Sponsorship Sales Executive

Role: Sponsorship Sales Executive\\nHours: 35 hours per week plus all home match days (time off in lieu after 5 matches)\\nSalary: £30,000 – £33,000 per annum\\nLocation: American Express Stadium, Brighton, BN1 9BL\\nContract Type: Full Time, Permanent\\nDeadline Day: 10th June 2025\\nAbout Brighton & Hove Albion FC\\nWe compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact.\\nJoin our high-performing commercial team\\nThis role will drive sponsorship and partnership revenues through selling the full commercial inventory, to local sponsorships and global partnerships. You will uncover new business opportunities through proactive outbound calls, engaging face-to-face sales pitches, and strategic networking.

You will deliver sponsorship pitches and presentations, and close deals from pitch to contract signature, playing a key role in shaping our commercial success.\\nYour core hours will be Monday to Friday, but we will require you to be flexible and committed to supporting the team and our fans outside of core hours, when required, including all home matchdays.\\nAbout you\\nWe are on the lookout for someone with experience in a professional sports environment who knows how to smash sales targets and deliver top-notch customer service. You will be a confident communicator with the ability to produce written communication of a high quality. Football moves fast, and so do we, so you will need to keep your cool under pressure and thrive on the buzz of tight deadlines.\\nOur values are essential to our success\\nOur values serve as guiding principles for how we connect with one another, our fans, partners and sponsors.

As a club, we embody these values in everything we do:\\n- Treat People Well\\n- Exceed Expectations\\n- Aim High. Never Give Up\\n- Act with Integrity\\n- Make it Special\\nHow we say thank you\\nIn appreciation for your hard work and dedication, we are pleased to offer you a range of additional benefits, including but not limited to:\\n- Complimentary breakfast and lunch at both sites\\n- 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff)\\n- Rewards platform, which includes access to 900+ retailers, a wellbeing centre and more!\\n- Enhanced family policies\\n- Access to a gym and padel court at our training ground\\n- Priority access to match tickets and access to free WSL tickets for 2024/25 season\\n- In-house training programme and CPD opportunities\\n- Exclusive discounts and benefits from our partners and local businesses\\nOur commitment to EDI\\nWe take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Our core values foster a strong ethical culture, enabling us to meet the needs of our diverse audience, both on and off the pitch.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact the team.\\nSafeguarding is part of everything we do\\nWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.\\nThis position is UK-based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK.

All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a full 3-year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of your eligibility to work. Please note, we do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK