Senior Sponsorship Manager

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Senior Sponsorship Manager leading corporate event sponsorship programs for Enterprise Events Group. Managing sponsors, exhibitors, vendors, contracts, fulfillment, billing, and onsite event execution.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, own, and manage small to large sponsorship programs within the corporate event environment
  • Own the overall event experience and mentor junior team members
  • Advise, guide, and build client loyalty
  • Manage sponsor relationships, sponsor experiences, ancillary vendors, and contract negotiations
  • Lead programs from transition through execution while collaborating with all departments
  • Engage sponsors and exhibitors, serve as their point of contact, support their participation, and manage their onsite experience
  • Act as the primary liaison among clients, sponsors/exhibitors, and third-party vendors
  • Plan, develop, and execute sponsorship programs
  • Develop sponsorship packages on behalf of clients when required
  • Manage fulfillment of sponsorship needs
  • Administer contracts, invoicing, fee collection, and sponsorship payments
  • Manage logo and collateral collection, fulfillment deliverables, and timelines
  • Support sponsor registration and relations
  • Oversee sponsor programs onsite, including required travel
  • Conduct final billing review with clients when required

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Knowledge of tradeshow industry
  • Minimum 5+ years of corporate event management or related sponsor/tradeshow management
  • Expert-level understanding of event management scope and ability to lead the planning process
  • Minimum 3–4 years of direct client management
  • Exceptional negotiation and budget management skills
  • Computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and similar applications
  • Background in sponsorships required; tradeshow experience preferred
  • Minimum 2–3 years of customer service experience preferred
  • Knowledge of sponsor management and fulfillment or strong customer service background
  • Ability to travel up to 25%
  • Ability to work independently and manage events from transition through execution
  • Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, presentation, negotiation, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, time-management, collaboration, and teamwork skills
  • Acute attention to detail
  • Ability to adapt to different work environments and team dynamics

Benefits:

  • Travel required, up to 25%
  • Opportunity to follow events from conception to completion
  • Mentoring and professional collaboration opportunities