Responsibilities

• Own the Partner Relationship
• Serve as the primary day-to-day lead for LA Orbit’s commercial partners, owning the relationship from handoff through renewal.
• Build trusted relationships with partner and agency contacts and develop a strong understanding of their business, objectives and priorities.
• Lead partner meetings, manage ongoing communication and ensure partners have clear visibility into upcoming opportunities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Anticipate needs, solve problems and provide a consistently high level of service throughout the relationship.
• Deliver the Partnership
• Own the activation and fulfillment of contracted partnership assets across LA Orbit platforms, including in-arena, digital, social, content, community, hospitality and events.
• Build and manage activation plans, timelines, asset trackers and partner calendars to keep programs moving and commitments on track.
• Work across internal teams to coordinate partner deliverables, establish clear ownership and ensure what we have sold is executed at a high level.
• Lead partner activations at home matches and key LA Orbit events.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in partnership marketing, sponsorship activation, account management or integrated marketing, preferably within professional sports, entertainment, an agency or a brand with significant sponsorship investments.
• Strong understanding of sponsorship and how brands use sports partnerships to support marketing and business objectives.
• Experience executing partnerships across platforms such as digital, social, content, experiential, hospitality, community and live events.
• Strong relationship-management and client-service skills.
• Excellent project-management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple partners and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative working style and ability to coordinate effectively across multiple internal teams.
• Comfortable operating in a growing organization where priorities can move quickly and team members work collaboratively across functions.
• Experience working in professional sports or live events is preferred