Account Executive (Embedded Marketing Team- Sports Attraction)

Overview

We’re building a dedicated marketing team for a major sports-based attraction. This role is a full-time position within our company, embedded day-to-day with one client and fully focused on launching and growing their business.

This is not a traditional agency role. You will be deeply integrated into the client’s team, supporting the Account Lead in running the day-to-day marketing operation and ensuring nothing slips.

The Opportunity

You’ll play a key role in launching a new sports attraction and helping build the systems and processes that support it. This includes initial launch, ongoing operations, and future expansions including touring experiences and additional installations.

Requirements

What You’ll Own

You are responsible for keeping the marketing engine running smoothly, ensuring ideas turn into execution quickly and efficiently.

• Support the Account Lead in managing day-to-day marketing operations
• Own timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional coordination across creative, media, and production
• Keep projects moving, proactively identifying risks, gaps, and next steps before they become issues
• Act as the central point of communication across internal teams, client stakeholders, and external partners
• Manage workflows and ensure all work is delivered on time and at a high standard
• Track campaign execution across channels and ensure alignment with overall strategy
• Assist in preparing materials for key moments including launches, on-sales, and campaign rollouts
• Maintain organization across calendars, deliverables, and priorities in a fast-moving environment
• Support performance tracking and reporting, helping surface insights and next steps

How This Role Works

• You are a full-time employee of our company, dedicated to a single client
• You will be embedded within the client’s day-to-day operations
• You will not juggle multiple accounts or follow a traditional agency structure
• You are expected to take ownership of execution, not wait for direction

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in account management, project management, or marketing operations
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to manage multiple moving pieces without losing track of priorities
• Strong communicator who keeps teams aligned and informed
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, build-as-you-go environment
• Proactive mindset, you spot problems early and solve them quickly

Benefits

We offer a competitive base salary and a range of benefits and perks:

• Salary: $75,000 per year
• Health care plan (medical, dental, and vision)
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off package that includes vacation, sick, “life happens” days, birthdays, summer Fridays and public holidays
• Paid family leave
• Cold brew coffee, snacks and fresh fruit
• Wellness resources
• Special access to New York City’s arts and entertainment scene We have been honored for our commitment to our team with workplace awards from Crain’s, Best Companies Group, Cynopsis, Digiday, and Fortune.

Our Company

We are Situation, a digital-first agency that builds and drives passionate communities to meaningful action. We partner with live experience-based brands like WICKED on Broadway, MJ on Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera, and Cirque du Soleil. Situation is part of Situation Group, a digital-first collective of award-winning advertising agencies.