Manager, Global Sponsorship
About The Position
The Manager, Sponsorship is part of the Global Partnerships team, which manages and executes League sponsorship deals and relationships. This role manages day-to-day relationships with League partners, including activation, strategy, planning, creative development, and collaboration across the League to support partner initiatives. It also involves sales skills, asset creation and development, and execution. The position manages relationships with 7–9 NFL partners and their season-long activation programs, contractual deliverables, and day-to-day activations. The manager collaborates with internal departments, identifies partner upsell opportunities, manages account coordinators, supports renewals, and leads activations and cross-departmental projects at NFL events. The role is based onsite in the NFL’s New York office when not traveling, requires travel for event planning and execution approximately 25% of the time, and may involve work exceeding 40 hours per week as well as some weekend and global travel work for client hosting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5–7+ years of experience in sports or with an agency.
- Sports sponsorship background.
- League or club experience.
- Client management experience.
- Sales or revenue-generation experience.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills.
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- Team player.
- Problem-solving ability.
- Creative thinking.
Nice To Haves
- Additional language proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Manage relationships with 7–9 NFL partners, including strategic planning of season-long activation programs, day-to-day activations, and contractual deliverables.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Marketing, Events, Community Relations, Media, PR, Brand, and Legal, to align partner programs with League initiatives.
- Develop partner upsell opportunities, including asset development, sales pitches, and program execution.
- Manage account Coordinators.
- Support the Sponsorship Director on renewals.
- Serve as the on-site activation lead at NFL events, overseeing experiential activations and partner experiences.
- Lead cross-departmental project management for selected projects to secure and execute partner deliverables, including Pro Bowl, Honors, and Kickoff.
- Build and develop relationships with partner contacts, including hosting clients at NFL events.
- Support the global business of the NFL.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
