Careers at dentsu

The purpose of this role is to provide support and assistance in all areas of managing the client’s business and keeping day to day activities running smoothly.

Job Description:

Job Title: Executive, Hospitality & Events

Overview

dentsu Sports International is looking for an ambitious hospitality-minded Executive to join our team to work across our most exciting accounts, with an initial focus on motorsports (specifically Formula 1) hospitality. This is an amazingly diverse role, and we want someone who will play a vital role in assisting the team on partnership activations, guest engagement programs, maintaining excellent communication and servicing to our clients.

About You              

We are looking for candidates with a minimum of three years’ experience in a similar or related role. This could be agency, brand or rights holder side. You are excited by the prospect of working on award winning sponsorship accounts, passionate about being part of a high performing team and being integral to an achieving agency. You are also confident, motivated, have excellent attention to detail and looking forward to working in the industry.

To be able to deliver this we need you to have the following attributes:

• Fluent in English and Arabic
• Self-starter, focused, self-motivated and ambitious
• Problem solving abilities
• Good organizational skills
• Culturally aware
• Ability to build strong relationships
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• To show potential in developing compelling presentations and communications plans
• Ability to effectively speak/present in public
• Comfortable with finance, spreadsheets and numbers
• A fledgling sales instinct – able to spot an opportunity and act on it
• Bachelor's Degree
• Three years of relevant experience developing high-level corporate events and hospitality, ideally with F1 experience
• Agency experience is a plus
• Exceptional client service and interaction skills
• Budget planning proficiency
• Comfort in a client-facing role and ability to partner with the client
• Project management experience
• Experience building and delivering presentations
• Creativity and interest in trends in motorsports/F1 hospitality
• Ability to travel frequently, both weekdays and weekends
• Ability to work out of the client’s office as needed within KSA and UAE

Key Responsibilities

• You will apply strategic marketing goals and implement in event execution.
• You will represent the client and company in negotiating and troubleshooting with properties, venues and suppliers to deliver first-class experiences for guests.
• Plan and complete site surveys.
• Prepare and manage line-item budgets for hospitality events.
• Manage hospitality event branding, collateral, on-site materials.
• Determine food and beverage and other on-site amenities/experiences and oversee ordering and implementation.
• Conduct onsite management of corporate hospitality events, with a primary focus on sports and entertainment-related events (specifically F1).
• Manage on-site vendors, oversee contractors, and enforce company and client policies during execution.
• Create client-ready event itineraries, staffing plans, and event recaps.
• Lead client conference calls and meetings and design and prepare communications and presentations.
• Manage and communicate project status with manager, internal team and clients.
• Identify opportunities for business growth and recommend new strategies to clients and company.
• Evaluate event outcomes, identify areas for improvement, and provide going-forward strategy recommendations to partners.

The Perks  

Not only will you be joining a multi-award-winning Agency with great culture, you will also have the unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from our other offices across the globe. There is a whole heap of benefits that come with the role- a flexible holiday package starting at 20 days, corporate discounts, commuter benefits, cell phone reimbursement and much more. Our benefit plans have your total well-being in mind, and we offer an extensive list you can choose from to suit your needs.

About dentsu Sports International

DSI is a global agency that harnesses the power of sports and entertainment for brands. For over 20 years, we've ignited fandom and innovated activation in the world of sports and entertainment to make something worth noticing, engaging, liking, sharing and remembering. We leverage deep INSIGHTS and our network of seasoned & creative team members to create IMPACT between properties, fans & brands.

Today, we help brands move at THE SPEED OF FANS which means we aim to know fans better then they know themselves.

Working with us

We’re an agency born of fanatics…fans of sports (yes, even pickleball).

Fans of music (we sing in the shower).

Fans of data (we’re proud nerds).

Fans of art (from exhibitions to film).

Fans of culture (this is huge). And that means we put it all in for what we love, truly understanding what fans need, want, feel, hate and love about the brands and properties we lead.

We’re led by our core values which focus on collaboration, community, inspiring change, pursuing excellence, and celebrating bravery – all of which are foundational to our culture and how we treat each other and our clients.

We’re a community where you are free to be you, where good work gets rewarded, and you are truly energized by the team around you. It’s more than just ‘warm & fuzzies’ – happy humans are vital to our commercial success. And together, we make magic.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. To us, representation means more than just diversity, it means true equity. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. We are constantly evaluating our practices and policies, creating and sustaining pathways to promotion, and intentional in how we create and distribute resources, giving people what they need to grow. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create opportunities for everyone. We offer team member support through flexible working arrangements and schedules that promote work/life balance along with progressive parental and caregiver programs as well as opportunities to give back to the community as part of our global social responsibility efforts.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please disc

Location:

Riyadh

Brand:

Mktg Sports

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent