Julie Klausner Named Director of Sales & Corporate Sponsorships
March 1, 2017 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have hired Julie Klausner as Director of Sales & Corporate Sponsorships for the club.
Klausner comes to the club with 20-plus years of hands-on experience coordinating local, national and international customer marketing related programs at high-profile events for Fortune 500 companies, sports teams, athletes and celebrities.
"Having a seasoned professional such as Julie come onboard to help us in creating opportunities for corporate partnerships in the community is one that I know will greatly benefit our organization as a whole," said Highmark Stadium General Manager Kevin Johnston. "We are very excited to foster these relationships to help build our standing in the Pittsburgh community, while also affording us the opportunity to continue to grow the sport of soccer overall in the Western Pennsylvania area."
Klausner began her career as an account director, managing IBM and MCI's sponsorships of Major League Baseball, as well as Nabisco's sponsorship of men's tennis worldwide from 1988-92. During this time, Klausner also worked on several large-scale prestigious customer events such as the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, Kentucky Derby and The Masters.
Following her stint as an account director, Klausner moved to Rahal Letterman Racing, where she held the position of Director of Marketing Services for the next 14 years.
In 2006, Klausner started her own business as an independent contractor for Jet Set Sports, most notably developing and producing high-level corporate hospitality programs for VIPs, corporate sponsors and national organizing bodies at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
Klausner has most recently spent the last five years within the Pittsburgh Penguins organization as their Senior Manager in Partnership Marketing.
"I look forward to working with the Riverhounds organization to develop strategic long-term marketing partnerships that meet and exceed our partners sales and marketing objectives," Klausner said.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Political Science and International Relations, Klausner currently resides in Wexford, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children.
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