POSITION TITLE: Partnership Sales Designer
DEPARTMENT: Sales and Partnerships
REPORTS TO: Sr. Manager, Sponsorship & Sales Strategy
POSITION LOCATION: Indianapolis, IN
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
COMPANY SUMMARY:
Penske Entertainment is a leading provider of world-class sports and entertainment. The organization consists of three prominent entities:
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the world’s largest spectator sporting facility and annually hosts the world’s most prestigious auto race: the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
- INDYCAR is the Indianapolis-based governing body for North America’s premier open-wheel auto racing series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, and its developmental series, INDY NXT by Firestone.
- IMS Productions is a multifaced broadcast and multimedia division that helps bring INDYCAR and IMS events to life for global audiences.
The Penske Entertainment experience is fast-paced, diverse, and impactful. Through its business units, the organization reaches audiences on an international scale, focused on delivering exceptional products from start to finish. Employees of Penske Entertainment are challenged daily in a demanding yet rewarding environment that is best suited for dedicated professionals who want to reach their ultimate potential amid excitement, tradition, and pageantry of the World’s Greatest Race Course and our premier open-wheel racing series.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Partnership Sales Designer will be responsible for working with the Sales and Partnerships team in creating design solutions that have a high visual impact and help develop and present sales and partnership materials for current and prospective partners in the marketplace. The Partnership Marketing Designer will demonstrate creativity, up-to-date knowledge of industry software, and a professional approach to feedback and deadlines.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Own all sales and partnership materials, including but not limited to sales pitch decks, recap documents, creative mock-ups, and other special design projects.
- Become familiar with brand guidelines, brand identities, and our partners' guidelines.
- Receives job requests and instructions from supervisors or others within the Sales and Partnerships departments.
- Interpret data and information and present it in a visually appealing way.
- The individual will efficiently work on projects from start to finish meeting timelines and incorporating feedback from key stakeholders.
- Files and maintains project digital archives.
- Attends meetings pertaining to individual projects or brainstorming.
- Other duties as assigned by direct supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Supervisory Responsibilities
Education
- Attending or graduating from a four-year college or university in graphic, digital, or motion design, digital media, or related fields.
Skills/Experience
- Must have a basic understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects, as well as Microsoft Office Suite
- High integrity and confidentiality.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal teammates and stakeholders.
- Effective communicator with strong people skills.
- Innovative thinker and self-starter with perseverance to maintain deadlines.
- Ability to continually manage multiple projects while working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds and commitment to cultural competency.
- Ability to uphold and consistently demonstrate the Penske Entertainment Standards.
Travel/Work Hours/Flexibility
- General office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm.
- Additional hours required on IMS/INDYCAR event days and some non-event weekends.
- Longer hours and weekends required for the Month of May and other major racing events.
- No travel required.
- Penske Entertainment acknowledges that the need for flexibility varies across all. companies/departments and is not best addressed by a one size fits all flexible work policy. As such, the company encourages supervisors to work with their employees to leverage flexibility as needed to support a healthy balance
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Physical demands are light, consisting primarily of sitting, standing and walking.
- Must be able to see and hear in the normal range with or without correction and communicate verbally and in written form with great facility and must be able to be understood.
- Must have the stamina to work long hours and must be willing to work an irregular schedule, which may include weekends or evenings.
- Occasional work outdoors requires physical strength and stamina to endure extreme heat, cold, rain, and other conditions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is performed in both an office environment and outdoors, and in close proximity to other workers.
- Employee will be exposed to those conditions normally encountered in a business office environment.
- The noise level in the work environment can be loud, due to professional racing events.
- Employee may be faced with frequent interruptions and must meet with others on a regular basis.
COMPANY BENEFITS:
Full-time employees enjoy a very competitive benefit package. Benefits include: Medical (including tax-advantaged Health Savings Account), Dental, Vision, 401(k) with 100% company match up to 5%, Paid Vacation, Personal & Sick Days, 12 Paid Holidays, Company Paid Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Tuition Assistance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, Generous Paid Parental Leave, On-site Workout Facility, and more.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Penske Entertainment provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or events.
