Sports Recruitment International

Our client is looking for a dynamic Marketing Manager to join their expanding Golf team. Reporting into the Event Director, you will be part of a highly motivated team responsible for promoting a high profile event and generating ticket sales revenue.


Key Responsibilities:

• To build and manage relationships with existing clients, trade, consumer, lifestyle and national press understanding their businesses and marketing needs.
• To build and manage relationships with all golf governing bodies, associations national and local to grow the events reach and interaction.
• To identify and develop new routes to market including trade and consumer to ensure the event is at the tip of everyone’s tongue.
• To build and manage relationships with the PR agencies making sure they have all the tools to fulfil their role.
• To manage the talent interviews and be the go between the talent agency and press
• To maximise the exhibitors and sponsors presence online, via email and DM before, during and post event through all trade and consumer routes working closely with the Sales Manager.
• To develop the website making it easier to use and more intuitive
• To work with the team at brain storming ways to engage with occasional, regular and avid golfers in the UK. 
• To administer the consumer and trade databases allowing the brand to build closer relationships
• To work on site during the event to ensure the box office is running smoothly and deal with all queries making sure they are dealt with effectively and efficiently. 
• To liaise with all press on site managing their requirements and expectations

Key Skills:

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Willingness to engage and learn in a new industry
• Hunger for creating new routes to market and developing new contacts with the desire to succeed
• High level of customer understanding
• An interest in golf and the sport industry would be useful
• Creativity and initiative in a marketing environment
• Good reporting skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Good attention to detail
• Diplomatic and tactful
• Good communication skills, both verbal (telephone and face to face) and written

 

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