Sponsor Success Manager – Market Enginuity

Representing WAMU 

About Us

Market Enginuity fuels mission-driven, educational and inspiring independent media to benefit stations, producers, sponsors and audiences. 

For almost two decades we’ve been building the largest team in the country that specializes in corporate sponsorship sales. The passion is still personal and carried by more than 140 people ingrained in the communities where we live and work & the stations we support with our contributions. Market Enginuity attracts the best people who together create the standard of excellence for corporate support in public media across the country.

You can learn more about us on our website: https://marketenginuity.com/about-us/

Right now, we're looking to add a passionate public media enthusiast to support our National & Washington DC teams, focused on delivering exceptional client experience to our sponsors & working as a trusted collaborator across the organization.

The role will be remote, but based local to our partner station https://wamu.org

If you identify with our mission and share these key qualities and skills, we’d love to hear from you!

This is the role for you if you…

• Go above and beyond to deliver exceptional customer experience to our sponsors and are passionate about being the voice of the customer within the organization 

• Establish strong professional relationships & relish delivering on post-sale commitments while working as a trusted collaborator with colleagues & teams across the organization

• Get a kick out of setting and hitting goals, analyzing data, facts and numbers that you can turn into opportunities for your team

• Enjoy being on task, hitting deadlines, generating reports for internal and external stakeholders showcasing the results you've helped generate! 

• Are well-organized, able to handle the day to day admin. tasks that help keep an organization moving forward, are a strong communicator & an enthusiastic public media ambassador 

• Understand the DC business landscape, are always curious & enjoy seeking out opportunities for the team to upsell & grow business across new categories

Our goal is to find that perfect person that can support & build on our team successes delivering outstanding results for our public media client stations & sponsors. 

Who you’d be working with:

Joining a team of collaborators who care deeply about how we work together, you'll have a key role advocating for our wonderful sponsors who align with the brand and reputation of independent public media. We work by a set of values that we created and regularly review, so our work environment is one in which everyone is valued and we can all flourish. We pride ourselves on being out-of-the-box thinkers and you’ll be blown away by the depth of digital, print and broadcast media knowledge across our local and national teams.

We’re eager to learn from you, too and you’re certain to find this an environment in which your ideas can grow.

And did I mention, we are deeply respectful of our team’s work-life balance and understand the value of re-charging the creative batteries!

Why you’ll love working here

Flexible work location

Your understanding and familiarity with the DC business community will be an essential part of the role, but while you will be located in the DC area (VA,MD, DC),  you will be working fully remote. We want you to do your best work, and that can be from wherever you're most comfortable, on the deck, in your home office and with a commute that's only as far as your couch! 

Time away from work

Take your vacation – no, seriously, we encourage everyone to take time out for anything but work! We back this up by starting our team off with great paid time-off perks that we want you to use! You will start with 20 PTO days your first year, in addition to the 8 national holidays we observe, a floating holiday you can take anytime and a Community Impact Day for you to use for public service or volunteering of any kind.

Peace of mind comes with great benefits

Several healthcare plans to choose from, your own health savings account the company generously contributes to, dental, vision insurance, gee even Fido can have his own pet care plan to cover his vet costs!

We also pay the base premium for short term, long term disability and life insurance. We know that you will do your best work when those essentials are taken care of, so let us do that for you.

Bring Your whole self to work. Each day. Everyday.

As leaders in mission-driven media, we seek talent as unique as the audiences we help our clients reach. That’s why we are committed to a culture of inclusion where individuals from every walk of life feel respected, are treated fairly, provided work-life balance, and an opportunity to excel. Our mindful objectives include curating a diverse workplace where we invite authenticity, encourage curiosity, and treasure collaboration.

So, bring yourself to Market Enginuity – your skills, experiences, ideas – where your whole self is welcome.

You are our ideal candidate if you have...

• High school diploma or equivalent. College degree preferred but not essential
• Excellent customer service skills with a background in delivering exceptional customer experience
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills, develops trusted relationships
• Target-driven, meet deadlines, highly structured & organized
• Keen understanding of digital media is preferred, as is success in delivering post-sales support selling integrated media programs including on-air, digital, events and cause marketing strategies
• A broad-based business acumen with marketing knowledge across multiple key categories
• A strong understanding of the wider DC market including business category knowledge, local events, and key players
• Strong data analysis skills, ability to collate & condense information & present in report format
• Highly collaborative team player

 You can read the full Job Description here

What a typical day might look like

We are all about developing win-wins and building strong business relationships! Representing independent public media, you’ll be a trusted advocate for our sponsors in their post-sales journey, working with our sales teams to deliver on our promises & then some! You'll help identify new categories and opportunities. Brainstorming ideas with collegues, sharing solutions with our wonderful sponsors and client stations will fill your day. A people person, you will be engaging with business leaders, generating reports to share with key stakeholders, helping the team with creative multimedia sponsorship packages. We encourage your curiosity and you’ll spend part of your day learning and developing your knowledge-base. Our days are varied! And WAMU is our inspiration & the soundtrack to our workdays.

How to apply

If this sounds like a fit, we’re waiting to hear from you!