Senior Sales Manager Esports & Gaming (m/f/d)

Discover exciting career opportunities within the sports business with us. Our activities cover every aspect of sports marketing: together, as a team, we span the entire value chain within the sports sector.

We offer you freedom and the chance to make an impact. At SPORTFIVE, you can look forward to exciting challenges day in, day out. Here, you can proactively shape your work and contribute your own ideas and viewpoints.

Diversity and inclusion are very dear to us at SPORTFIVE: we believe that differing perspectives and backgrounds are crucial to success. We are explicitly committed to gender equality and are striving to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to act as their authentic self.

Want to help shape the future of the sports industry? Join us and contribute your skills and expertise as a Senior Sales Manager Esports & Gaming (m/f/d).

As a Senior Manager Sales Esports & Gaming, you are responsible for selling partnerships around the major global assets our unit represents. This will include lead generation, relationship building, direct selling, and renewal of the same account for future events. 

 Your Responsibilities

• You create sales traction and generate leads for our major global digital entertainment assets like EAFC, Esports World Cup and Gaming.
• You work highly self-determined with the goal to organize, facilitate, and follow up on sales leads and meetings. Sales wins count – a strong pipeline is the base to success!
• You lead deal negotiations, assist in the development of partnership packages and manage the contracting process to secure favorable terms.
• You collaborate with the operation team and client servicing teams to ensure the smooth delivery of rights and activation for the secured brands.
• You make use of macro and micro market trends, sound product knowledge and deep understanding of brand marketing to strategically identify relevant clients and categories.
• You maintain relationships with potential and existing partners to generate new leads and renew deals, ensuring long-term business growth.
• You liaise with SPORTFIVE international territories and colleagues where necessary to work collaboratively on relevant projects.
• You use our CRM software to manage and update all aspects of the sales process, ensuring data accuracy and timely reporting to lead by example

 Your Profile

• Experience: You should have 5+ years of marketing expertise across the digital media and entertainment industry – ideally with a strong focus on sales and existing network/rolodex. A degree in marketing, communications, media, or a related field would be a bonus but not mandatory
• Mentality: You show an powerful approach to sales, with extensive knowledge of the media landscape, in addition to a basic understanding of gaming and esports
• Prove: You must maintain a proven track record of generating revenue with consistent, positive results in a pan-national/global sales environment
• Passion: Your heart beats for digital entertainment (gaming, creator, esports), with a proactive, hands-on approach and strong trend awareness in brand communication
• Aura: You got great communication and presentation skills in english. Additional languages like spanish, german, italian or arabic as a plus.
• You are open to travel internationally

What we offer you

• An innovative Environnement: An exciting role within the sports business, a dedicated team with short communications and decision-making channels
• Fair development opportunities: space for personal and thematic development, supported by individual development planning with supplementary CPD and “Training on the job”
• Family-friendly atmosphere: to promote work/life balance, including via flexible working hours, more sick leave for children than usual, mobile working, job-sharing and a free family service.
• Additional corporate benefits: discounted partner offers, plus an array of additional benefits e.g., company pension scheme, Deutschland Ticket train pass, a bike for work and an Urban Sports Club membership