Irvine Company · 2 months ago
Director of Sponsorship Sales, Brand Partnerships ($142,500.00 - $187,300.00)
Irvine Company is known for creating some of America’s most popular retail centers. The Director of Sponsorship Sales, Brand Partnerships is responsible for driving revenue through strategic sponsorships and partnerships, enhancing customer experience, and increasing traffic to shopping centers.
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Responsibilities
Strategize/ Conceptualize: Exciting, unique to market experiences that leverage the synergies between ICRP and partner brands to create a compelling value proposition and further enhance ICRP’s brand and visitation
Prospect Identification: Research and identify potential sponsors across various industries that align with the company’s brand and values
Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers within target companies to understand their sponsorship needs and objectives as well as vendors and agencies
Proposal Development: Create compelling sponsorship proposals that effectively communicate the benefits and ROI of partnering with the company, including customized packages that meet the sponsor’s specific goals
Negotiation and Closing: Lead negotiations to secure sponsorship agreements, ensuring terms are favorable and meet revenue targets
Contract Management: Oversee the execution of sponsorship contracts, ensuring all deliverables are met and the partnership runs smoothly
Market Analysis: Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities to continuously refine and enhance the sponsorship offerings
Reporting: Track and report on sales performance, sponsorship effectiveness, and client feedback to optimize future sales strategies
Drive Execution & Collaboration excellence for all deal fulfillment. Work closely with Management, Operations, Leasing, Marketing, Design and Development to ensure seamless integration of sponsorships into overall business strategies that are on-par with the overall aesthetics, customer experience, messaging and quality of the merchants at the Retail Centers
Develop communication B2B content for marketing platforms on Sponsorship including video sizzle reels of programs
Manage monthly expenses and budget
Dedicated weekly meeting with Sr. Director to review pipeline, activity reports, client feedback and more
Thrive in a fast-paced environment and be resourceful, creative, detail oriented and capable of running multiple projects with limited supervision and with a sense of ownership and vitality
Provide verifiable and accurate proof of performance reports to clients the morning campaign is live including photography with personal cell phone
Manages administrative support including generating reports and assembling sponsor and premium space fulfillment packages
Other duties as assigned by the Senior Director
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree related to Business, Marketing and/or Communications
Minimum of 10+ years experience in sales & marketing
Experienced in Lifestyle Centers (retail, sports, etc) and Out-of-Home Advertising
Experienced in client/account management
Ability to work nights and weekends as required to coordinate on-site activations at the Retail Centers
Leads with executive presence
Requires proficiency in Google Docs, Sheet, Slides and Gmail
Valid California driver's license; Maintain continuous vehicle liability insurance as required by state law
Preferred
Experience in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Working knowledge of Deep North, GIS, MRI, Salesforce, ZoomInfo/Winmo
Benefits
Paid time off
Matching 401(k)
Health benefits
Company
Irvine Company
The Irvine Company is a real-estate investment company.
Funding
Current Stage
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