Responsibilities

• Manage the Partnership Marketing team and ensure goals are met and team members understand the path to success, growth, and additional opportunities.
• Oversee strategy and implementation of each account, including analyzing contracts, ensuring the delivery of assets, and providing EOY recaps.
• Proactively think to drive marketing initiatives that go above and beyond the baseline of the contract.
• Lead renewal efforts for current partner contracts and provide insights based on market research and information gathered from partner conversations, history, and relationships.
• Proactively generate new ideas for new sponsorship opportunities, including in-game elements and retail promotions to grow partner business.
• Effectively present information to sponsors and internal stakeholders and answer any questions that arise.
• Support planning and execution for player appearances, community events, and youth soccer clinics with partner investment.
• Manage in-game activations in collaboration with the game day operations team and the fan experience team, such as seat upgrade promotions, coin toss, etc.
• Lead special projects as requested.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management, Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in strategic brand and partnership marketing
• Strong project management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple accounts, activations, and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify and resolve challenges proactively.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, home matches, and other events as required.

Preferred

• Basic understanding of sports business affairs such as rights management, contract negotiations, and player activations
• Creative strategist with the ability to conceptualize client solutions
• Strong understanding of sports and entertainment sponsorships, including promotions, events, media, and contracts
• Strong understanding of the marketplace in NJ / NY
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to problem-solve

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family, employee-funded 401(k) option