Responsibilities

• Golf Vertical Leadership
• - Build and refine Hypegolf’s long-term strategy in conjunction with senior leadership inline with corporate objectives and relevant KPIs.
• - Partner with the Hypegolf content lead to hone the editorial direction of Hypegolf, developing the platform’s visual and written voice, franchise content, and explore new media opportunities.
• - Identify cultural moments, conversations, and ideas that generate attention, momentum, and earned interest
• - Work with the Hypebeast sales team to explore and sell activations like tournaments, pop-up shops, merchandise.
• - Foster and develop brand, tournament, player and other talent relationships in the Hypegolf space.
• - Coordinate and execute “go-to-market” launch plans in collaboration with stakeholders.
• - Partner with R&D, Project Management and Sales to develop innovations and bring them to market, providing input on all relevant subject matter to golf.
• - Manage vertical budget, P&L, and other program-related financial issues.
• - Support the execution of all golf sponsorship, partnerships, and licensing agreements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
• Deeply passionate about golf and its contemporary landscape (including brands, product, players, tournaments, and more).
• 7 to 10+ years of experience in a related business (editorial, marketing, creative agency, publisher) with at least 3 years in a corporate setting interacting with senior management.
• Experience in community building through editorial, content, and IRL programs.
• Strong knowledge of branding and brand building on various marketing platforms/channels.
• Project management skills with proven ability to manage complex projects and programs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Experience in consumer goods industry marketing.
• Experience working with brand influencers.