Manager, Partnership Content Strategy

San Jose, CA (On-site)

$70K/yr – $80K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the partnership storytelling and presentation system, delivering decks, proposals, and collateral while coordinating AI-enabled processes and partner data.

  • Lead tailored proposals and mockups for partnerships
  • Maintain data-driven sponsor materials and vendor relationships

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support every partnership sale, renewal and upsell by producing best-in-class idea decks, proposals, and renewal presentations
  • Develop, adopt, and evolve the Quakes partnership story
  • Develop strategic partnerships revenue generating collateral (pitch presentations, overview decks, use cases, recaps, etc.)
  • Own Canva (or future presentation platform) as the team’s presentation tool, improving deck quality, consistency, and turnaround time with an eye towards process improvement.
  • Create and maintain deck templates specialized to core partner personas
  • Build the first version of each idea decks and proposals from rep requests.
  • Lead initial drafts of tailored proposals, including required custom mockups
  • Build and maintain a library of storytelling elements: partner testimonials, fan survey data, asset libraries, success stories, campaign results, and Quakes business updates
  • Collaborate closely with the Manager, Partnerships AI Operations on developing streamlined process throughout the sales cycle.
  • Contribute to brainstorms and ideation collaborating with key internal departments and stakeholders

Requirements

  • 1–3 years’ experience in marketing, design, content, agency, sports, or partnership sales preferred.
  • Strong presentation development skills in Canva (or a similar platform); Photoshop or Adobe Creative Suite preferred
  • Ability to create product and asset mockups for partner proposals required
  • Comfort using AI tools (e.g., Canva AI, ChatGPT, Claude) to speed up content, design, and research
  • Experience with demographic data tools (YouGov, Scarborough, Nielsen) preferred
  • Knowledge of professional soccer and sports sponsorship landscape is a plus
  • Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
  • Strong writing and storytelling skills
  • Must be proactive, organized and resourceful with great attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and work efficiently in a fast-paced setting
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San Jose Earthquakes Soccer

The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer club is located in San Jose, California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada, Major League Soccer (MLS). The team currently plays at PayPal Park in San Jose, CA, noted as one of the top professional venues in North America. The team won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003 and the MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005 and 2012. Visit www.sjearthquakes.com for team information, tickets, and job opportunities.

Founded in 1974
San Jose, California, USA
405 employees (100 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$70K/yr – $80K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($75K) is 29% below the median base salary for Partner Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($105K).

Partner Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$105K/yr

Most pay falls between $85K and $119K. Based on 52 salaries.

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Median Tenure
3.7 years
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74.1K
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Search
50.7%
Direct
37.1%
Referral
9.5%
Social
2.2%
Paid
0.4%

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Manager, Partnership Content Strategy

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