Who are we?

B-Engaged is a global Sports Marketing company marketing brands and athletes to sporting audiences around the world. We work in every aspect of modern sports—with footballers, clubs, and brands. We are a full-service organisation delivering strategic brand development, supporting our diverse roster of talent and brands, offering content production and beyond.

Recently B-Engaged launched into North America, DACH, and MENA. Continuing a commitment to developing sports audiences globally, the agency boasts a global roster of athletes and brands as its clients.

Who are you?

Motivated, communicative, engaging, driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, open, forward thinking and committed.

The Role:

Given the global expansion, B-Engaged is seeking a Junior Manager Brands & Athletes for the North America region. The position reports to the Managing Director North America and serves as a key member of the partnerships team servicing athletes and brands. You will develop upon the existing B-Engaged partnerships, proactively manage both talents and brands, develop partnerships strategies for clients and prospective clients, help secure new business and revenue for B-Engaged North America.

Key Requirements:

1. This role is located in North America

2. Remote work from North America major markets preferred, with travel required 

   3. Proficient in CRM presentation and administrative platforms

   4. Build brands, get athletes, know fans

About You:

1. Strong interest in sports and soccer.

2. Knowledgeable about the commercial landscape of the North America market

3. Organised, enthusiastic, and hardworking

4. Deep skills in Social Media Management

5. Creative and solution oriented mindset

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships among business partners

• Support in the development and management of existing and new revenue channels for the business through lead generation

• Identifying brands and prospects for the company to pitch collaborations with our football clients

• Run Social Media channels for clients alongside industry trends, new technologies and sports industry trends in alignment with an editorial plan

• Support in the development & delivery of sales presentations, materials, and collateral

• Develop framework for partner business reviews, including data analysis, collateral creation and tactical recommendations

• Create and manage marketing plans and budgets that deliver to KPIs

• Updating and refreshing global and local systems to maintain workflow and integration of the North America office into the global office

• Online and Offline research; develop and execute research for internal use to identify and secure content campaigns and marketing opportunities in sport

• Identifying clients, working to secure correct contact details to process through the sales funnel

• Support on concept development with the creative team for pitch decks and additional sales material.

• Create sales reports for personal sales funnel.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two year’s experience working within a relevant field of the sporting industry

• University degree in a related field

• This role requires deep knowledge of the sports business industry, as well as strong interpersonal skills to help drive alignment among various stakeholders, while also influencing go-to-market strategies that optimise for growth, adoption and value for sporting audience

• Strong communication skills

• An in- depth understanding of social media platforms, industry trends, new technologies and sports industry trends across various sports

• Excellent copywriting skills; ability to write under pressure for multiple campaigns & clients simultaneously

• The drive to take initiative, work independently and be accountable while also working as a team player who is collaborative, positive and flexible