If you're a Formula 1 fan and have marketing experience, I think we've just found you your next job. Marussia F1 Team is U.K.-based, run by Russians, and is looking for a partnership manager.
So let's see, British employees, Russian sponsors. Sounds potentially shady, but it it's probably legit. But hey, when you want something bad enough, it's best not to ask too many detailed questions about where it came from, right? After all, the job posting was just sitting there on Monster.com.
Aside from being willing to live in Banbury (a mere hour-and-a-half drive up the M40 from London) and having a degree in marketing, here are a few of the qualifications Marussia F1 Team is looking for:
- Relationship management – developing and maintaining strong working relationships at all levels with the team's sponsors and other stakeholders
- Using sound working knowledge of motorsport (preferably Formula 1) and sponsorship rights to provide a first class service to partners of the team
- Being creative and proactive in facilitating sponsor activation programmes
- Seeking opportunities to develop and grow existing sponsor relationships
- Supporting the wider marketing team – for example in events-based and sponsor acquisition activities
- Regular travel to Grand Prix races and other events during the season is a requirement of this marketing role
While still a pretty fresh face in F1 racing, the team isn't completely new. It competed as Virgin Racing in 2010 and Marussia Virgin Racing in 2011, after Marussia bought a huge stake in Virgin Racing. But now Marussia stands on its own, and is only the third team to compete under a Russian racing license.
All shady Russian financial backing jokes aside, we should tell you that Marussia is Russia's first sports car company ever. After so many decades of cranking out stodgy (albeit inexplicably awesome) passenger cars, it's great to see Mother Russia crafting something sexy and putting it out on the track.
When Japanese car manufacturers first entered the world of motorsports, there was surely plenty of scoffing going on. But some fantastic victories were won. Framing Marussia F1 Team in that light, it would, one way or another, be a really exciting place to work.
Besides, there's a good chance than the job might include a free dash cam. (Hat tip to Mike!)
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