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National Basketball Association

Professional basketball league generating multi-stream revenue

Director Partnership Sales

Account ExecutivePosted on Sep 14
Full-timeOakland, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree, preferably in business administration, or equivalent work experience.
  • At least 5 years of sales and business development experience for a sports or entertainment company, with a consistent history of exceeding sales goals.
  • Experience developing and selling fully integrated sponsorship packages using assets such as entitlements, in-venue visibility, digital media, broadcast media, and social media.
  • Experience developing engaging sales plans and presentations, promotional campaigns, proposals, and associated contract negotiations.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and efficiently lead and prioritize multiple projects.
  • Ability to attend all Warriors home games and special events; minimal travel is also required.

Responsibilities

  • Research, identify, and track sponsorship prospects regionally, nationally, and internationally within target industries and segments.
  • Prospect, pitch, and close new sponsorship deals in support of individual and department revenue goals for the Valkyries.
  • Build and maintain a robust list of prospective sponsorship targets.
  • Lead and direct ongoing sponsorship sales presentations with internal and external partners, and develop positive relationships with prospects to execute short- and long-term strategic sponsorship sales plans.
  • Collaborate with Partnership Development and Partnership Insights teams to ensure fulfillment of client deliverables.
  • Work with departments across the organization to bring potential new revenue streams to the leadership team.
  • Provide weekly reporting of sales metrics, including pipeline generation, account status, revenue and quota attainment, and relevant sponsor interaction.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong internal drive and work ethic, and willingness to go above and beyond to deliver for the organization.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to collaborate, influence, and build positive relationships within a variety of business environments.

About the Company

National Basketball Association

Professional basketball league generating multi-stream revenue

The NBA is a professional basketball league in North America with 30 teams that runs the regular season, playoffs, and the NBA Finals to crown a champion each year and serves fans, players, sponsors, broadcasters, and digital audiences. It makes money from broadcasting rights, ticket sales, merchandise, sponsorships, and digital content; games are shown on TV or online, live events sell tickets, and fans buy team gear and access highlights, interviews, and other digital material, while sponsors advertise during games and promotions. It differentiates itself through a large, globally recognized brand, a stable 30-team competition, long-running media rights, and strong engagement across live events and digital channels. Its goal is to crown a champion each season while growing its global audience and maximizing value for fans, teams, sponsors, and media partners.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$14M
Headquarters
Indianapolis, IN
Founded
1946

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