Manager, Sponsorship & Exhibition Experiences

Role Overview

• Deliver a first-class sponsor and exhibitor experience across multiple events and programmes
• Manage sponsors through the execution of sponsorship packages and additional marketing opportunities
• Develop and maintain sponsor readiness materials, policies, timelines, technical specifications and guidance documents
• Ensure sponsors are aligned to project milestones, timelines and deliverables
• Support the development of strategic sponsor relationships and identify opportunities for account growth and retention in collaboration with sales teams
• Drive continuous improvement across sponsor engagement and delivery processes
• Act as the voice of the sponsor internally, ensuring sponsor priorities and requirements are understood and delivered
• Collaborate directly with client workstreams and support onsite event troubleshooting
• Coordinate timelines and execution across sponsorship elements including booths, content, digital assets and activations
• Support financial tracking, forecasting, reporting and risk mitigation related to sponsorship programmes where appropriate
• Maintain clear communication across clients, sponsors, vendors and internal teams to ensure seamless execution
• Be an active contributor within the sponsorship account team, sharing knowledge and supporting best practice
• Support across a wider portfolio of client events and sponsorship programmes as needed
• Contribute actively to agency and client account calls
• Maintain strong knowledge of sponsorship systems, tools, resources and operational processes

Requirements

• Experience working in sponsorship or exhibition execution within events, conferences or trade shows
• Proven experience managing sponsorship or exhibitor programmes across multiple projects
• Strong customer service and relationship management skills
• Experience working with sponsorship exhibitor resource platforms such as RainFocus (desirable)
• Strong project management skills with experience managing timelines, deliverables and multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Experience with project management tools such as Monday.com or similar platforms
• Strong communication, diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Teams, PowerPoint, OneNote and Excel
• Strong business acumen and proactive problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, distributed team environment
• Experience working within the Microsoft ecosystem is desirable

Benefits

• PTO – 20 days plus public holidays
• Summer Hours
• Birthday Day Off
• 401k – access to fund for employer contributions
• Health Care – employee cover 100%, dependent cover 25%
• Dental & Vision – 50% cover
• Life Insurance
• Health Advocacy Program
• Wellbeing & Inclusion Initiatives including access to an EAP
• Family Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Rewards & Recognition incentives
• Volunteering Day
• Cell & Wi-Fi allowance
• Generous Talent Referral Scheme
• Time Off in Lieu