Account Coordinator, Sports Marketing

Integrity 9 is seeking an energetic, detail-oriented individual to join our brand consulting team. The ideal candidate will have some experience working with sports partnerships, either at a brand, agency or sports property (professional or collegiate preferred). This position is a client-facing, servicing role and will be largely dedicated to one Chicago-based client, working from those client offices three days per week (Tuesday - Thursday). The coordinator will work closely with the agency and brand account teams with a focus on the day-to-day aspects of partnership implementation across the clients’ sports partnerships portfolios. This position will report to the Senior Director, Sports Marketing, who is also based in Chicago. 

Responsibilities include the following:

Partnership Activation

• Support the day-to-day management of sports property relationships, including coordinating communications, information sharing and partnership fulfillment
• Assist with the development of partnership activation plans & strategies to maximize assets and achieve brand objectives
• Conduct research on activation concepts, industry trends, and competitor activities
• Design and build client presentations such as season planning decks, event reports, and end of season recaps
• Develop and maintain activation calendars, asset trackers and project timelines to ensure timely fulfillment of assets
• Provide support for client marketing teams developing content and creative for partnership assets
• Contribute to account team brainstorms on partnership activation ideas and concepts
• Serve as an onsite contact for community events, games, and client events
• Lead in the setup on onsite activations and hospitality / hosting events
• Track partnership performance, content metrics, asset utilization and activation results to support ongoing partner evaluations
• Create partnership recaps and presentations for internal and external teams

Intangibles

• Be a leader and team player.
• Maintain a positive attitude.
• Hold themself and others accountable. 
• Demonstrate organization values in everyday interactions with clients and teammates.
• Collaborate with i9 leadership to develop concepts to always be improving. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Currently living in or willing to relocate to the Chicago, IL area
• 1-3 years of sports marketing and/or relevant industry experience
• Team or sports marketing agency experience strongly preferred
• Willing to work weekends and event nights, as necessary 
• Excellent people skills with a strong ability to collaborate with clients and colleagues
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be creative, well-organized, possess a strong work ethic, and have a desire to learn
• Strong knowledge of MS Office with an emphasis on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint