Jill Axel,
Collegiate Sponsorship & Rights
Jill Axel joins POV with over 28 years’ experience in the sports marketing industry. She spent the last 22 years with Drexel University Athletics as an administrator overseeing corporate sponsorships, multi-media rights, licensing, marketing, brand strategy, and more. Jill also has valuable marketing, sponsorship sales and activation experience in professional sports from both the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jill has knowledge of both in-house and outsourced sponsorship sales. While at Drexel, she procured a 10-year multimedia rights deal for Drexel Athletics and managed the day-to-day relationship with the MMR partner. She also served as a member of Drexel Athletics’ strategic planning committee. Her extensive experience at a collegiate property makes her an expert in navigating the college athletic landscape and building relationships across campus and beyond.
Jill received her master’s degree in sports administration from Temple University and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado. She and her husband Sean live in Devon, Pennsylvania and have two sons.