Sponsor Activations Manager
About The Position
Sundial Media & Technology Group (SMTG) is a human connections platform that connects, elevates, and empowers HER, the Chief Influence Officer. With over 100 years of community knowledge and insights, SMTG is redefining the media model into a next-generation platform. Powered by proprietary intelligence and AI technology, it activates an ecosystem that scales HER influence and economic power. Its portfolio includes iconic brands and experiences shaping culture today—ESSENCE (Girls United, ESSENCE Studios, ESSENCE Festival of Culture®), Refinery29, AFROPUNK, Beautycon™ (including NaturallyCurly), the Global Black Economic Forum, the Academy for Advancing Excellence, and the New Voices Fund. Through storytelling, products, and platforms, SMTG delivers the tools and technology to shape the future of media, commerce, and community—on HER terms. This role is with ESSENCE, looking for someone to join the Activations Team who loves providing excellent client service and helping to develop awesome activations for the ESSENCE Ventures portfolio of brands.
Requirements
- A minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience in sponsorship, marketing/advertising, or events
- Detail-oriented with excellent organization skills
- Exceptional oral, written, and presentation communication skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Responsibilities
- Manage a select number of sponsor accounts and experiences with post-sale execution of Festival sponsorship benefits
- Create a sponsor kick-off deck that includes a final deliverable checklist
- Initiate and lead all assigned sponsor kick-off calls and weekly status calls
- Maintain and oversee assigned sponsor deliverable fulfillment tracking and manage all documentation and timelines
- Manage the fulfillment of all sponsor benefits pre-, during-, and post-the 2026 Event (eg. ad/promotion, tickets, on-site signage/collateral, displays, etc.) against sponsor contracts
- Collaborate with internal and external teams related to the fulfillment of sponsor contracted deliverables (eg. activation, program development, etc)
- Complete sponsor post-event recap
- Develop and create sponsor activation overview deck ahead of 2026 Event for Senior Leadership team
- Enforce sponsorship policies/standards (e.g. use of Festival marks, sponsor recognition, etc.)
- Attend weekly status calls and provide reporting status updates to Sponsor Activation Lead, Marketing Activation Operations Lead, and Experience Leads
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
