Coordinator, Partnership Marketing

UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION 1•Atlanta, GA

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

The U.S. Soccer Federation exists in service to soccer, aiming to ignite a national passion for the game, believing it is a force for good. They emphasize teamwork, working closely with Federation partners and members to inspire, support, and guide every level of the game: from the grassroots to the National Teams. Their goal is to bring soccer into every home and community across America, believing it can transform lives. U.S. Soccer is in a period of significant growth with ambitious plans, seeking dynamic servant leaders who demonstrate visionary leadership, analytical decision-making, professional flexibility, and an empathic management style to build bold teams and deliver globally significant results. U.S. Soccer is seeking a Coordinator, Partnership Marketing to join its industry-leading team and help drive the growth of soccer in the United States. This individual will be a key contributor within U.S. Soccer’s growing commercial team and an important driver in the relationship between the Federation and its current and potential strategic partners. The coordinator will be keenly focused on driving partner-specific commercial value among its roster of blue-chip partners and will collaborate with the balance of the U.S. Soccer commercial team to build the U.S. Soccer brand, engage fans, and deliver results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of expertise
2-4 years of experience working with or managing corporate partnerships
General knowledge of soccer
Capable of working in fast-paced and demanding environments
Must be able to connect “micro” details to the “macro” vision and mission
Able and willing to travel up to 35% of the time to all domestic U.S. Soccer controlled matches
Able and willing to work non-traditional hours including evenings, weekends & holidays

Nice To Haves

Experience in sports partnership marketing and activation
Strong analytical skills with experience understanding and interpreting quantitative and qualitative research to assist with partnership recaps and communicating activation success
Pro-active, bias for action to provide great partner-specific value
Market expertise in a space that is evolving and changing
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple concurrent events through multi-tasking and managing priorities efficiently
Ability to work independently and as a part of a multidisciplinary team
Excellent computer skills, including Outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint and advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities
Experience with Adobe suite or a similar program is preferred
A background in, and passion for, soccer, sports and entertainment is preferred
Desire to be part of a team
”Student of the Game” mentality and desire for continual growth
Accountable for actions/decisions and does not make excuses
Ability to apply learning from past projects and experiences
Multi-lingual a plus

Responsibilities

Ensuring matchday success: lead execution of on-site partner activations at all domestic U.S. Soccer controlled matches; coordinate and communicate needs with internal departments and external stakeholders.
Leading day-to-day relationships: own and support U.S. Soccer’s relationships with assigned commercial partners to maximize partner value; develop and implement creative and high-impact activations that help all parties achieve their goals, including Media and Content integration with our partners to build and strengthen long-term strategic relationships.
Establishing new platforms and opportunities: support collaboration with U.S. Soccer colleagues across all departments to create and implement sellable programming and identify ways that current partners can be authentically integrated to help accomplish their goals, and support U.S. Soccer’s bullish growth projections.
Developing and presenting onboarding materials: leverage partner activation expertise to create communication that helps new partners implement their programming quickly and effectively to support delivery of high-impact activations.