Sr. Manager, Partner Marketing
Pioneers
USA (Remote)
In-houseFull-timeSenior level7+ years exp.
2 days ago
Senior Account Manager (Sports Partnerships) (Payment Services Client)
Stamford, CT
$65K/yr – $75K/yrSenior Level5+ years exp
Posted 5 weeks ago
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Job Summary
Own high profile golf sponsorship activations with multi-stakeholder client leadership, blending strategy with hands on execution across year round programming, asset planning, and cross vertical partnerships.
- Own golf sponsorship activations and tentpole events from planning through on site execution.
- Lead multi stakeholder client management, coordinating co brand partners, inter agency teams, and internal cross functional partners.
- Shape activation concepts, budgets, and partner communications to deliver brand objectives.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- CLIENT SERVICES / Responsible for leading Octagon's client business and day-to-day management of client programs.
- As a Senior Account Manager within Octagon's Client Services team, you will play a key role in managing a high-profile, long-term partnership between a global brand and a professional golf tour, while also supporting projects across an integrated, multi-vertical account team.
- In this role, you will support day-to-day partnership management across a dynamic golf portfolio, including year-round programming, asset planning and utilization, execution of a tournament title sponsorship, and management of ambassador partnerships.
- Opportunity to contribute across our client's broader sports portfolio will also be a need.
- You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, ensuring the brand's objectives are seamlessly integrated into high-impact sponsorships, tentpole events, and partner initiatives.
- This position requires strong client leadership, operational excellence, and the ability to navigate a complex, multi-stakeholder environment—including co-brand partners, inter-agency teams, and cross-functional internal teams
- Manage day-to-day operations of the client's golf, and broader sports, sponsorship portfolio
- Build and cultivate strong relationships with clients, properties, talent, and vendors
- Lead consumer activation planning and execution for a tentpole event sponsorship, including vendor management, client approvals, and oversight of on-site staff
- Collaborate with partner marketing teams to develop and execute co-marketing programs, including oversight of sponsorship assets and partner communications/approvals
- 5+ years of relevant sponsorship and/or agency experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Experience delivering integrated sponsorship activations and campaigns
- Outstanding project management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and produce quality work within strict timelines
- Exceptional financial competence, including building, managing, and reconciling budgets
- Superior verbal and written communicator - able to scale and adapt communications for different audiences to optimally and succinctly articulate agency positioning and expertise
- Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: Moderate (20-40%)
- Proven experience in golf sponsorship industry preferred, but not required
Octagon
We are Octagon. A global agency in sports, entertainment, and culture. We strike deals. Set the pace. We’re playmakers. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers inspiring and helping brands and talent to step up and stand out. Octagon is the world’s largest creative marketing and sponsorship consulting practice, and a pioneer and leader in athlete and personality representation and management. With our fingers firmly on the pulse, we set out a clear vision for the future. Our passionate team of 800+ around the world are relentlessly committed to helping you force fate and push forward. We work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, more than 1000 Athletes & Personalities, and manage more than 10,000 events per year. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans’ passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient, and measurable marketing programs.
