Account Manager, Partnership Marketing

Responsibilities

• Account Management
• Lead day-to-day communications with an assigned portfolio of accounts to deliver high-impact activations and maximize value.
• Nurture relationships with key stakeholders and develop long-term partnerships.
• Be the subject matter expert on partner objectives, establishing deep category and industry knowledge.
• Oversee annual planning efforts by collaborating with key stakeholders to define season objectives, strategic initiatives, and activation calendar.
• Develop and execute campaigns specific to defined partner benefits and objectives across various U.S. Ski & Snowboard marketing and media channels, including but not limited to, on-site activation, social media, broadcast, digital, email, influencer networks, etc.
• Manage partner on-site activations, hospitality, and marketing programs at U.S. Ski & Snowboard events.
• Track status and delivery of partner assets and document proof of performance.
• Identify and champion collaboration opportunities across U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s portfolio of commercial partners.
• Identify and pursue athlete pass-through opportunities within partners’ wider organizational campaigns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of expertise.
• Min. 3-5 years of experience in a full-time account management, and/or project planning/fulfillment role.
• Marketing agency and/or sponsorship marketing experience is preferred.
• Experience in sports and/or sporting events industry is a preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including at the executive and C-suite level.
• Strong written, verbal and time management skills.
• Proficiency with office management platforms (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Experience in project management platforms (e.g., Smartsheets, Airtable, Asana, Monday.com)
• Experience in Salesforce or similar CRM systems.
• Experience data analytics and reporting.