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London, United Kingdom

BLAST is looking for a Sales and Partnerships Executive to join our commercial team in London.

We work with some of the world’s best game publishers and brands to elevate their properties into amazing esports experiences - including: Counter-Strike, Rainbow Six, Rocket League, DOTA 2 and Fortnite.

The successful candidate should be keen to join an expanding team that operates in a fast-paced environment within one of the world’s leading esports entertainment companies.

This is a split role between Sales and Partnership Delivery, and would be compromise of the following:

Sales - New business development: involved in the sponsorship sales process and supporting the commercial team with prospecting, lead generation, ideation and creative presentations.
Partnerships - Delivering rights for commercial partners: You will be part of a team responsible for ensuring the contractual rights are delivered for our partners (including broadcast assets, content, physical activations at arena events), building strong client relationships and constantly seeking ways to improve and elevate the way in which we service our partners.

BLAST is an equal opportunities employer, and we are open for candidates from all industries (sports, entertainment, esports). We offer a competitive package within a start-up that thrives on combining professional excellence with the excitement that the world of esports offers.

Please provide a cover letter and salary expectations, together with your CV.

Requirements

Good communication skills, both internally across teams and externally with partners
Time management, ensuring all partners rights are delivered for each event on time to relevant teams, meeting internal deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative
Ability to work under pressure, managing multiple requests simultaneously
Remaining calm in high pressure situations / when working to tight deadlines
Resourcefulness, to identify solutions to problems as they arise and take proactive action
International travel for meetings and events, including working weekends when required for live events

Responsibilities

Sales:

Sponsorship prospecting - Identify relevant brands and open conversations with key decision makers
Sales leads generation - email campaigns to prospective brands
Data - pulling together viewership and audience data
Creative - support with presentation materials for prospective sponsors
Support in shaping the commercial proposition

Partnerships:

Liaising with internal teams to ensure oversight of deadlines for delivering partners rights (briefing in assets, content pieces etc for partners)
Communicating with partners to keep them updated as to the progress of their rights delivery
On the ground support during live events to ensure delivery of partner rights, smooth running of on-stage activations, booths, tickets etc.
Supporting with post event reporting
Management of internal tracking systems to ensure efficient ways of working

Benefits

Competitive salary package
Pension and Private Health Insurance
Incredible Parental leave
Awesome office in the centre of London
Team building and social events
Team breakfasts, snacks and sodas

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $45,000 - $55,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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