Head, Emerging Brand Partnerships, Brand Innovation Lab, US

Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

$185K/yr – $250K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end US sponsorship program, from vision and deal closure to execution, measurement, and renewal, while leading a cross-functional team and coordinating with senior stakeholders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the overarching program vision for US sponsorships — identifying high-value IP, cultural moments, and tentpole events that create differentiated, only-at-Amazon experiences for brand partners
  • Lead initial brand negotiations, pitch narrative development, and deal closure; own the end-to-end relationship from first conversation through signed commitment
  • Build and manage the operational infrastructure, creative resources, and cross-functional processes required to deliver sponsorship campaigns against brand and partner goals
  • Oversee end-to-end campaign execution including budget management, timeline oversight, workback development, and performance tracking across all channels and formats
  • Engage senior leadership and key stakeholders across Ads, XCM, Retail, and third-party partners to secure sponsorship requirements, align on deliverables, and unblock dependencies
  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing creative team spanning design, art direction, copy, motion, and production — fostering a culture of creative excellence and operational rigor
  • Define KPIs and success metrics at both the program and campaign level; measure and communicate results to internal teams, leadership, and brand partners
  • Develop sponsorship tiers, pricing models, playbooks, and scalable frameworks that drive long-term revenue growth and program repeatability
  • Manage annual planning, pipeline development, and OP1/OP2 narrative contributions; maintain visibility into revenue pacing and forecast accuracy
  • Own escalation and risk mitigation for at-risk deals, funding gaps, IP access challenges, and campaign-level operational issues

Requirements

  • Experience in online or digital advertising
  • Experience working on or with large-scale, global creative campaigns
  • Experience managing engagement focused programs across diverse Amazon owned channels, expertise in A/B testing and optimizations
  • Experience building scalable programs and repeatable scalable processes, levering various tools and methods to create scale and efficiency

Preferred

  • 10+ years of event marketing or brand, program, or experiential marketing experience
  • 8+ years of driving compelling creative strategy and execution at an agency or in-house creative team experience
  • Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional programs or advertising campaigns from concept to completion
  • Experience with business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business
  • Experience in creating and managing budgets
  • Experience with social media and PR
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$185K/yr – $250K/yr

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