Manager, Partnership Marketing

USA Swimming•Colorado Springs, CO

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Partnership Marketing serves as the primary owner of assigned corporate partner accounts, responsible for day-to-day relationship management, execution of contractual deliverables, and activation planning. This role ensures best-in-class partner service while supporting revenue growth, retention, and cross-functional execution across partnerships, events, and e-commerce initiatives.

Requirements

Strong relationship management and client service skills.
Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
Ability to manage multiple accounts, deadlines, and event-driven priorities.
Analytical mindset with ability to support reporting and performance insights.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, CRM systems, and presentation tools.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Strong leadership and management skills.
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, sports management, business, or related field.
3–6 years of experience in sports marketing, sponsorship, events, or account management.
Must be able to travel, both domestically and internationally, up to 20% of the year.
Must be able to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
Must be willing to relocate to Colorado Springs, CO, or the surrounding area.

Nice To Haves

Experience in partnership marketing, client services, or commercial sports environment preferred.
Understanding or experience of National Governing Bodies (NGB’s) structures, roles, and objectives in relation to the Olympic Movement and athlete relations.

Responsibilities

Serve as a point of contact for corporate partners, leading day-to-day communication, planning, and execution of partner programs.
Own execution of contractual deliverables across events, digital, content, broadcast, and retail channels, ensuring high-quality fulfillment.
Lead planning and execution of event activations, hospitality, and fan experiences, with support from partnerships team and direction from Director, Strategic Partnerships.
Support renewal strategy development and identify upsell and incremental revenue opportunities within existing partnerships.
Support Director, Strategic Partnerships with initiatives across e-commerce, merchandising, and licensing as needed, including executional and partner-facing deliverables.
Own development and maintenance of sales creative materials used for partner proposals, renewals, and presentations.
Collaborate with partnerships team to ensure accurate pipeline tracking and internal sales reporting systems.
Support coordination of Friends & Family Program execution and support partner integration into broader commercial initiatives.
Lead coordination and alignment of on-site retail execution, including event support and vendor coordination as needed for USA Swimming Championship level events.
Support partner reporting, recaps, and performance measurement ROI.
Own value-in-kind fulfillment, tracking, processing, distribution, reconciliation, and coordination with finance team and internal stakeholders.
Provide lead on-site support for partner activations, retail execution, and fan experience programming at marquee events.
Other duties, as assigned.