Title: Director of Corporate Sales
Job Number: 1604

Location: Southwest

Job Description:  We are recruiting a Director of Corporate Sales for our major-league client in the southern US. The right candidate will act as the department-head overseeing four corporate sponsorship sales people, as well as serving as the senior-level seller in the department focusing on fully integrated, multi-faceted partnerships. The successful candidate will generate leads and close advertising and sponsorship agreements for the club, both through personal production as well as staff collaboration.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create, implement and execute sales system to provide foundation and accountability for department success
• Coach, train, manage, motivate corporate sales staff to maximize productivity and performance
• Work with VP to ensure successful renewal process is initiated across partnerships
• Identifies sponsorship leads and prepares and presents proposals
• Work with the Corporate Services Department to ensure clients’ sponsorship elements are implemented and value delivered
• Researches and writes business action plans to support new business directives
• Prepares weekly sales reports
• Liaises with other departments on sponsored programs – departments to include game presentation, community relations, ticketing, suites, and others as necessary
• Other related duties as required

Qualifications: 

• Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of sponsorship or related sales experience
• Proven history of managing high-performing sponsorship sales team
• Strong existing client relationships are a plus
• Excellent people skills, and an ability to interact effectively and in a professional, diplomatic, and mature manner with VIP’s as well as internal and external clients at all levels are a must
• High level of initiative and inner drive
• Candidate must have problem solving skills as well as excellent communication and presentation skills
• The ability to generate new and creative sales ideas is needed
• Candidates must be able to meet tight deadlines and work effectively in a highpressure environment
• Computer literacy is required
• The selected candidate must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required

Post Date: March 31, 2010

To be considered, please send resume to info@gamefaceinc.com