Account Executive, Sponsorship Sales (DePaul Sports Properties)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States — On-Site. Requires availability to work nights and weekends around sporting events and travel for client presentations.

Base pay range: $75,000–$85,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is a sports marketing and media company that helps brands engage sports fans through linear, digital, experiential, college, and high-school sports assets.

What you will do

• Assist the General Manager in developing and executing sales plans to achieve individual and team revenue targets.
• Research local, regional, and national companies and prospect potential sponsors through university stakeholders and business partners.
• Meet with prospects and close new and renewal corporate sponsorship agreements.
• Create and present sales decks, proposals, and integrated partnership packages focused on digital and mobile sales.
• Draft and negotiate contracts and support contract deliverables for university partners and sponsors.
• Represent DePaul University and hirify.global Properties while cultivating sponsors during game-day and non-sporting events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3–4 years of sales experience.
• Proven experience meeting assigned sales quotas.
• Ability to generate and present ideas clearly and provide creative solutions to prospects and clients.
• Professional sales presentation and communication skills for working with clients, operational leaders, and senior executives.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and sit, stand, and walk up stairs.

Nice to have

• Experience with integrated and conceptual sales.
• Passion for college sports and athletics.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, and lasting institutional change.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.