Associate Manager, Business Development

Bespoke is a sports and entertainment consulting and experiential marketing agency that assists brands in selecting the right partnerships and maximizing their sponsorship investment. We are a collective of experienced sports and entertainment marketers who broke out of the big agency world to deliver a more personalized service offering to brands. Combining years of industry experience and invaluable professional relationships Bespoke provides thoughtful senior-level counsel and custom marketing solutions that are specifically tailored for individual brands.

Bespoke is seeking a highly motivated Associate Manager Business Development to support new business growth through pipeline management prospect research pitch development and opportunity coordination.

This role will help advance prospective client opportunities by creating compelling materials organizing next steps and partnering across internal teams to develop tailored marketing solutions across sports entertainment and sponsorship.

The ideal candidate brings 3-5 years of experience in business development marketing consulting sponsorship or agency work with strong writing organization research and presentation skills.

Support business development efforts by managing and maintaining new business pipelines tracking prospective opportunities key contacts next steps timelines and internal ownership.

Conduct research on prospective clients brands industries properties and market trends to help identify new business opportunities across sports and entertainment.

Assist in developing strategic creative and customized pitch materials capabilities decks proposals scopes of work and other new business deliverables.

Apply strong copy editing deck design and pitch framework skills to strengthen Bespokes new business materials.

Partner with internal teams to gather relevant case studies insights budget considerations and creative concepts that strengthen pitch narratives and client recommendations.

Help facilitate new business conversations by preparing meeting agendas discussion materials follow-up notes recaps and action items for internal and external stakeholders.

Maintain strong working relationships across internal teams agency partners properties and prospective clients to help advance opportunities through the business development process.

Demonstrate strategic and creative thinking problem solving and initiative in identifying ways Bespoke can deliver tailored solutions for prospective and existing clients.

Stay current on the sports media entertainment sponsorship and brand marketing landscape to bring forward timely insights and opportunity areas for new business efforts.

Maintain an organized library of competitive insights internal best practices case studies and reference materials to support business development efforts.

Support the organization refinement and ongoing improvement of business development tools templates credentials and best-practice materials.

Provide timely updates pipeline reporting meeting recaps and opportunity summaries to internal leadership and cross-functional teams as needed.

Collaborate with account strategy experiential hospitality creative and leadership teams to ensure new business materials are accurate compelling and aligned with Bespokes capabilities.

When applicable support in-person pitch meetings prospect meetings industry events and client-facing opportunities on behalf of the business development team.

Cooperatively take on other duties roles or responsibilities as assigned.

College degree with 3 years of relevant experience in business development marketing consulting sponsorship agency brand team league or sports property environments

Strong understanding of sports media entertainment sponsorship and brand marketing landscape with a clear understanding of the sports business landscape and desire to continue to learn

Excellent business writing and presentation skills with the ability to translate insights and ideas into clear compelling pitch materials with strong communication skills

Experience supporting prospect research pipeline tracking proposal development capabilities decks scopes of work or new business deliverables

Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple opportunities timelines workstreams and stakeholders at once

Ability to perform well under pressure act with urgency and confidently engage with internal and external executives.

Strategic creative and solution-oriented mindset with the ability to problem solve quickly and contribute thoughtful recommendations

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with confidence working across internal teams agency partners sports properties and prospective client

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications especially PowerPoint Word and Excel for pitch development proposal support reporting and budget-related materials

Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced evolving environment with shifting priorities and deadlines

Ability to work traditional and non-traditional office hours as needed

Willingness to travel for prospect meetings industry events client opportunities and on-site activations as needed

This position is a Full-Time role. Salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience knowledge skills and other factors permitted by law. The salary will be just one component of the total compensation package for employees which will include a range of medical dental vision paid time off bonus potential and/or other benefits. Compensation decisions depend on the circumstances of each role.

This position will be in person 5 days a week based in Charlotte North Carolina at our Headquarters Office.

Our Publicis Groupe motto Viva La Différence means were better together and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities across all facets of intersectionality and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage dental vision disability 401K as well as parental and family care leave family forming assistance tuition reimbursement and flexible time off.

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