Account Executive - Sponsorship

  • Dublin
  • Legacy Communications
<p><strong>Experience: Looking for candidates with up to 1-year experience in sponsorship, PR, marketing, or communications agency</strong></p> <p>Due to growth on the team, we are looking for a passionate and creative Account Executive to be a part of our Sponsorship Team, helping to build and shape clients' PR, marketing, and social plans, driving cutting-edge campaigns, and shaping the future of our industry. In return, we will offer you a pathway to success and the freedom and autonomy to shape your own future with us in Legacy. But we will also make sure you love what you do because our award-winning agency puts as much of an emphasis on our culture, as we do on our marketing innovation.</p> <p><strong>What we are looking for:</strong></p> <p>The winning candidate will have a natural interest in sport and culture, be self-motivated and be a natural relationship builder. The candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can work on and develop impactful sponsorship marketing campaigns and should have knowledge of the Irish sponsorship landscape, ideally with experience working in a sponsorship agency.</p> <p>The candidate will play a key role creating and shaping clients plans, building strong relationships with clients by driving creativity and top-class client service. This key hire will be an excellent communicator both to clients and the internal team, love attention to detail &amp; managing client budgets and be passionate about storytelling, PR and innovation, pushing to inspire your team to deliver a high standard of execution and new ways of doing things, all while having fun, being sound and enjoying the journey.</p> <p>· 0-1 years’ experience in marketing &amp; communications or industry internship completed; agency experience preferred</p> <p>· Highly organised, have a positive mindset and be a great team player</p> <p>· Naturally ambitious with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)</p> <p>· Knowledge of the sports marketing or sponsorship industry</p> <p>· Culturally curious with a creative edge</p> <p>· Eager to learn and has a natural interest in content creation, particularly for social</p> <p>· Passionate about PR – understands the value of PR and loves consuming media</p> <p>· A natural problem solver with a natural aptitude to find a plan B under deadline, to deliver for your client</p> <p><strong>What we can offer you:</strong></p> <p>· A competitive salary</p> <p>· Hybrid working environment</p> <p>· Excellent career progression</p> <p>· Unlimited holidays</p> <p>· Performance related perks, benefits and bonus</p> <p>· Ongoing training and support in key disciplines to make you best in class</p> <p>· A supportive, friendly work environment</p> <p>· A very sound bunch of people to call your colleagues (&amp; clients too!)</p> <p><strong>Get in touch</strong></p> <p>If the above sounds like the right next step in your career, we would love to hear from you Via Rezoomo or Send CV and a Cover Letter outlining your relevant experience and passion for the role to <a href="mailto:mary@legacycommunications.com" target="_self">mary@legacycommunications.com</a></p> <p>In the subject line please include: Sponsorship Account Executive Role – Your Name</p> <p><strong>About Legacy</strong></p> <p>Legacy is committed to a culture of being Brave; Sound and Curious. If this job excites you and you feel you might be the right fit for the role, we would love to hear from you. Alternatively, if you have some questions about how you might manoeuvre some of the above or feel as though you may be a better fit for an alternative role; please reach out as we would be very excited to hear more! We would hate to lose out on any great talent because you were perhaps too afraid to ask or imposter syndrome kicked in as we are growing; seriously growing, so while this might not be the role for you; the next one could be as there are plenty more exciting opportunities to come!</p> <p>Legacy Communications is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. As part of our recruitment process our candidates are assessed based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without any regard to the nine grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the traveller community. The Company does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against or towards any candidates or prospective candidates based on any of these characteristics and we are committed to building and supporting a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.</p> <p><strong>Check us out on: </strong>Twitter &amp; Instagram @Legacy_Comms OR <a href="http://www.legacycommunications.ie/" target="_self">www.legacycommunications.ie</a></p>