Careers

Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing LLC is a progressive and energetic integrated marketing agency focused on engaging the American soccer audience. Our clients include corporate brands, international soccer leagues and teams, and media companies. We are looking for talented, motivated, and passionate individuals to join our team and be part of our journey.Current open positions are below.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, we’d love to hear from you.
Ideally candidates are in the Chicago area, although remote located candidates will be considered.

  • Senior Account Manager

    Steer all aspects of our work with key assigned clients communicating directly with the client and managing internal and external strategy and activation resources. This is an integrated marketing role and must be comfortable working across research, digital, experiential, and promotional disciplines. As our agency name implies, we are engaging with consumers through the passion point of soccer, so you’ll also need to have your finger on the pulse of the game, as well.

    What you’ll do:

    • Oversee all aspects related to the successful performance of Agencies client responsibilities
    • Act as the Agencies’ primary liaison to Clients administering excellent client service
    • Provide on-going thought leadership to Clients and partners
    • Participate in the development of creative marketing solutions and campaigns
    • Manage internal and external project team members
    • Communicate with external soccer properties and media companies
    • Steer the overall execution of all activation tasks
    • Write status reports, agendas, and maintain project management documents
    • Lead client status calls
    • Prepare, manage, and track activation budgets
    • Prepare activation performance reports and program wrap up reports
    • Deliver measurable results to the client and provide post-event reporting and ROI analysis

    Skills you will need:

    • 3-5 years’ professional client / account management experience
    • Experience working in advertising & marketing environment
    • Passion for integrated marketing including experiential, digital, and promotional marketing
    • Bachelor’s Degree in marketing / communications
    • Excellent written and oral communication skills
    • Keen attention to detail and adherence to established process
    • Strong project management skills w/ ability to drive task completion on-time and on-budget
    • Ability to integrate internal and external staff members
    • Knowledge and passion for domestic and international soccer
    • Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred – not required

    Standard Benefits:

    • Competitive industry salary
    • Flexible working expectations for all employees
    • Hybrid working scenario for employees in the Chicago area
    • Unlimited vacation policy
    • Health insurance
    • 401K retirement plan with company match

     

    Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing LLC is a progressive and energetic brand marketing agency focused on engaging soccer consumers in the U.S.  Our clients include corporate brands, international soccer leagues and teams, and media companies. Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing is an equal opportunity employer.

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  • Freelance Digital Publisher

    This contract/remote role welcomes you as part of a social media publishing team curating content and engaging with digital communities for major global soccer leagues and teams. A deep knowledge of soccer and willingness to work weekend hours is required.

    What you’ll do:

    • Participate as a member of the overall agency publishing team providing real time publishing coverage of account as assigned
    • Write, edit, and publish engaging content across social media platforms
    • Optimize posts (language, tone, message) in accordance will publishing playbook guidelines
    • Monitor and engage in direct public conversations
    • Contribute to content development ideas and plans
    • Additional responsibilities as assigned

     

    Skills you will need:

    • Proactive, resourceful, motivated, self-starter who excels in a small team environment
    • Proven expertise and experience in composing and posting content across social media
    • Knowledge of best practice content principals across multiple digital channels including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Web, and Reddit.
    • Knowledge and passion for domestic and international soccer
    • Connection to the pulse of soccer culture in the U.S.
    • Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Keen attention to detail and adherence to established process
    • Ability and willingness to work on weekends
    • Tolerance for stress and ability to work under pressure on high profile accounts
    • Bachelor’s degree in sports journalism, communications, digital media, or similar discipline.
    • Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred – not required

    Working Engagement:

    • This assignment is a part-time engagement ranging from 6-1o hours per work based on shared schedules.
    • Remote working scenario

     

    Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing LLC is a progressive and energetic brand marketing agency with the sole focus of connecting brands to soccer consumers in the U.S. We strive each and every day to provide our clients with deep soccer consumer insights, creative marketing solutions, and unmatched activation commitment. Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing is an equal opportunity employer.

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