Overview:

Fleishman-Hillard Inc. is one of the world’s leading global communications agencies. We are widely recognized for excellent client service and a strong company culture founded on teamwork, integrity, and personal commitment. We operate throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, South Africa, and Latin America through our 80 owned offices. For more than 60 years, the firm has developed an unsurpassed reputation for delivering a meaningful, positive, and measurable impact on our clients’ performance.

We have an immediate opening at our global headquarters in St. Louis for a seasoned and motivated sports marketing and communications professional to play a key role on high-profile, national sports business accounts and to further develop the agency’s growing specialty in communications aligned with sports.

FH Sports Business wins by combining distinctive expertise in sports business and management with an unrivaled depth of communications and management services and global network. Our clients include AT&T, Papa John’s, Gatorade, Buffalo Wild Wings, the USA Bid Committee for FIFA World Cup, Rawlings, EA Sports, Visa, Women’s Professional Tennis Association, Crocs, the United States Golf Association, Western Golf Association, Boy Scouts of America, SCP Worldwide and teams from MLB, NHL and the NFL, among others.

Responsibilities:

• Maximize existing and new relationships with topline sports-sponsoring clients and influential partners, news media and third parties
• Develop communications campaigns on behalf of major local and national sports accounts
• Create and lead development of new business presentations and proposal responses
• Implement media relations campaigns, including developing and pitching stories to national and local media
• Implement online and social media communications strategies to support client’s needs
• Organize and stage regional and national events
• Develop solid relationships with clients and influential partners and third parties

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related area
• Minimum seven years of experience working in a sports agency, public relations agency, business firm, or sports league/franchise
• Strong ability to interface directly with clients and senior executives
• A proven track record of successfully building business
• Experience in the dynamics of sports sponsorships, with experience in major sports-related brands and beer or spirits sponsorships, is a plus
• Understanding the sports business industry with relationships at the executive and senior communications levels
• Creative, energetic team player who is results-focused and willing to go the extra mile for clients
• Strong writing skills across a variety of applications, including video, online, news materials, promotional materials, and speeches
• Excellent presentation and verbal skills is a must, with previous experience offering public relations counseling to senior executives
• Experience in organizing and staging events (i.e., news conferences and promotional events)
• Experience in managing communications issues
• Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects and clients
• Ability to establish budgets and manage programs to budget
• Ability to form and lead cross-disciplinary teams

Fleishman-Hillard offers a professional work environment with competitive salary and a complete benefits package. Fleishman-Hillard is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. M/F/D/V. Please do not contact the St. Louis office directly - only resumes submitted by clicking the link provided below and applying through the Fleishman-Hillard Careers Web site will be considered.

http://jobs-fleishman.icims.com/jobs/2565/job