Manager, Sports Marketing

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$50K/yr – $95K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic planning and program development for sports marketing within client brands, focused on clear business impact.

  • Must-have: 3–5 years in sports marketing or related fields.
  • Standout: Cross-functional collaboration with internal and external partners to shape tailored, insight-driven solutions.
  • Standout: Ability to translate briefs into strategic direction and multi-platform programs with ROI focus.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development of sports marketing strategies rooted in client business objectives, brand positioning, target audience behaviors, and marketplace opportunity
  • Help determine the role sports can play within broader communications, media, and marketing plans
  • Translate client and internal briefs into clear strategic direction, including key planning considerations, evaluation criteria, and recommendation pathways
  • Contribute to the creation of strategic frameworks, POVs, opportunity assessments, and presentation materials used to guide internal and client decision-making
  • Help ensure sports recommendations are aligned to brand fit, audience relevance, and expected business impact before activation planning begins
  • Evaluate sports properties, media opportunities, sponsorship platforms, and partner offerings against client goals and planning criteria
  • Develop recommendations across media, partnerships, content, experiential, talent, and broader sports marketing ecosystems
  • Assess opportunities based on audience alignment, strategic relevance, scalability, measurement potential, and overall business value
  • Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to shape tailored, insight-driven solutions for clients
  • Help define the optimal asset mix, platform structure, and strategic approach to maximize impact and return on investment

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of relevant experience in sports marketing, media strategy, partnerships, sponsorship, integrated planning, or a related field
  • Strong interest in sports and a clear understanding of the role sports can play in broader brand and marketing strategy
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and connect opportunities back to business objectives
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop clear, organized, client-ready materials; strong PowerPoint skills are a plus
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable working across teams and functions, with a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to synthesize information into clear recommendations
  • This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with the sports media and sponsorship landscape preferred
  • Experience with research and planning tools such as YouGov, MRI-Simmons, Comscore, or similar platforms preferred
  • Agency, media, talent, consulting, or partnership experience is a plus

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • vision insurance
  • dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

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