Work collaboratively with the Partnerships Manager to ensure all Club Commercial Partnership rights are successfully delivered, whilst maintaining and developing excellent relationships with current and potential brands.Day to day account management and frequent workshops with brands such as Fun 88, Castore & Noon, ensuring they achieve maximum return from all contracted rights.Work closely with Nielsen Sports providing all club partners with regular reports throughout the season on media values generated from LED perimeter boards. Maximise new business development opportunities by forming important business connections through strong networking and weekly sponsorship reports to Partnerships Department.Lead on the delivery of all sponsored match day activations at St. James’ Park to facilitate successful engagement with the NUFC fan base.Responsible for the management and sales strategy of the annual Play on the Pitch programme involving devising packages, selling and event operations.

Processed all match day hospitality bookings, from setting up customer accounts to taking payment on CRM system. Responsible for taking all inbound calls to main hospitality line, which then involved sending customers information on availability or processing a sale. Responsible for the clubs match day mascot packages which I sold and delivered on the match day ensuring outstanding customer experiences.

Returned to the club for another 4 week placement and spent time with Ticketing and Partnerships/Advertising. My dissertation at University was focused on Middlesbrough FC where I analysed the determinants of demand for fans attending games, due to the clubs attendance varying so much over the period from 2014-2018.

Completed a 4 week placement at Middlesbrough Football Club within the Commercial Department, which is made up of Corporate Hospitality, Conference & Events and Partnerships & Advertising. Completed customer bookings for match day tickets and events at the club, regularly using Microsoft Excel. Contacted local businesses in the area, successfully selling advertising space at the club.