Drive sponsorship activation and partner management for the Maine Mariners, ensuring asset fulfillment and ROI across campaigns.

• Oversee Day-to-day management, activation and development of assigned Mariners partners
• Manage a portfolio of sponsors’ contractual elements, including but not limited to traditional media assets, in-market promotions, in-arena activation, hospitality, experiential, and community programs
• Develop and deliver effective and measurable sponsorship platforms for sponsors by managing expectations, communicating timelines, and ensuring contractual asset fulfillment
• Use a variety of methods and resources to creatively engage with, and enhance partner relationships, using industry knowledge and brand awareness to overcome challenges, create business opportunities, and exceed company objectives
• Collaborate with Director to develop a template and plan per sponsor to demonstrate ROI of marketing partnership initiatives and oversee development of mid-year and year-end partnership recaps and case studies
• Collaborate with internal (ticketing, marketing, legal, finance, etc.) and external (Arena Operations, Signage Vendors, etc.) stakeholders on partnership initiatives and needs
• Manage internal and external partner expectations on processes, timelines, approvals, and deadlines
• Contribute to overall department revenue goals through current sponsor partnership renewals and upselling opportunities
• Serve as on-site, point-of-contact for all activations taking place within the Maine Mariners partnership portfolio
• Regularly conduct market research to keep current with partner news, best practices, industry trends and activation concepts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in Marketing or Sports Management).
• 1-2 years of professional sponsorship experience in a high-performance sponsorship environment, executing against multiple deals within property portfolio
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with corporate clients and co-workers.
• Creative Problem Solver with the ability to quickly understand brands/partners’ business models and how to grow their business.
• Highly driven self-starter, with ability to work independently without supervision, exercise discretion and independent judgment and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• An excellent communicator and accomplished presenter.
• An entrepreneurial mentality, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and make things happen.
• Focused, diligent, hard-working and ambitious.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Trustworthy, loyal and ethical.

Preferred

• Canva experience is a plus.