Company Background:
Playfly Sports is the full-service, leading sports marketing and media company that enables brands to engage with sports fans on a local, regional, and national level through scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets. Playfly Sports drives outcome-based solutions into 90-million households via more than 7,800 live U.S. broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games; and influences sports fans of all ages through the management of college and high school multimedia rights, uniform branding, and high-profile sports sponsorship platforms. The company introduces high school and college students to career development opportunities in esports through CSL Esports, operators of North America’s largest college esports league. Playfly Sports has the unique ability to partner, innovate, and advance the aspirations of athletes, brands, academic institutions, and sports fans across the U.S. Playfly Sports is Powered by Partnership. Visit Playfly Sports online at playfly.com and follow Playfly Sports on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook: @PlayflySports.

Why You Should Join Playfly:
Playfly is a brand-new player in the sports and esports space and we are looking to expand our team! At Playfly you will work with a highly engaged and collaborative team. Join a company with a leadership team that values ideas, innovation and different perspectives. At Playfly, we recognize we are only as good as the people we have working here! We provide excellent benefits including a generous time off package, health and dental insurance, paid parental leave and a 401k plan just to name a few. We also provide you with an environment where you can demonstrate your strengths and gain knowledge to propel your career and continue growing.

The ideal candidate will serve as a key representative for sales and business development, reporting to the head of business development. You will manage the sales and business development in line with CSL Esports and parent company (Playfly Sports) objectives.

 

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain close relationships with new and existing clients/agencies, sustain client loyalty

• Be able to cohesively articulate the market position, mission, goals, and value proposition to brands, publishers, platforms, partners, media agencies, and more.

• Achieve/exceed all quarterly and annual CSL Esports sponsorship sales goals

• Extend the existing client base through the identification and pursuit of new clients/agencies

• Ensure that all prospective clients, partners, their programs, products, and advertising media reflect and support the image and values of the CSL Esports

• Contribute positively to the education and efforts of the contracted agencies and the CSL Esports team regarding event and programming opportunities, ensuring that the whole team’s goals are met

• Ensure regular weekly sponsorship prospects sales and opportunities status is provided for key stakeholders

• Participate actively in the management of Client Services and the Sponsorship/Partnership Sales department

• Ensure that the Head of Business Development is fully aware of all performance issues or concerns.

• Thoroughly understand and be able to articulate the CSL Esports platform, programming, and packages, as well as the overarching esports and competitive gaming business. Ensure that programs and sponsorships, their timing and execution, remain reasonable in the context of that environment.

• Maintain a good, current understanding of competing competitive gaming platforms, their sponsorship and advertising philosophies and strategies

• Create, manage, and contribute toward the preparation of client briefings or presentations

• Track all relevant brand activity in the competitive gaming space, leverage and utilize for helping identify and close CSL Esports sponsorship sales activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field required

• Experience in a sales position

• Minimum of three years of media, traditional sports, or esports sponsorship/partnership sales experience

• Leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity

• Track record effectively selling advertising space, sponsorships and partnerships with demonstrated ability to negotiate; a professional network to generate new prospects with local and national brands

• Passion for the gaming and esports industry

• Love for innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship

• Meaningful client and agency contacts

• Proven track record of sustained sales success

• Strong presentation skills

• Proficiency in PowerPoint or other leading presentation software

• Strong communication skills both oral and written

• Attention to detail is a must

• Excellent organizational skills and be able to work well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

This position may require some travel.