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Sports Sponsorship Consultant

Sports Sponsorship Consultant

Unified Sports & EventsSouth Delhi, Delhi, India
11 hours ago
Job description

About the Role :

We’re hiring Sports Sponsorships Sales Consultants to build and scale our sponsorship business across India. You’ll own both sides of the marketplace— supply (sports properties / IPs) and demand (brands / sponsors) —and run the full sales cycle from prospecting to servicing.

What You’ll Own (End-to-End) :

  • Pipeline leadership : Build & manage the dual-sided pipeline—onboard sports properties and acquire sponsor brands.
  • Full sales cycle : Prospect → qualify → pitch → proposal → negotiation → close → handoff to client servicing.
  • CRM & reporting : Maintain a clean, current CRM; stage hygiene; weekly and monthly revenue forecasts.
  • Account growth : Handle supply and brand accounts, drive renewals, upsell / cross-sell, and open new categories.
  • Target delivery : Own monthly sponsorship revenue targets with disciplined activity & conversion metrics.
  • Activation oversight : Coordinate with internal teams / vendors to ensure deliverables & on-ground fulfilment.
  • Market intelligence : Track categories, competitor benchmarks, and rate cards; refine our go-to-market.

Domain Tracks (pick one or more strengths) :

  • Common Sports : Cricket, Football, Kabaddi
  • Luxury Sports : Golf, Polo
  • Community Sports : Pickleball, Marathons / Walkathons, Fitness events
  • Must-Have Skills & Experience :

  • Minimum 1-2 years of experience in s ponsorship or B2B partnerships sales (sports, media, events, or allied).
  • Demonstrated success closing multi-lakh sponsorship or marketing deals in India.
  • Strong network with brand marketers and / or sports properties , and comfort with senior stakeholder conversations.
  • Excellent prospecting , proposal building (PPT / Keynote) , negotiation , and closing skills.
  • Fluency with sales CRMs (Zoho / HubSpot / Pipedrive), Excel / Sheets , and basic financials / ROI logic .
  • Clear communication (written & verbal), presentation chops, and high ownership.
  • Good to Have :

  • Experience selling into BFSI, Auto, FMCG, Consumer Tech, Fitness / Health, or Luxury.
  • Understanding of sponsorship valuation, inventory mapping, and fulfilment / reporting.
  • Event operations coordination experience (brand activations, on-ground rights).
  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA / PG preferred but not mandatory.
  • KPIs You’ll Track :

  • Monthly sponsorship revenue vs target
  • Pipeline coverage (≥3× target), meetings booked, proposals sent, win rate
  • Time-to-close, collection timeliness, and renewal rate
  • CRM hygiene & on-time client servicing / activation delivery
  • Location :

    Hauz Khas, South Delhi (Onsite)

    How to Apply :

    Apply via Easy Apply or email your CV to gaurav@unifiedsports.in

    with subject : “SSC— Hauz Khas — Your Name” .

    Kindly include : current CTC, notice period / availability, preferred domain track (Common / Luxury / Community).

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