Sponsorship & Events Trainee — Hybrid

Octagon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon is seeking an Account Trainee (Team Sports Sponsorship) to support the implementation of a U.S. baseball sponsorship portfolio and MLS team activations. The role involves coordinating events, managing administrative tasks, and collaborating with internal teams and clients.

The position offers full-time hours on a temporary basis, with flexibility for hybrid work in Stamford, CT or New York, NY, including some weekends and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sports management, marketing or related field required.
• Experience in communications, advertising or marketing industries recommended.
• Strong desire to learn sports & entertainment or experiential marketing.

Responsibilities

• Support account team on improving the value of the sponsorships/programs through planning, implementation, and measurement/evaluation.
• Assist with ticket/inventory processing, vendor management, and property research.
• Assist with planning and execution of event marketing programs including operations and logistics needs for events, including shipping and managing inventory of signage and premiums.
• Coordinate website-driven partnership content/offers with property partners.
• Consumer Engagement: communicate brand initiatives to consumers/fans.
• Create recap documents for events including key takeaways, strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations.
• Manage documents such as status reports, tracking documents, meeting notes, and event-specific offer creation documents.
• Manage select special projects and work closely with account team to determine best approach to each project.
• Provide administrative support and staffing for other account programs as needed.
• Participate in brainstorms and creative ideation.
• Support on-site events and experiences in market and virtually.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication (oral & writt​

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Time management

PowerPoint proficiency

Excel proficiency

Word proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in sports management, marketing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word)

Job description

Octagon is seeking an Account Trainee (Team Sports Sponsorship) to support the implementation of a U.S. baseball sponsorship portfolio and MLS team activations. The role involves coordinating events, managing administrative tasks, and collaborating with internal teams and clients.

The position offers full-time hours on a temporary basis, with flexibility for hybrid work in Stamford, CT or New York, NY, including some weekends and travel as needed.