Sales and Marketing Executive

• Contract

  Permanent

• Department

  Commercial

• Location

  Belfast

• Salary

  Negotiable

• Closing Date

  24 May 2023

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The new Sales and Marketing Executive role will play a key role in NI Football League (NIFL) as it looks to continue its strong growth in men’s and women’s elite football in Northern Ireland. This role to support our Chief Commercial Officer in sourcing, activating and reporting on sponsor activity, plus help in delivering seasonal campaigns across outdoor, PR and social.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend sponsorship activation meetings with marketing & communication representatives from partners.
• Assist the creative planning and delivery of joint obligations in line with each of the respective contracts.
• Assist the creative planning and delivery of seasonal campaigns to support the leagues.
• Support the management of Partnerships in line with their business objectives and partnership KPI’s.
• Ensuring all contractual rights are delivered in a timely manner and to the highest standard.
• Assisting with the planning and implementation of partnership marketing campaigns, working with the member club’s marketing departments and taking into consideration marketing strategy and business objectives.
• Establishing and maintaining strong internal relationships to aid the delivery of sponsorship rights and the addition of new potential partners.
• Help to track the effectiveness of sponsorship campaigns and provide analysis on key success measures demonstrating ROI.
• Responsible for sponsorship materials and meetings.
• Day to day administration as required by partners.
• Track all assets and ensure rights are being delivered across the men’s and women’s team home matches.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Essential qualifications

• A third level qualification in marketing or digital marketing is essential or as an alternative Two years relevant experience will be accepted.

Essential experience

• A minimum of Two years recent experience in similar role

Essential skills, knowledge and abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent planning, organisational and prioritisation skills including, editorial skills for content and imagery, search engine optimisation, functionality enhancements and increasing the traffic and engagement of visitors.
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple social media platforms and increase the number of people engaging with them.
• Interest and passion for football and sport.

DESIRABLE SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge or Experience of NI Football League
• Experience in the Sport Industry

 
APPLICATIONS

All applicants should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae (CV) to recruitment@nifootballleague.com before 5pm on 24^th May 2023.