Race Promoter Manager driving sponsorship and hospitality revenue for SailGP’s Canadian Grand Prix. Building brand partnerships and closing commercial opportunities across Canada.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute a sponsorship sales strategy for SailGP events in Canada to meet and exceed revenue targets
Identify, prospect, and close new sponsorship and partnership opportunities across priority categories
Build and manage a pipeline of prospective partners using CRM tools to track activity, manage opportunities, and forecast accurately
Develop tailored sales proposals and presentations communicating SailGP's value proposition and commercial opportunities
Present SailGP event propositions to key brands
Support the global sales team on global partnership opportunities arising from the Canadian market
Work with the global corporate hospitality sales team to generate local hospitality interest and sales opportunities
Secure corporate bookings for event hospitality packages
Identify emerging opportunities, category whitespace, and competitive dynamics in the Canadian market
Support the Events team in identifying new inventory opportunities and partnership integrations
Represent SailGP at industry events, conferences, and networking forums to build relationships, generate leads, and increase commercial awareness
Interact with the Canadian SailGP Team to maximize commercial opportunity from the Canadian market
Requirements
5+ years of experience in sports sponsorship, commercial sales, business development, media sales, events, or a related field
Proven track record of delivering revenue
Experience managing the full sales cycle and closing sponsorship or partnership deals
Strong knowledge of the Canadian sports, sponsorship, and brand marketing landscape
Existing relationships with senior contacts across Canadian brands, agencies, and/or media partners
Strong presentation, negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
Highly organized with strong pipeline management and forecasting skills
Comfortable working independently while collaborating across a fast-paced, international organization
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
Passion for sailing, sport, entertainment, or premium/international brands is a plus
Benefits
Contractor engagement for an initial period of 12 months, subject to agreed contractual terms
Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity, equity and inclusion
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