The Manager, Sponsorship is part of the Global Partnerships team that manages and executes League sponsorship deals and relationships. The specific duties essential for this role include managing the day-to-day relationships with League partners, encompassing all activations, strategy, planning, creative, and work across the League to support initiatives with our partners. The position also requires sales skills and asset creation/development with execution.   

Responsibilities:

• Manage the relationship with 7-9 NFL partners; responsible for strategic planning of season-long activation programs, day-to-day partner activations, and contractual deliverables
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders (including Marketing, Events, Community Relations, Media, PR, Brand, Legal etc.) to align partner programs and League initiatives
• Responsible for partner upsell opportunities, including asset development, sales pitch, and program execution
• Manage account Coordinators
• Support the Sponsorship Director on renewals
• Act as the on-site activation lead at NFL events, including oversight of experiential activations and partner experiences
• Serve as cross-departmental project manager lead on specific projects to secure and execute partner deliverables (Pro Bowl, Honors, Kickoff, etc)
• Build and develop relationships with partner contacts, including client hosting at NFL events
• All responsibilities include supporting the Global business of the NFL

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5-8 years of experience in sports or with an agency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sports Sponsorship background
• League or Club experience
• Client management experience
• Sales/Revenue generation
• Additional language proficiency preferred

Other Key Attributes / Talent Characteristics:

• Self-starter with strong work ethic
• Team player
• Strong communication skills
• Problem solver
• Creative thinker
• Good with time management
• Organized

Physical Demands:

• Event execution

Travel:

• Around planning and executing events.  Up to 25+% of the time

Terms /Expected Hours of Work:

• 40+ hours per week
• Planning and execution of events
• Some weekend/global travel work for hosting clients

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting, that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials, or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.