Manager, Marketing & Brand Partnerships

Wave Sports & Entertainment • New York, NY

2d • $85,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Wave Sports & Entertainment is seeking a Manager, Marketing & Brand Partnerships to join the Wave Sales Team. The ideal candidate will have the knowledge, skills and experience to perform the following:

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in integrated marketing / strategy / brand partnerships
• Proven ability to develop best-in-class sponsorship opportunities across digital and social
• Creative thinker who can present opportunities visually in Google Slides
• Excellent project management skills (detail-oriented); ability to move multiple proactive initiatives forward and manage varying reactive deliverables simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with executive-level decision-makers
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data, research, and trends into actionable insights
• Proven ability to influence, inspire and motivate cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic conduit between Sales and Content Operations during RFP process, gathering and communicating advertiser insights, marketplace needs, historical information, and client feedback, coming up with creative solutions that solve complex client goals, and bringing the pitch to life via compelling visuals/decks and copywriting.
• Support Sales throughout the pre-sale stage through RFP response submission, deck creation, client pitch updates, and any questions, issues, or support requests that may arise.
• Hold brainstorming sessions when needed.
• Update sales materials / decks when needed.
• Join external client calls when needed.
• Collaborate with Sales and Account Management on pricing strategies and media plan builds.
• Special emphasis on client strategy, creative development, sales materials generation, and content planning.
• Liaison with Account Management, Content Operations, and Production to externally manage post-sale execution aspects of advertiser campaigns.
• Client communication and organizing program kick-off calls.
• Crafting deliverable timelines that align with campaign launch/delivery tracking.
• Strategy and fulfillment of custom partnership elements (custom segments, branded content, experiential, etc.).
• Assist Senior Manager, Marketing & Brand Partnership with market positioning strategy and tentpole packaging around key sports and entertainment calendar moments, seeking to consistently identify efficiencies and streamline communication/feedback loops.
• Support the coordination and collaboration with multiple departments (Content Operations, Production, Social Programming, Experiential, etc.) to create premium content opportunities for Sales’ highest priority partners and accounts.
• Serve as strategic support for all sales packages/pitches in-market.
• Regularly monitor and update external sales and marketing materials to ensure accuracy on all featured stats and insights in-market.

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• 100% company-paid premiums for Employee medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
• Flex-benefit options (FSA, HSA, Commuter)
• Company sponsored 401(k) plan
• Stock options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Phone/Internet Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed