Openings Available
At JAM Prospects Sports Marketing, the openings are diverse and ever changing to create new challenges and goals to work toward. The opening evolves through many different levels, starting in marketing, where basic fundamentals in the industry are taught and developed, right through to level 6 training where learning and applying event management skills, campaign management, budgeting, forecasting and developing sales and marketing teams.
As Melbourne is the Sporting Capital of the world, the company was conceived in this vibrant city but now expands throughout the entire country and New Zealand. The initial opening will begin in face to face marketing working at some of the largest sporting and specialty events throughout the year. You will be asked to engage consumers representing sporting codes from AFL clubs, A league soccer clubs, Rugby Union teams, NRL clubs, NBL teams, Cricket organisations, netball teams, athletics, fitness clubs, golf courses and many others. The opening will suit individuals who can relate to others well, are well spoken, well presented, adaptable to different environments as products and the sporting clubs you represent will ask to advertise and market different products from time to time.
The overall objective will be to meet and greet customers at events, increasing profits for sporting teams, creating brand awareness and increasing the customer base. Once the basics are mastered you can expect to grow and develop your skills into areas such as HR, event management and sales management. Eventually the opportunity can take you a level of becoming a Managing Director where qualities or duties such as administration, financial management, goal setting, sales forecasting, event co ordination, public speaking and business mentoring are learnt and developed.
There are short and long term openings available as there are 2 programs that individuals can pursue, one is a “sales program” traditionally suited to either students or people traveling. The other program more suited for the career orientated which is the “business development program” where applicants can start in sales and marketing and end up in Management.
The opening would suit a personality who enjoys dealing with people, individuals looking for a possible career in either marketing or Sports, appreciates an organisation that encourages a non seniority based environment, works well with in a team but can show initiative and leadership qualities and can take the clients and their own objectives and tasks seriously but doesn’t take them selves too serious, and who can enjoy a fun and funky atmosphere, as we are located in trendy St Kilda.
