Senior Executive - Competitions & Tournament, @ The Walt Disney

Job Description

Job Summary:

About the Role:

Commercial, Sponsorship & Merchandising plays a key role in the world of sports leagues & franchisees across events & on-ground assets. Mashal Sports has been the pioneer in sports leagues management. The Commercial, Partnerships & merchandising team is responsible for driving relationships & building guidelines that support Mashal s commitment to driving the growth of the league. This role requires in-depth coordination with internal teams, broadcast partner and franchisees.

Context:

We operate a high-quality live sports league which is watched by millions of customers across millions of devices, all of which are constantly evolving and changing. As we continue to hit milestones and increase the consumption of the league Commercial, Partnerships & merchandising will be key focus area.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial & Sponsorship:

• A keen understanding of the Commercial & Sponsorship in the sports league s ecosystem
• Ability to work closely with franchisees, Star Sales & Broadcast team on a day-to-day basis and effectively innovate on assets and deliverables
• Draft sponsorship guidelines for PKL & create monetization plans for other ancillary events as needed
• To be able to effectively implement all aspects of the guidelines for the Central Sponsorship Team & Franchisees (On-Air & On-Ground) for PKL & any other ancillary events.
• Work closely with the PKL season sponsorship team to drive execution, branding & ensure delivery of sponsor entitlements.
• To analyse the guidelines on a yearly basis and to ensure constant improvements and modifications to the same keeping in mind the evolving sports industry & kabaddi eco-system.
• To communicate on a regular basis with the Central Sponsorship Team & Franchisees and be able to effectively resolve all queries and clarifications
• New sponsorship trends & fan engagement solution basis the evolving market
• Work closely with the Mashal and Star Marketing team to effectively create and execute sponsor deliverables on digital assets and through fan engagement activities through the year with a focus on the PKL Season
• Ability to analyse sponsorship data and create post event & review reports to present to stakeholders
• Work closely with the sales, marketing, and finance team to ensure all player award payments are disbursed in a timely

Merchandisig:

• Knowledge of merchandising vendors and to be able to work within timelines.
• Ability to manage all logistics and collate information of internal and stakeholders for merchandise requirements.
• Effective in collating various requests and timely distribution of the same.
• To be able to work closely with internal teams and explore opportunities to create alternative monetization opportunities
• Manage post event reports and ensure clear documentation is maintained for all merchandising activities.

Performance Measures:

• End to End Delivery of the Commercial & Sponsorship Guidelines each season
• Effective Merchandise Procurement & Distribution Strategy
• On-Ground execution of all deliverables through the Kabaddi season
• Off Season ideation and planning of ancillary events along with their monetization and merchandising
• Ability to build relationships and an understanding of the sports landscape

Qualifications:

• Graduate /Postgraduate from a reputed institute with minimum 5+ years of experience
• Degree/Diploma in sports management will be an added advantage
• Experience in Kabaddi and other sports leagues as Sponsorship/Event manager is preferred

Personal Attributes:

• High on energy, drive, assertive and to be able to deal with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Effective interpersonal and relationship management skills. Should be driven and mature enough to handle senior level relationships
• Passionate about sports
• Effective communication skills
• The role requires high execution orientation, quick thinking and implementation.
• The incumbent should be comfortable with a lot of action and has the ability to handle multiple issues/activities.

Employement Category:

Employement Type: Full time
Industry: Media / Dotcom / Entertainment
Role Category: General / Other Software
Functional Area: Not Applicable
Role/Responsibilies: Senior Executive - Competitions & Tournament,

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