Sponsorship Sales Manager

Two Circles; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports marketing agency in London is seeking a Sponsorship Sales Manager to support high-profile sponsorship deals worldwide. This role involves managing key relationships with global brands and executing competitive sponsorship processes. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of business experience, strong relationship-building skills, and a passion for sports. The company is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Renowned Team Days

Summer Away Days

23 days holiday plus extra days

Discretionary Bonus

Private healthcare options

Mobile phone contribution

Gym membership contribution

Qualifications

• Circa 3 to 5 years of business experience.
• Track record in relationship building.
• Passion for sport is imperative.

Responsibilities

• Support high-profile sponsorship deals globally.
• Engage and build relationships with potential sponsors.
• Execute competitive processes to conclude sponsorship deals.

Skills

Strong internal & external relationships

Influencing and persuading capacity

High emotional intelligence

Experience across different countries

Job description

The Two Circles purpose is to build a better future for the sports industry. We define better in terms of commercials, sustainability, inclusivity, and digitization, for businesses, fans, media, owners and investors. We will grow the value of sports and we will do this by knowing fans best, through the power of the relationships that we build and the power of data that we process.

We work with 800+ leading sports rights-owners including Juventus, World Rugby, Premier League, UEFA and Mercedes F1, and we employ more than 1000 people across 14 offices around the world.

We are on a mission to build an inclusive business that creates life-enriching opportunities for our team.

Our Rights Management division acts as a commercial sales resource for iconic sports and entertainment brands globally. A pioneering rights-sales capability, successfully marketing the unique emotion of sport to drive commercial results for rights-owners and record impact for brands.

We have led and closed over $2.5bn in sponsorship rights for some of the world's biggest sports properties, including recent record-breaking deals for UEFA Women’s Football, the All Blacks and Mercedes F1.

We aim to optimize revenues for our clients whilst allowing each to avoid the long-term fixed costs associated with maintenance of large in-house sales teams. We are focused on solving problems and not selling assets, and we are ambitiously expanding our clients, geographies and our sales team.

We're looking to hire a Sponsorship Sales Manager:

Responsibilities

• In this role you will support high profile sponsorship deals on behalf of premium rights holders globally.
• You will be part of a team required to pro-actively source and engage potential sponsors on behalf of clients across a range of categories and geographies: select and qualify prospects, securing in person meetings and build relationships
• You will manage and build trusted relationships with decision makers at global brands around the World
• You will be part of a team that successfully executes competitive processes, resulting in the negotiation and conclusion of high-profile sponsorship deals.

Qualifications & Experience

• We'd like the successful candidate to have circa 3 to 5 years business experience and have a track record of building strong internal & external relationships together with the capacity to easily influence and persuade.
• Whilst we do not require sponsorship sales experience, we'd love it if applicants had some selling experience.
• We'd love you to have experience working across different countries, cultures and time zones.
• High level of emotional intelligence and a passion for sport are imperative!

Benefits

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
• Summer Away Days
• 23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event' and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution
• Sport Challenge contribution
• Gym membership contribution
• 2x annual kit drops

Though these are the basics written down, we will principally be recruiting for energy, values and commitment - both to Two Circles and to your career.

Our recruitment process will be honest & thorough, and so will our roles. In return, we can offer honesty, integrity, and the chance to progress in the organisation as quickly as you develop within it.

Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.