ScorePlay

Sales Assistant

Job Description

Posted on: 
December 5, 2024

About ScorePlay

Our mission is to transform the way sports brands manage, leverage and license their media content. Founded in 2021, ScorePlay is the first AI-powered end-to-end media workspace designed for sports. We've co-constructed a software that helps sports organizations index, manage, distribute, and monetize their videos, live broadcasts and photos on a single platform, enabling their visual storytelling and expanding their online reach and brand. We use AI and data to tag content automatically, which can automate and streamline classification, distribution and production, as well as streamlining video broadcast workflows to better connect ecosystems.

Over 170 sports organizations from around the world, including the Paris 2024 Olympics, the AFCON (CAF), Sacramento Kings (NBA), Swiss Football League, Volleyball World (FIVB & CVC Partnership), West Ham, Aston Villa, Brentford & Wolves (Premier League), Angel City & SD Wave (NWSL), Major League Pickleball, AS Monaco (Ligue 1), Real Sociedad (La Liga), NYCFC & Orlando City SC (MLS), The Amundi Championship (Golf), Freeride World Tour (Ski freestyle) and Stade Rochelais (Top14) use ScorePlay daily to manage and distribute their content.

We’re growing

ScorePlay is currently recruiting for a Sales Assistant to work in our EMEA Sales team. You will be responsible for coordinating and driving sales across Southern Europe, for small to medium sized accounts. This role will work closely with the Region Manager.

At ScorePlay you will be joining a growing company, take ownership and autonomy of your work, and contribute to building a product that changes the sports media landscape. We will provide you with a range of tools here at ScorePlay such as Linear, Notion, Claap and Slack to help you with your work.


The position

As a Sales Assistant at ScorePlay, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Region Manager with outreach, building pipeline and closing deals across the southern European regions. This includes: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sales and business development within the sports technology industry.


Why would you want this role?

  • You will be part of a fast-growing SaaS startup with tremendous market-altering potential
  • You will be given significant growth opportunities, with the ability to quickly develop and own part of the team’s work
  • Every day you will solve strategic problems - both for customers and for ScorePlay


Responsibilities

  1. Sales:
    • Proactively driving sales within small accounts.
    • Coordinate sales outreach and provide administrative support to ensure smooth opportunity harvesting.
    • Help with planning and mapping exercises to identify target markets, segments, and prospects.
  2. Market Research:
    • Conduct market research to identify potential customers, competitors, and market trends.
    • Analyze sports organisations and potential stakeholders to ensure targeted outreach.
  3. Coordination:
    • Assist in coordinating sales activities, meetings, events and RFP responses both internally and externally.
    • Communicate with customers and prospects to schedule meetings, lead demos, and follow-up activities.

Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
  • Ability to speak English along with one of the following: French, Spanish or Italian is essential.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Google Suite, with LinkedIn, Hubspot and Canva.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Interest in sales, business development, and the sports technology industry.


This position is fully remote and we welcome candidates located across Europe.


Values

  • Design thinking: We are rooted in design thinking. We believe in placing the end user at the heart of our creative process, fostering empathy and understanding.
  • Ambitious yet accountable: Ambition fuels our drive for excellence, propelling us to set bold goals and embrace challenges. We are determined to push boundaries and our ambition is coupled with a sense of accountability.
  • Two way transparency: We believe in two-way transparency where open communication flows freely in both directions – from leadership to team members and vice versa.
  • Playful Professionalism: We embody the spirit of playful professionalism, blending a lighthearted approach with unwavering commitment to excellence.
  • Autonomous Collaboration: At ScorePlay, we champion autonomous collaboration as a core value that shapes our dynamic and innovative workplace culture.

If you think you have the right skills and identify with our values, click apply now so we can review your profile.


Diversity Statement:

We aim to attract and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and we are committed to providing a positive recruitment process, which respects individuality. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of race/color, national origin, religion/creed, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, marital/family/civil status, disability, genetic information or any other protected class or dimension of diversity that is protected under the law.


As we are an international company, our main language in the office is English. Please send a CV in English for this role.