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Director, Partnership Marketing, WWE Brand Partnerships
WWE
Stamford, CT (Unknown)Full time$135K/yr – $180K/yr
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Director, Partnership Marketing, WWE Brand Partnerships
Stamford, CT (Unknown)
$135K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time
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Job Summary
Own WWE partnerships from strategy through on-site activation, aligning a cross-functional team to deliver brand and business outcomes while building a consultative partnerships marketing function across the TKO enterprise.
- Partnership Strategy & Growth: identify growth opportunities, plan cross-department programs, and drive renewals and upsells.
- Cross-Functional Program Leadership: coordinate Marketing, Events, Brand, Legal, PR and others to ensure partner programs align with WWE initiatives and events.
- People and Thought Leader Development: mentor a high-performing team and foster a culture of innovation and proactive partner management.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end management of commercial partnerships for WWE to deliver on partner’s brand and business goals.
- Lead strategic planning for all partners, identifying and prioritizing growth opportunities aligned with business objectives, while delivering consultative solutions leveraging the power of the TKO enterprise.
- Collaborate with key internal stakeholders (including Marketing, Events, Community Relations, Media, PR, Brand, Legal, etc.), serving as cross departmental project lead to ensure alignment of partner programs with WWE initiatives.
- Act as on-site partnership lead at WWE events, including oversight of experiential integrations and partner experiences.
- Build and develop relationships with brand partner contacts, including client hosting at WWE events.
- Drive revenue by leading all renewals, upsells, and cross-sells for WWE while unlocking new revenue opportunities across the TKO enterprise.
- Support VP in in developing a high-performing consultative, insight-driven strategic marketing team.
- Champion a culture of innovation, thought leadership, and proactive partner management within the Partnerships Marketing organization.
- Manage and mentor a high-performing team of strategists and cross-functional contributors, fostering a growth mindset and collaborative environment.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in marketing strategy, consulting, commercial operations, or corporate development, ideally in sports, entertainment, or media.
- Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and driving organizational change.
- Deep understanding of brand partnerships, marketing strategy, commercialization, and client service models.
- Strong commercial acumen, with proven experience negotiating and renewing long-term partnerships. Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience building and mentoring high-performing teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field required.
Preferred
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred.
Benefits
- robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off
WWE
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WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is a multi-faceted media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 900 million homes worldwide in 28 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, BT Sport, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. With more than one billion social media followers, the #1 sports channel on YouTube and content trending weekly on Twitter, WWE is one of the most-followed and influential brands in the world. The Company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Riyadh, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.
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