation, preferably in a team / league or agency setting.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the client teams to implement and execute the program(s) as it aligns with the client's goals and objectives
• Demonstrate strategic and creative thinking skills, problem solving and initiative as a trusted teammate
• Maintain a good working relationship with internal and external collaborators, working alongside client teams and property partners to deliver on sponsorship marketing plans
• Support client teams through quick response times and optimally delivering and meeting client expectations
• Provide reports, recaps and updates to internal and external teams as needed
• Manage internal and external budgets and vendors on behalf of client teams
• When applicable, travel to execute on-site events on behalf of client and client team
• Cooperatively take on other duties, roles or responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• College degree with 3+ years of relevant experience with client & project management within a consulting organization, agency, brand, or team/league
• Understanding of the sports, media and entertainment landscape
• Excellent business writing, presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, evolving, growing, dynamic and challenging environment
• Creative, adaptive personality that can interface with clients and sports properties
• Excellent attention to detail with a solution-oriented mindset, willing to problem solve on short timelines
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, multi-task and prioritize workload while coordinating with others to proactively meet deadlines
• Must be comfortable working independently under deadlines and as an integral part of a team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; advanced skills in PowerPoint, Word and Excel for deck development and budget management
• Ability to work traditional and non-traditional office hours as needed
• Willingness to travel to various event locations and execute on-site as needed

This position is a Full-Time role. Salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. The salary will be just one component of the total compensation package for employees which will include a range of medical, dental, vision, paid time off, bonus potential, and/or other benefits. Compensation decisions depend on the circumstances of each role. This position will be in person, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, at our Headquarters Office.