Responsibilities

• Ensuring matchday success: lead execution of on-site partner activations at all domestic U.S. Soccer controlled matches; coordinate and communicate needs with internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Leading day-to-day relationships: own and support U.S. Soccer’s relationships with assigned commercial partners to maximize partner value; develop and implement creative and high-impact activations that help all parties achieve their goals, including Media and Content integration with our partners to build and strengthen long-term strategic relationships.
• Establishing new platforms and opportunities: support collaboration with U.S. Soccer colleagues across all departments to create and implement sellable programming and identify ways that current partners can be authentically integrated to help accomplish their goals, and support U.S. Soccer’s bullish growth projections.
• Developing and presenting onboarding materials: leverage partner activation expertise to create communication that helps new partners implement their programming quickly and effectively to support delivery of high-impact activations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of expertise
• 2-4 years of experience working with or managing corporate partnerships
• General knowledge of soccer
• Capable of working in fast-paced and demanding environments
• Must be able to connect “micro” details to the “macro” vision and mission
• Able and willing to travel up to 35% of the time to all domestic U.S. Soccer controlled matches
• Able and willing to work non-traditional hours including evenings, weekends & holidays

Preferred

• Experience in sports partnership marketing and activation
• Strong analytical skills with experience understanding and interpreting quantitative and qualitative research to assist with partnership recaps and communicating activation success
• Pro-active, bias for action to provide great partner-specific value
• Market expertise in a space that is evolving and changing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent events through multi-tasking and managing priorities efficiently
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent computer skills, including Outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint and advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities
• Experience with Adobe suite or a similar program is preferred
• A background in, and passion for, soccer, sports and entertainment is preferred
• Desire to be part of a team
• ”Student of the Game” mentality and desire for continual growth
• Accountable for actions/decisions and does not make excuses
• Ability to apply learning from past projects and experiences
• Multi-lingual a plus

Benefits

• U.S. Soccer offers a comprehensive compensation package, casual work environment, an inclusive culture, and an atmosphere for professional development.