Project Employee, Business Development - WNBA

WORK OPTION: 4 days/week in the New York, NY office
 

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This is a temporary position with an expected duration not to exceed (10) months. 

Job Summary:
At the WNBA, we're passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball! Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world. As a global sports and media business, the WNBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league's on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world's most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of WNBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the WNBA's success.

Reporting to the WNBA Business Development Lead this position will support the WNBA’s sponsorship sales efforts with the goal of growing the league’s partner roster, optimizing sales processes, and driving commercial opportunities through the sale of large-scale, integrated marketing partnerships.
 
Major Responsibilities:

• Drive revenue for the WNBA by prospecting, developing, and selling integrated marketing partnerships that incorporate WNBA IP, media, events, and other benefits/opportunities
• Assist with developing and delivering customized presentations and proposals for prospects
• Serve as a WNBA subject matter expert cross-functionally and a key liaison between WNBA and multi-property business development teams to ensure seamless collaboration
• Optimize business development organizational processes by maintaining CRM, pipeline reporting and tracking documents, identifying need for new or updated sales materials, and ensuring timely creation of pitches and proposals
• Support relationship management with external vendors and agencies who support WNBA business development processes
• Maintain deep knowledge of sponsorship activity in priority categories and have a finger on the pulse of emerging categories
• Identify/qualify prospects and conduct outreach to senior-level marketing decision makers
• Support the negotiation process for partnership agreements
• Build and support relationships within the sports marketing and agency world

Required Education/Professional Experience:

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in sales, business development, or partnerships at a league, team, or agency
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes:

• Passion for women's sports and creating innovative, purpose-driven brand partnerships
• Energetic, team player with an entrepreneurial approach 
• Forward-thinking, strategic, and revenue-minded
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Strong ability to create and lead presentations
• Understanding of the sports sponsorship landscape
• Effective at verbal and written communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Salary Range: [[$3,846.15 - $4,230.76/Biweely]] 

Job Posting Title: [[Project]] 

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About the WNBA
The WNBA is a bold, progressive basketball league that stands for the power of women.  Featuring 12 teams, the W is a unique sports property that combines competition and entertainment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion and social responsibility.  Through its world-class athletes, the in-game fan experience, TV and digital broadcasts, digital and social content and community outreach programs, the league celebrates and elevates the game of basketball and the culture around it.