The Client Success Associate serves as the primary point of contact for top sponsors, managing relationships from contract signature through post-event debriefs to ensure sponsor delivery, value, and renewal.
Responsibilities
- Act as the trusted day-to-day contact for a portfolio of top sponsors, building proactive relationships with sponsors’ marketing and events teams
- Conduct regular sponsor check-ins (biweekly during the lead-up to events) to review deliverables, deadlines, and goals
- Understand sponsor objectives and advocate internally to maximize value from their sponsorship program
- Schedule and lead post-event debriefs, deliver ROI reports, and collect sponsor feedback to improve future programs
- Anticipate issues, address concerns quickly, and Escalate when needed
- Share sponsor health, satisfaction, and feedback with account owners to support renewals and growth
- Track all top sponsor engagements accurately in Hubspot (Billington’s sales CRM platform)
- Onboard new sponsors by gathering logos, company details, and program requirements; ensure sponsors are represented accurately across signage, websites, and communications
- Track sponsor deliverables and coordinate with content, marketing, and meetings teams to execute on time
- Coordinate sponsor speaking roles with the content team and guide sponsors through the content process
- Manage booth selection with the meetings team
- Track inventory for exhibit hall booth space, speaking opportunities, and other key sponsorship deliverables
- Support sponsors with registration, event app configuration for badge scanning, private meeting rooms, and other on-site logistics
- Provide lead and attendee data to sponsors in line with attendee privacy preferences
- Work with the VP of VIP Events on sponsor participation in VIP and diplomatic receptions
- Attend and support all Billington events (summits, leadership breakfasts, VIP receptions) as the on-site point of contact for sponsors
- Provide additional on-site staffing support for Billington events as needed
- Travel to out-of-town events as required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 1–3 years of professional experience in client services, account management, event sponsorship, or a related client-facing role (agency, events, association, B2B, or B2G experience preferred)
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple clients, deliverables, and deadlines at once, especially in the run‑up to events
- Strong relationship skills and confidence serving as a primary client contact, representing the company professionally with senior executives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive problem‑solver with strong follow-through and ownership of outcomes
- Collaborative approach, comfortable coordinating across teams
- Comfortable and proficient with CRM and productivity tools; HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and event app platforms (Whova, Cvent, etc.) are a plus
- Interest in cybersecurity or the public sector is a plus; no prior industry knowledge required
- Available for evening events and periodic travel
Technology
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Google Workspace
- Whova
- Cvent
Location: Chevy Chase, MD (onsite)
Experience: Minimum 1 year