About Us

Founded in 2007, the Gold Coast Titans are committed to achieving success - both on and off the field. However, we’re more than a team, we’re a community that’s united through our fans, Members, partners and region. We create moments of excitement and energy, giving our supporters a sense of belonging, a pride of place, and a reason to believe in us. Through our passion for the game, we create entertaining and emotive moments, experiences, and stories.

About the Role

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Commercial Development Executive is responsible for generating new revenue into the Club through the Commercial Partnerships program and managing the Club’s apparel partnership. This role will work across the NRL, NRLW and Netball programs.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Sales

• Responsible for, in conjunction with the GM Commercial Partnerships and Commercial Manager, generating new revenue into the Club and achieving annual revenue targets.
• Regular and thorough industry analysis to identify growth categories for business outreach;
• Developing bespoke sponsorship proposals in response to marketing briefs and proactive industry research;
• Generating and qualifying contacts, prospects and sales leads for sponsorship opportunities;
• Maintaining an accurate record of traditional sponsorship assets, availability and valuations;
• Maintaining an accurate and up to date pipeline system;
• Identifying key influencers and decision makers within target businesses to connect and build sales opportunities;
• Actively identifying business connection opportunities amongst the Titans corporate network and thorough documentation for reporting purposes.  

Account Management

• Managing the sponsorship relationship between the club and its apparel manufacturer partner. This includes the effective delivery of sponsorship assets for this partner, whilst working on initiatives to drive merchandise apparel sales outcomes.
• Operational responsibility across the logistical requirements of managing this account. This includes working with various departments across both football and administration to ensure the timely ordering and delivery of apparel.
• Other Partnership Management activity and general Account Management activity as directed by the GM Commercial Partnerships.

Above all, working in a sporting club means having the right attitude, being willing to get your hands dirty and a love of being part of the team.

About You

Required:

• Tertiary qualification in the Business/Sports Management space  
• Experience in a Business Development role as well as Account Management experience
• High levels of attention to detail
• Ability to work autonomously to generate results
• Experience in proposal building and financial modelling of Partnerships

Desirable:

• Previous experience in apparel design, implementation and marketing/sales (ideal)

This position is a full-time role with working days Monday-Friday. Due to the nature of the business, weekend work will be required throughout the NRL season to attend and cover games.