Circle Brands: Partnership Coordinator

Kaspar Companies•Yoakum, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Circle Brands is seeking a Partnerships Coordinator who thrives on building strong relationships and turning partnership commitments into successful brand activations. This role is energized by coordinating athletes, sponsors, content, products, and events with exceptional follow-through. The ideal candidate will be drawn to working with trusted Western and equestrian brands in a family-centric company, and find inspiration in the values of stewardship, versatility, and family, as well as the improvement of people’s lives through stewardship of God-given resources. The Partnerships Coordinator manages the day-to-day execution of Circle Brands’ sponsorship, endorsee, athlete, and collaborator relationships. This role turns approved agreements into clear actions, coordinated product and content support, timely communication, and well-executed brand activations while partnering across Marketing, Events, Sales, Operations, Shipping, and Accounting.

Requirements

Sponsorship, partnership, and talent relationship coordination
Agreement administration and deliverable tracking
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication
Project management, organization, judgment, attention to detail, and follow-through
Product fulfillment, logistics, content coordination, and cross-functional collaboration
Continuous improvement principles and continuous improvement
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, sports management, business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience
Two or more years of experience in partnerships, marketing, events, sponsorships, account coordination, or a related role preferred
Experience coordinating product, content, photoshoots, partner deliverables, or event activations preferred
Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 and project-management tools
Extended periods of sitting and computer use
Ability to travel by vehicle and air and work extended or non-traditional hours during events or activations

Nice To Haves

Western, rodeo, or equestrian industry experience preferred
Occasional work around horses for content, athlete, product, or event activities
Ability to assist with packing, setup, product movement, and event-support activities, including occasional bending, reaching, stooping, and lifting up to 25 pounds

Responsibilities

Coordinate the sponsorship and partnership lifecycle from approved opportunity through onboarding, activation, renewal, and offboarding.
Manage day-to-day communication and follow-through with sponsored organizations, athletes, endorsees, and collaborators.
Translate approved partnership commitments into clear deliverables, owners, deadlines, and follow-up.
Manage partnership requirements, including product, advertising, social content, e-blasts, commercials, PA announcements, logo placements, appearances, and event obligations.
Coordinate partner product orders, deliveries, returns, inventory, documentation, and payment coordination with Accounting.
Coordinate partner photoshoots and content deliverables, including scheduling, product needs, usage rights, asset collection, and follow-up.
Partner with the Events Manager on sponsor activations, talent appearances, event requirements, preparation, on-site support, teardown, and returns.
Maintain visibility to sponsorship investment, deliverables, performance, gaps, and renewal considerations.
Apply continuous improvement principles to strengthen standard work, visual management, problem-solving, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
All other duties as assigned by management.