THE JOB / Account Trainee, Merchant Marketing (Payment Services Client)

EXPERIENCES / Responsible for planning and executing event and experiential marketing programs.

This is a position within the Octagon Marketing Trainee Program. The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Merchant Marketing Team in managing day to day relationships with a major payment services client supporting their merchant partners. Potential responsibilities include managing administrative documents, pre/post-event planning, local market/on-site activation, and event recaps.

The right candidate will be able to work independently, as part of a team and will work closely with the internal team, account verticals, clients, and vendors. This position offers a unique opportunity to learn account management, event planning, sponsorships, program logistics, and event activation skills! Teamwork, excellent organizational & time management skills, willingness to learn, attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills, and flexibility are required for this position.

THE WORK YOU'LL DO

• Assist the team in supporting day-to-day needs of our payment services clients as well as a variety of their merchant partners
• Play an integral part in the planning and execution process of custom marketing programs that leverage sponsorship resources with specific merchant partners
• Work closely with internal account teams to find and present opportunities and restrictions with specific sponsorship properties
• Prepare pre/post-event materials on multiple programs
• Support numerous projects simultaneously, both large-scale custom experiences and smaller-scale turn-key events
• Assist with managing documents such as program overviews, recap summaries, budgets, sell-in presentations, and meeting notes
• Assist with the program planning by understanding the finance model and the internal payment process
• Participate in brainstorms and creative ideation and conduct research as requested
• Travel domestically as needed to support on-site events
• Assist with administrative duties
• Other duties as assigned

THE BIGGER TEAM YOU'LL JOIN

Recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work in Sports", Octagon is the global sports, entertainment, and experiential marketing arm of the Interpublic Group.

We take pride in being Playmakers - finding insightful, bold ways to create play in our work, our lives, and in the world. We believe in the power of play to create big ideas and unlock potential for our clients and talent.

We can put ourselves in the shoes of fans because we ARE fans - of sports, entertainment, and culture at large. This expertise allows us to continually evolve the fan experience across sports and entertainment alongside some of the biggest brands and talent in the world.

The world needs play more than ever. Are you a Playmaker?

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• A passion for and expertise in sports, entertainment, gaming, music and/or celebrity & lifestyle culture
• Bachelor's Degree with 0-1 years of relevant internship/work experience
• Superior organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task
• Exceptional client service
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access)
• Ability to handle multiple projects for different clients at one time with outstanding time management skills
• Strong self-starter with excellent team dynamics
• Collaborative in nature with a "no job is too small" positive mindset
• Excellent organization, interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Team mentality and ability to collaborate with a diverse group of people and cultures
• Payment services industry knowledge is a plus
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: Moderate (20-45%)

This position pays minimum wage and is overtime-eligible.

Octagon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.