Babolat - Sports Marketing Coordinator - Louisville

Mission

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

At Babolat, tennis runs in our blood. Founded in Lyon, France in 1875, Babolat has been inventing, innovating and developing complete equipment for tennis, badminton and padel for 151 years, starting with the creation of the world’s first tennis string. Family-run for five generations, Babolat offers a full range of products including racquets, strings, footwear, bags, balls, apparel and accessories, and is marketed in over 160 countries. Pickleball products were added to Babolat’s lineup in 2020.

Babolat built its reputation as a premium brand by offering products at the forefront of technology and by supplying equipment to generations of champions who have won the most prestigious competitions. Today, Babolat racquets and strings are the choice of some of the world’s top players on the ATP and WTA tour, including Carlos Alcaraz, Arthur Fils, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sofia Kenin and Leylah Fernandez…not to mention Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam titles.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Sports Marketing Manager, the Sports Marketing Coordinator position, based in Louisville, Colorado (remote work is not offered for this position and the successful candidate will work full-time in the Babolat US office located in Louisville, Colorado), is primarily responsible for providing day-to-day support for grassroots marketing initiatives as well as all sponsorship programs for the US market. All applicants must be eligible to work in the US, and collegiate tennis experience is a prerequisite for this position.

Activités

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of, and strong personal relationships within competitive tennis in the US, and work with Sports Marketing Manager to identify top players and brand representatives.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of competitive pickleball (junior, collegiate, pro) in the US, and work with Sports Marketing Manager to identify player representatives, while also building US promotions program.
• Manage Junior VS Elite junior sponsorship program.
• Manage day-to-day servicing and communication for collegiate players and coaches and players.
• Provide customer service and order fulfillment for all promotions programs and partners.
• Travel to ~12 events each year to scout tennis, pickleball, and padel players, as well as to provide support for event partnerships.
• Assist with execution of marketing programs (tennis, pickleball, and padel) including product launches, sponsored events, event logistics, special promotions, etc.

Profil

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university is required.
• Collegiate tennis experience is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well within a team environment.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, creativity, and continued willingness to take initiative a must.
• Strong computer proficiency using Microsoft Office is required.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Approximately 20% travel time is required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Targeted Hiring Range: $65,000 – $70,000 annual base salary with 10% bonus potential based on both quantitative and qualitative objectives. Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, employer-matched 401(k) plan, disability/life insurance and more!