Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Languages
References
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David Evans

David Evans

London,England

Summary

Hardworking Irish National sports marketer with fluent Spanish and experience working with rights holders, brands, and agencies.

Motivated Account Manager within a global sports marketing agency, delivering two different brand’s golf sponsorship as well as supporting the commercial team with new business pitches, selling in our activation capabilities.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Account Manager

SPORTFIVE
London
08.2023 - 06.2025
  • Team lead delivering Genesis's sponsorship as the title sponsor of The Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in Edinburgh
  • Working in a small team to successfully activate Fortinet's sponsorship with the DP World Tour in EMEA & APAC
  • Activating at 8 tournaments a year in regions such as The UAE, South Africa, Spain, France, Portugal, Czech Republic, Australia and Singapore.
  • My role also includes many commercial aspects, from the creation stage of new pitch decks to presenting to potential clients

Senior Account Executive

Right Formula
London
07.2022 - 08.2023
  • Managed and was lead for Loch Lomond's golf partnership with The R&A (Specifically managing sponsorship and activation in 2023 of The Open and AIG Women's Open)
  • During this time also successful pitched to the client to get them to further increase their scope with our agency
  • Also worked across partnerships with Formula 1, Formula E, MotoGP, Football, Sailing & Golf

Entertainment and International Projects

Real Madrid C.F.
Madrid
02.2022 - 06.2022
  • Researching prospective partners abroad to create lists of potential new business partners and conducted the first phase of outreach
  • Overseeing licensing agreement with new partners
  • Assisting in the creation of marketing and business plans for new partners
  • Helping to manage their existing partnerships outside of Spain

Sponsorship Scout

Sponsor United
Madrid
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • Monitored and recorded data and insights in the football industry in EMEA to be used in Sponsor United's platform which is used by thousands of professional sporting organisations globally

Commercial and Events Associate

Cricket Ireland
Dublin
06.2021 - 11.2021
  • Planning and implementation of infrastructure and services for home based International Cricket Matches, Training & Domestic Finals in a range of venues around Ireland
  • Ran Cricket Ireland's ticketing operations through the Future Ticketing platform for International and domestic matches
  • Managed their core partnerships, especially in terms of their hospitality packages with existing sponsors, making sure they were looked after before, during and after match day

New Business Development & Sponsorship Manager

Generation Y
Dublin
09.2020 - 06.2021
  • Researched potential new business opportunities that we could pitch to as a business
  • Created pitches for that new business as well as managing the existing partnerships within the business

Freelance Consultant

Freelance
Dublin
03.2020 - 09.2020
  • Developed comprehensive business strategies to deliver client objectives.
  • Market research, Digital Marketing, Business strategy / business proposals

Backshop Manager

Marine Drive Golf Club
Vancouver
05.2019 - 04.2020
  • Worked in a Vancouver based golf club, working my way up from cleaning customers golf clubs to managing the staff within the backstop area

Head Bartender

Various
Dublin
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Worked in various bars and restaurants in Ireland and Abroad. My last three years in a bar were spent as the Head Bartender in The Horse and Hound in Delgany and the Rugby Club Bar in Greystones.
  • Managed bar operations to maintain efficiency & conducted staff training for improved performance.

Education

Master's Degree - Sports Marketing

Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea
Madrid, Spain
09/2021 - 06/2022

Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies and Spanish

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
09/2015 - 05/2019

Secondary Education Exam -

St. Andrews College
Dublin
01.2009 - 01/2015

Skills

  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Excellent Communication and Social Skills
  • Advanced Teamwork Skills
  • Confident Public Speaker
  • Leadership skills
  • Account Management
  • Marketing
  • Creative Thinking
  • Event Management
  • Organisation & Time Management

Accomplishments

  • Finished 1st in my class in my masters in Sports Marketing from Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea (UEM).
  • Achieved a First in Business Studies as part of my overall 2:1 in my degree of Business Studies and Spanish.
  • Speak Spanish with a high working proficiency (C1 Level)
  • Certified Digital Marketing Professional (UCD Professional Academy (Digital Marketing Institute).
  • Completed the certification for Google Analytics for Beginners.
  • Completed the ‘Fundamentals of Digital Marketing' diploma by Google.
  • Social Secretary for DUBES (Dublin University Business and Economics Society): Event Management: responsible for organizing events in several venues in Ireland for up to 600 people, overseeing the events from concept through idea generation, approach, promotion and on night management, managing teams of up to 25 people.
  • Participated in several Model United Nations (MUN) debates with St. Andrews College which contributed greatly to my excellent public speaking skills. Public Speaking is an asset of mine, as I now conduct many interviews with professional golfers for our clients.
  • Was a team member and often captain on many sports teams including football, golf, rugby and cricket which helped greatly with my leadership skills and my ability to work well with a team.
  • Completed various charity runs and half-marathons.
  • Elected Class Rep and involved in the Student Union in TCD which required extensive organization and communication with my class and the student union.

Affiliations

  • Golf
  • Languages
  • Travel
  • Team Sports
  • Running

Languages

Spanish
Fluent
English
Native

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Account Manager

SPORTFIVE
08.2023 - 06.2025

Senior Account Executive

Right Formula
07.2022 - 08.2023

Entertainment and International Projects

Real Madrid C.F.
02.2022 - 06.2022

Sponsorship Scout

Sponsor United
01.2022 - 03.2022

Commercial and Events Associate

Cricket Ireland
06.2021 - 11.2021

New Business Development & Sponsorship Manager

Generation Y
09.2020 - 06.2021

Freelance Consultant

Freelance
03.2020 - 09.2020

Backshop Manager

Marine Drive Golf Club
05.2019 - 04.2020

Head Bartender

Various
01.2013 - 01.2019

Secondary Education Exam -

St. Andrews College
01.2009 - 01/2015

Master's Degree - Sports Marketing

Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea
09/2021 - 06/2022

Bachelor of Arts - Business Studies and Spanish

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
09/2015 - 05/2019
David Evans