Marketing Advisor, Sports Clubs & Leagues

iShare Inc.

Senior sports marketing advisor helping iShare, a New Jersey IT consulting firm, position technology solutions for US sports organizations. Driving executive relationships, sales opportunities, fan engagement, sponsorship, CRM, data, and AI initiatives.

Posted 8/16/2026part-timeRemote • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $50 - $52 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in sports marketing, fan engagement, and CRM, with a strong focus on leveraging data and analytics to drive marketing strategies and revenue growth. Proven ability to build relationships with senior executives and influence marketing solutions within the sports industry.

Highest-signal resume keywords

15+ Years Experience In Sports MarketingStrong Executive PresenceKnowledge Of CRM And CDP PlatformsExpertise In Fan Engagement TechnologiesEstablished Relationships With Senior Executives

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Hard Skills

Sports MarketingCampaign ManagementMarketing OperationsDigital MarketingSponsorship MarketingData AnalyticsAI-Powered Fan EngagementAudience SegmentationLoyalty/Membership PlatformsCommercial Analytics

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingInfluencing SkillsStrategic ThinkingCommunication SkillsExecutive Engagement

Tools & Technologies

CRMCDPFan 360Digital Transformation ToolsMarketing Data Activation

Industry Keywords

Sports OrganizationsSponsorship ActivationRevenue GrowthFan ExperienceCommercial ModelsUS Sports Clubs/Leagues Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build relationships with senior marketing, fan engagement, sponsorship, CRM, digital, and commercial leaders within sports organizations
Support positioning of marketing solutions and communicate their business value and relevant use cases
Participate in executive briefings, client discovery calls, opportunity discussions, and go-to-market planning
Identify qualified sports marketing opportunities and support the sales cycle through SOW signing
Provide market intelligence on sports marketing priorities, buying centers, challenges, and investment trends
Identify adjacent opportunities across data, AI, analytics, digital operations, sponsorship, revenue growth, and fan experience
Advise on fan acquisition, retention, loyalty, lifecycle marketing, campaign strategy, execution, measurement, and optimization
Support audience segmentation, personalization, CRM, CDP, Fan 360, and marketing data activation
Advise on sponsorship activation and ROI measurement
Support digital, social, email, mobile, web, and omnichannel engagement initiatives
Support ticketing, memberships, merchandise, sponsorship, and subscription revenue growth
Measure and improve sponsorship ROI and optimize sponsorship inventory and activation performance
Identify opportunities to improve ticket sales and membership revenue
Support dynamic pricing, subscription, merchandising, and commercial analytics initiatives
Identify AI and data opportunities including AI-powered fan engagement, predictive analytics, churn prediction, next-best-action recommendations, GenAI-driven fan experiences, marketing/content optimization, Fan 360, and personalized fan journeys
Generate marketing-led executive introductions and qualified sports marketing opportunities
Arrange strategic meetings with key decision-makers and initiate marketing solution discussions
Identify adjacent marketing, data, AI, and analytics opportunities
Influence pipeline, revenue, and SOWs through signing
Report to the Sales Team and support the end-to-end sales cycle through SOW signing

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of experience in sports marketing, fan engagement, CRM, sponsorship marketing, digital marketing, campaign management, marketing operations, or commercial marketing
Strong experience working with sports clubs, leagues, teams, governing bodies, rights holders, or sports properties
Experience with major professional sports organizations, leagues, or sports properties highly preferred
Strong executive presence and ability to engage with CMOs, CROs, sponsorship leaders, fan engagement leaders, digital leaders, and data/analytics executives
Proven ability to translate sports marketing challenges into business and go-to-market opportunities
Strong understanding of sports business operations and commercial models
Knowledge of CRM, CDP, loyalty/membership platforms, fan engagement technologies, data and analytics, AI, and digital transformation
Established relationships with CMOs, CROs, sponsorship leaders, fan engagement leaders, digital transformation leaders, data and analytics leaders, and senior executives across sports clubs, leagues, teams, and sports properties
Must have US sports clubs/leagues experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Potential extension after the initial 3-month engagement
Remote work arrangement
$50.00 - $52.00 per hour compensation