About the Role
The Senior Account Manager, Brand Solutions will join the Brand Solutions team and play a key role in the management and growth of the client services and hospitality group. The role involves executing hospitality programs and events, including hotel block coordination, transportation, and offsite events, with direct interaction with senior-level clients and colleagues. The senior manager serves as the day-to-day contact with clients and agency partners, requiring proven skills in property and asset management, hospitality management, and on-site event activation in a global environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the execution of global hospitality programs with a focus on VIP event/hospitality execution
- Contribute to the development of strategy and deliver new thinking to bring partnerships to life
- Manage day-to-day involvement on specific partnerships in basketball, tennis, motorsports, and other marquee global sports events
- Liaise with clients daily to ensure needs are met and goals are exceeded
- Execute and manage on-site activations
- Create and present PowerPoint presentations to sell strategy recommendations and recap work
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure efficient use of property assets
- Coordinate hotel blocks, transportation, and offsite events as part of hospitality programs
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 6+ years in a hospitality/event management and/or sponsorship marketing role
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, sports and entertainment management or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Prior experience working with brand partnership marketing, ideally with a focus on hospitality and experiential space
- Experience working with complex event logistics including transportation, hotel, food and beverage, and guest experience
- Ability to travel 30% for client programs and events
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Comfort with VVIP guest profiles and engagement
- Passion for hospitality/events and providing VIP service
- Knowledge of the marquee global event landscape
- Experience presenting to and engaging with high-level clients
- Excellent strategic use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while working independently and with multiple partners
- Superior organizational skills, ability to problem solve/work effectively under pressure, and attention to detail
- Proven skills in property and asset management, hospitality management, on-site event activation, and experience interacting with clients in a global environment
Preferred Skills
- Experience building strategy/hospitality programs from ideation to execution
- Sponsorship and on-site hospitality activation experience
- Working proficiency in professional sports and/or culinary, arts, cultural and lifestyle properties
Workplace
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Remote with travel required
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement savings
- Affordable employee medical premiums starting at $30.90 per month (individual plan highest deductible) to $165.77 per month (individual plan lowest deductible)
- Employees start at 10 vacation days per year (increasing with seniority) plus 20 paid holidays
- 401(k) with matching up to $4,000 per year
The Application Process
Every application is reviewed by a real person. We do not use AI to screen or make decisions on candidates. Response times may vary due to genuine consideration of each submission. Automated emails are used to keep applicants updated on their resume status.