Manager - Partnership Marketing

Hard Rock Digital • Florida, FL

1d • Remote

About The Position

Hard Rock Digital is seeking a Manager, Partnership Marketing to own the day-to-day management and execution of Hard Rock Bet's partnerships across premium experiences, live events, and destination and venue programs within our Lifestyle & Entertainment portfolio. This role involves driving activation planning and delivery, serving as a primary point of contact for assigned partners, and ensuring programs move from concept through flawless execution. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves live events and premium experiences, and wants to help shape one of the fastest-growing brands in gaming. This role reports to the Director, Partnership Marketing.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of experience in partnerships, marketing, events, hospitality, or experiential marketing (brand, entertainment property, venue, or agency)
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
• Experience managing partnerships or activations from planning through execution
• Experience with on-site event execution, including venue and vendor management and guest experience
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Ability to work with external partners, venues, and vendors while collaborating cross-functionally
• Comfort balancing hands-on execution with forward planning in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in PowerPoint/Google Slides, Excel/Google Sheets, and project management tools (Monday.com, Asana, Airtable)
• Passion for sports, sports betting, entertainment, and culture

Nice To Haves

• Online casino, iGaming, or sportsbook marketing experience a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of assigned partnerships, from planning through execution and fulfillment, including on-site activations
• Serve as the primary internal and external point of contact for assigned partners
• Lead planning and on-site execution of premium experiences, live events, and destination and venue programs
• Manage guest experience details for premium programs, including access, itineraries, credentialing, and venue and vendor logistics
• Drive partnership timelines forward, ensuring momentum from proposal to execution
• Support deal refinement by helping define assets and experiential value propositions
• Negotiate and secure added-value assets, make-goods, or optimizations when appropriate
• Coordinate across internal teams (Brand, Creative, CRM, Promotions, Omni-Channel, Social, Media, and Legal/Compliance) and external vendors to ensure commitments are delivered on time and on brand
• Develop integrated activation plans across on-site, digital, social, CRM, content, and promotions
• Manage creative and campaign workflow from brief through production, approvals, and launch
• Ensure activations are delivered on brand, on budget, and aligned with partnership objectives
• Work closely with external agency partners to keep execution aligned, high quality, and scalable
• Partner with Evaluation & Measurement to contribute insights and recommendations that inform optimization and future opportunities
• Support recap reporting for key partnerships, capturing results and learnings
• Identify opportunities to enhance performance and streamline processes

Benefits

• Flexible vacation allowance
• Remote (FL Based)
• Opportunities for in-person collaboration at our Davie, FL headquarters at least twice a year, or a hybrid arrangement
• Innovative Environment
• Growth Opportunities
• Diverse and Inclusive
• Backing of a globally recognized brand and enterprise-level resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level