Sponsorship Sales Manager - Sport and Culture

Elevate is looking for a world-class Sponsorship Sales Manager to join their UAE team. The successful applicant will manage the full lifecycle of partnership sales, drive sales efforts, and develop a client's commercial partners and sponsors. The role requires a deep understanding of sponsorship and its role in marketing, as well as excellent client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 5-10 years sales experience, with a consistent track record of meeting and exceeding targets
• Confident engaging and interacting with executive level stakeholders
• Refined client facing and stakeholder engagement skills
• KSA and/or GCC experience (preferred)
• Ability to manage the development and implementation of sponsorship marketing strategy on behalf of clients or companies
• Ability to manage day-to-day relationships with client, agency(s) and vendors, as well as manage at least one (1) direct report supporting the same vertical
• Experience with working with internal teams (account/creative) as well as other agency partners
• Strong ability to think strategically and creatively
• Ability to problem-solve independently and in groups
• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel & Word