Brand Specialist - Sports Marketing

Torrance, CA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the planning, execution, and optimization of Sanrio's sports marketing partnerships, coordinating campaigns, assets, and cross-functional workstreams to deliver engaging fan experiences and measurable results.

  • Partnership planning and activation across professional and collegiate sports
  • Asset creation, routing, and approvals across marketing channels
  • Cross-functional collaboration with Licensing, Retail, PR, Events, and Legal

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the Brand Manager, Sports Marketing, in the day-to-day management of sports partnerships, marketing initiatives, and cross-functional projects.
  • Assist in planning and executing sports marketing partnerships across professional and collegiate sports, including the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS, WNBA, NWSL, and other strategic sports organizations.
  • Manage day-to-day communication with sports partners, licensees, and internal stakeholders while tracking deliverables and contractual obligations.
  • Coordinate Hello Kitty Theme Nights, promotional campaigns, partner meetings, and game-day activations from planning through execution.
  • Manage project timelines, meeting agendas, status reports, and post-event recap presentations.
  • Partner with sports teams to ensure all marketing initiatives, promotional materials, and activations align with Sanrio's brand guidelines and licensing requirements.
  • Manage the creation, routing, tracking, and approval process for marketing assets, including:
  • Social media content
  • Digital campaigns
  • Merchandise

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in brand marketing, sports marketing, partnerships, licensing, experiential marketing, or event marketing.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Exceptional attention to detail with strong follow-through and time management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Passion for Sanrio, sports, fan engagement, and brand storytelling.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
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Sanrio, Inc.

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Sanrio® is the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty®, who celebrates her 50th Anniversary. Home to many endearing characters including ChococatTM My MelodyTM, Badtz-maruTM and KeroppiTM, Sanrio was founded on the 'small gift, big smile' philosophy - that a small gift can bring happiness and friendship to people of all ages. Since 1960, this philosophy has served as the inspiration for the broad spectrum of unique products and experiences. Today, more than 50,000 Hello Kitty-branded items are available in over 130 countries and upwards of 15,000 U.S. retail locations including department, specialty, national chain stores and Sanrio boutiques. For more information please visit www.sanrio.com.

Founded in 1960
USA
222 employees (50 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.8%
Direct
46.1%
Referral
3.3%
Social
4%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~222

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
25 (11% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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