Partnership Activation Coordinator

Austin, TX (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive partnership activation and cross-functional coordination to execute brand collaborations.

  • Must-have: 3–5 years in partnerships, marketing, or project management
  • Standout: Strong cross-functional communication and proactive risk escalation
  • Standout: Experience turning partner needs into clear internal requests and structured playbooks

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partnership coordination & execution
  • Support day-to-day partnership activation across multiple partners and initiatives simultaneously
  • Manage timelines, deliverables, approvals, dependencies, and risks to keep work streams on track
  • Maintain structured project plans, work backs, trackers, briefs, and documentation
  • Coordinate scheduling, agendas, notes, and action-item recaps for internal and partner meetings
  • Project management & cross-functional support
  • Serve as a central point of coordination across internal teams (Brand, Marketing, Ops, Athletics, Retail, Legal, Studio teams, etc.)
  • Proactively manage follow-ups, confirm ownership, and escalate risks or blockers early
  • Translate partner needs into clear internal requests and manage them through completion
  • Apply project management best practices to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to complex initiatives
  • Help evolve processes, templates, and ways of working that improve how partnerships are executed over time

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in partnerships, marketing, project management, client services, or a similar cross-functional role
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once, across internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to drive follow-through without constant direction
  • Clear, confident written communication and comfort working with senior stakeholders
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
  • Creative, solution-oriented thinker who can contribute ideas—not just execute tasks

Nice To Have

  • Bonus: experience in fitness, lifestyle, retail, sports, franchising, or consumer partnerships
  • Formal project management training or certification is a plus (e.g., PMP, CAPM, Agile, Scrum, or similar)
  • Familiarity with project management tools and workflows (e.g., Asana, Clickup, Smartsheet, Airtable, or similar)
  • Ability to apply structured project management principles while staying flexible in a fast-moving environment