Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day execution of Citizens’ endurance sponsorships in NYC, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and aligned with brand guidelines.
• Assist with the planning and activation of major partnerships, including New York Road Runners, the Citizens Queens 10K, and the TCS New York City Marathon.
• Help manage Citizens running platform, Team Citizens , including runner communications, inbox support, engagement initiatives, and event coordination.
• Support the annual Team Citizens bib allocation and registration process for internal and external runners, including coordination with business lines and race organizers.
• Coordinate with internal teams (brand, product, social, corporate affairs) and external sponsorship and agency partners to support seamless event execution.
• Oversee colleague volunteer efforts across the Citizens NYRR race footprint, ensuring strong engagement and smooth execution at sponsored events.
• Help track performance metrics and contribute to post-event recaps and reporting.
• Support the creation and implementation of new activation tactics and vendors that help advance programs and re-marketing efforts.
• This job will require periodic travel to p rovide hands-on support at sponsored events and race-day experiences, including evenings and weekends as needed .

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in sponsorship marketing, experiential marketing, or event management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Sports Marketing, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
• Strong organizational & project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver on time
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills; ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across teams and with external partners, including engaging with community members
• Passion for sports/running and community engagement is a plus.
• Ability to work nights and weekends, travel as required and represent the brand at key events.

Preferred

• Endurance sponsorship experience is a plus.

Benefits

• We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits.