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8 days ago

Brand Partnerships & Sponsorship Manager

Manchester's Finest Group

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)Full time£75K/yr – £80K/yr

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Manchester's Finest Group

Brand Partnerships & Sponsorship Manager

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

£75K/yr – £80K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own a high visibility brand partnerships portfolio and drive the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing, while building senior‑level relationships with national brands, their agencies and partnerships teams. You will manage revenue targets, craft integrated sponsorship proposals for content, events and digital platforms, and collaborate with editorial, events and social teams to deliver compelling partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Generate and close new brand business
Build and own a pipeline of national and international brands and their agencies.
Identify sponsorship and partnership opportunities across sectors including drinks, automotive, finance, payments, travel, technology, fashion and retail.
Use targeted outreach, phone calls, networking, market knowledge and your existing contacts to start conversations and secure meetings.
Build relationships with senior marketing, partnerships and brand decision-makers, alongside media, creative, sponsorship and PR agencies.
Manage the full sales cycle from initial research and outreach through to discovery, proposal, negotiation and signed agreement.
Lead client meetings to understand objectives, target audiences, budgets, timescales and campaign KPIs.
Follow up consistently, overcome objections and move opportunities towards a decision.
Take ownership of agreed revenue targets and closing new business.
Sell brand sponsorship of our original content series, live events, editorial guides and digital platforms.

Requirements

At least three years’ experience in sponsorship, brand partnerships, media sales or a closely related commercial role.
A proven track record of personally securing brand deals and achieving revenue targets.
Experience owning the full sales cycle, including finding and approaching your own prospects.
An existing network of contacts at national brands and the agencies that represent them.
Confidence speaking to senior marketing, partnerships and brand decision-makers.
Strong prospecting, pitching, negotiation and closing skills.
The ability to create compelling commercial proposals and pitch decks.
An understanding of how brands use content, social media, digital platforms, events and experiences to reach audiences.
Experience navigating brand and agency buying processes, campaign planning and budget cycles.
Good commercial judgement around pricing, budgets and profitability.

Benefits

An extra day off on your birthday and additional days off over the Christmas break.
Exclusive staff discounts at some of Manchester’s best bars and restaurants.
Regular invitations to exclusive VIP events in Manchester.
Based at our Northern Quarter office, with the option to work from home on Wednesdays.

Manchester's Finest Group

1.7 Glassdoor

A modern, progressive network of respected editorial properties built to champion Greater Manchester.Manchester's Finest Group totals almost 3 million social media followers and has a monthly reach of 90 million.Our platforms:- Manchester's Finest - manchestersfinest.com -@MCRfinest- Proper Manchester - propermanchester.com - @ProperMCR- Northern Quarter, Manchester - northernquartermanchester.com - @NQmanchester- Ancoats, Manchester - @Ancoats_MCR- Manchester Christmas Markets - @ManchesterChristmasMarket- We Are MCR - @WeAreMCR

Founded in 2013

Manchester, England, GBR

19 employees (10 in marketing)

www.manchestersfinest.com

0% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

£75K/yr – £80K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

8 (42% of company)

Median Tenure

15.8 years

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

171.9K

Traffic Source Mix

79.9%

Direct

12%

Referral

3.3%

Social

Paid

0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19

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Links

www.manchestersfinest.com

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Responsibilities

Generate and close new brand business
Build and own a pipeline of national and international brands and their agencies.
Identify sponsorship and partnership opportunities across sectors including drinks, automotive, finance, payments, travel, technology, fashion and retail.
Use targeted outreach, phone calls, networking, market knowledge and your existing contacts to start conversations and secure meetings.
Build relationships with senior marketing, partnerships and brand decision-makers, alongside media, creative, sponsorship and PR agencies.
Manage the full sales cycle from initial research and outreach through to discovery, proposal, negotiation and signed agreement.
Lead client meetings to understand objectives, target audiences, budgets, timescales and campaign KPIs.
Follow up consistently, overcome objections and move opportunities towards a decision.
Take ownership of agreed revenue targets and closing new business.
Sell brand sponsorship of our original content series, live events, editorial guides and digital platforms.

Requirements

At least three years’ experience in sponsorship, brand partnerships, media sales or a closely related commercial role.
A proven track record of personally securing brand deals and achieving revenue targets.
Experience owning the full sales cycle, including finding and approaching your own prospects.
An existing network of contacts at national brands and the agencies that represent them.
Confidence speaking to senior marketing, partnerships and brand decision-makers.
Strong prospecting, pitching, negotiation and closing skills.
The ability to create compelling commercial proposals and pitch decks.
An understanding of how brands use content, social media, digital platforms, events and experiences to reach audiences.
Experience navigating brand and agency buying processes, campaign planning and budget cycles.
Good commercial judgement around pricing, budgets and profitability.

Benefits

An extra day off on your birthday and additional days off over the Christmas break.
Exclusive staff discounts at some of Manchester’s best bars and restaurants.
Regular invitations to exclusive VIP events in Manchester.
Based at our Northern Quarter office, with the option to work from home on Wednesdays.