Summer 2025 Associate, Brand Marketing (London)New

Our Associate program is a paid opportunity that allows participants to contribute to the organization’s success while at the same time applying learnings from the classroom. This semester we will continue with a hybrid program and will offer each participant the opportunity to gain in-office experience for approximately 3-days a week. Associates are responsible for their individual transportation and housing needs.

Associate Expectations

All Associates are expected to work 24-29.9 hours a week during the session. While each Associate will be working with a specific division, they will have the opportunity to learn about other areas within Excel, through lunch and learns held throughout the semester.

Important Dates

Our Summer Program runs from Monday, June 2nd, 2025 through Friday, August 22nd, 2025

Office Hours

• 9:00 am?6:00 PM, Tuesday – Thursday OR as agreed upon with advisor. Days in office must be coordinated with Advisor’s schedules.

Our Associates Must

• Be available to work under 30 hours per week.
• Be available to report to the UK office approximately 3-days a week.
• Have a senior standing in college (must have completed your junior year of undergrad)

OR

• Be enrolled in a graduate school

OR

• Have a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree.

Interview Process

• Applications will close on April 4th, 2025
• If selected, the expectation is that offers will be extended mid-end of April.
• The program will begin on June 2, 2025.

Brand Marketing Associate Expectations

• Will assist the Brand Marketing team with research and brainstorms to create market opportunities for clients.
• Assists in the management and data upload/tracking of client deliverables.
• Assists the Brand Marketing team with confidential client projects.
• Will gain a thorough understanding of the coordination and planning process of marketing events and/or appearances for clients.
• Will learn the process of negotiation and execution of marketing contracts and/or appearances.
• Will learn the process of pitching new brands/clients.
• Will learn how to build and maintain positive client relationships that result in enhanced partnerships and increased ESM opportunities.
• Assists Brand Marketing team with research and brainstorms to create sponsorship activation, hospitality, and marketing initiatives.
• Will gain a thorough understanding of the coordination and planning process of marketing events and/or appearances for clients.
• Will learn how to develop ideas for engaging event branding, collateral, and on-site materials.
• Will learn how to create planning tracking tools and on-site materials: rooming lists, confirmation documents, food and beverage schedule, transportation manifest, etc.
• Will Conduct research, analysis and provide recommendations in an effort to gain greater knowledge of our industry.
• Will help Support the day-to-day management of Excel Sports Management (ESM) Brand Marketing clients across all sponsorship marketing and activation initiatives.
• Will learn how to build and maintain positive client relationships that result in enhanced partnerships and increased ESM opportunities.
• Will help facilitate and support the daily client interaction across brand, property and agency partners to support the sponsorship function and associated programming.
• Will support in the development of creative platforms and new consumer engagement activations across current and future client sponsorship opportunities.
• Will help to coordinate client-vendor relationships and necessary activation deliverables on behalf of clients.
• Will learn how to create activation briefs, recaps, event itineraries and staff plans.
• Will help in the planning and will support client status calls which include scheduling, preparing agendas, and creating/maintaining status documents
• Support teammates across the group to ensure flawless client-service and a second-to-none agency experience
• Will have access to the Excel team for industry advice and learnings.
• May occasionally be assigned projects outside the Brand Marketing group to gain exposure to other divisions within Excel.