Sports Sponsorship Account Trainee (Hybrid)

Interpublic Group; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Interpublic Group is seeking an Account Trainee for Team Sports Sponsorship at a Payment Services client. The role is full-time with hybrid work, location flexibility prioritizing Stamford, CT or New York, NY offices.

You will support program planning, event management, and ROI tracking while collaborating with internal teams and partners. The position involves weekends/nights and travel as needed, and offers exposure to client services, account management, and event activation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in sports management, marketing or related field.
• Experience in communications, advertising or marketing industries.
• Previous event marketing experience is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel domestically and work some weekends/holidays.
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a team.

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: serve as a marketing ambassador and effectively and enthusiastically communicate brand initiatives and/or product offerings 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

Event marketing experience

Team collaboration

Time management

Strong communication

Proactive / self-starter

Education

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

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Interpublic Group is seeking an Account Trainee for Team Sports Sponsorship at a Payment Services client. The role is full-time with hybrid work, location flexibility prioritizing Stamford, CT or New York, NY offices.

You will support program planning, event management, and ROI tracking while collaborating with internal teams and partners. The position involves weekends/nights and travel as needed, and offers exposure to client services, account management, and event activation.