Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing at Sundance Institute | USA | $75K/yr – $95K/yr

Sundance Institute

Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing

USA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end partnership marketing engine, turning briefs into integrated, mission-aligned sponsorships and compelling stories for partners, with team leadership and cross-functional delivery that ties to revenue and program impact.

Own partnerships: lead strategy, proposal creation, and pre-sale ideation with cross-functional input.
Team leadership: manage and develop the Partnership Marketing team and ensure high-quality materials and timelines.
Measurement and storytelling: translate data and outcomes into impactful narratives and post-activation reports.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day execution of partnership marketing initiatives, proposal development, storytelling, reporting, and project workflows that support corporate partnership sales and renewals.
Lead departmental priorities, manage team workflows, and ensure high-quality execution of partnership marketing materials and processes.
Directly supervise the Partnership Marketing team and translate strategic direction into actionable plans and deliverables.
Partnership Strategy & Pre-Sale Ideation: collaborate to develop creative, integrated, and mission-aligned partnership programs that support revenue goals.
Translate client briefs and partnership objectives into customized integration concepts, sponsorship opportunities, and proposal recommendations for new business and partner growth.
Oversee post-activation reports and partnership recaps that demonstrate results, impact, and ROI, while ensuring brand standards are met.
Cross-Functional Planning & Collaboration: coordinate planning across Programming, Artist Programs, Festival Operations, Marketing & Communications, Digital, and other stakeholders.
Team Leadership & Project Management: coach, develop, and manage workload and timelines to ensure timely delivery of partnership materials.

Requirements

5 years of experience in partnership marketing, sponsorship marketing, media partnerships, brand partnerships, fundraising, or related fields.
Experience in arts, culture, entertainment, media, or other mission-driven creative-sector organizations, for-profit or nonprofit.
Proven experience developing compelling brand storytelling, sponsorship proposals, presentations, and materials that support both new business and partner retention.
Experience managing projects, workflows, and cross-functional initiatives in a collaborative environment.
Demonstrated people management experience with coaching and development of employees.
Strong communication, relationship-building, presentation, project management, and organizational skills; ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships.
Commitment to equity, inclusion, accessibility, and fostering belonging; ability to lead in an inclusive team culture.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Benefits

Health, vision, and dental insurance
25 paid Institute holidays plus accrued vacation time
Paid sick, family, and medical leave
Employee Wellness initiatives
401(k) with automatic 3% employer contribution after one year
Sundance Film Festival passes and benefits (varies each year)

Sundance Institute

Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work.All official communications from Sundance Institute, including those related to employment and professional opportunities, will only come from an email address ending in @sundance.org or from our official recruitment platform, ClearCompany Talent Management. Sundance Institute will never request credit card details, ask you to make a purchase with the promise of reimbursement, solicit funds in any form relating to job opportunities, or ask for resumes or other personally identifiable information outside of established and valid communication methods.

Founded in 1981

Park City, Utah, USA

594 employees (154 in marketing)

www.sundance.org