There is a wide range of roles in sponsorships that typically involve events management and/or marketing and or sales. Here are some sample job advertisements for this type of role:

Senior Event Marketing Manager, Sponsorships

Yext

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New York, NY

The customer journey starts with a question. And consumers expect answers. Yext puts businesses in control of their facts online with brand-verified answers in search. By serving accurate, consistent, brand-verified answers to consumer questions, Yext delivers authoritative information straight from the source — the business itself — no matter where or how customers are searching. Taco Bell, Marriott, Jaguar Land Rover, and businesses around the globe use the Yext platform to capture consumer intent and drive digital discovery, engagement, and revenue — all from a single source of truth. Yext’s mission is to provide perfect answers everywhere.We’re currently on the hunt to add an amazing Senior Event Marketing Manager with a focus on trade shows and event sponsorships to our team. Our dream candidate understands the tech space and is passionate about both generating revenue and evangelizing Yext’s brand at third party events. The individual we’re seeking for this position understands the power of strategic event planning, and is excited about the opportunity to be involved with the growth of a world-class event marketing team.If you relish the opportunity to use strategic event marketing to grow an already impressive company, we can help you evolve your career overnight.

Responsibilities

Design, create and execute Yext’s presence at industry trade shows, conferences, and third-party events.
Research new conferences and event opportunities, and lead the planning and execution around all aspects of Yext participation and brand.
Manage onsite execution of events as well as post event follow up.
Manage internal and external communication around events and conferences.
Negotiate contracts for tradeshows, hotels, conference centers, restaurants, suites, local venues, and various types of suppliers
Evangelize corporate event standards and best practices with all teams that attend events.
Work closely with other partners within the company: Sales, Operations, Product Development, HR, etc.
Research and assess new ways to drive interest at events by leveraging event advertising, targeted lists, and other creative opportunities to get out there; test and follow-up campaigns
Maintain and grow relationships with conference organizers to extend and amplify marketing initiatives
Collaborate with event team members on Yext owned events, included but not limited to internal programs and ONWARD, Yext;s annual user conference.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or similar college level education and a minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience, including event planning, preferably in an entrepreneurial setting.
Extremely organized with a strong attention to detail; Passionate about your work
Comfortable and flexible in a fast-changing environment
“Quick start” mentality with high production output
Efficient worker with a positive, proactive and energetic personality
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, visual skills, ability to prioritize
Creative, diplomatic, ability to multitask and handle pressure
Experience working with a variety of stakeholders including C-level team members, entrepreneurs, investors, executives and vendors
Proven ability to work in a dynamic environment with many types of people at various levels
Experience developing RFPs, reviewing contracts and vendor negotiation
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, prioritize assignments, and meet deadlines
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Excel, Google docs and Salesforce are a plus.
Role requires approximately 30% domestic travel

Compensation, Benefits & Perks

Yext offers the following exceptional benefits: competitive compensation, 401k, unlimited snacks, daily meal allowance, flexible hours/paid time off, and excellent health/dental/vision insurance. We treat our employees well and offer tremendous growth opportunities. Challenging work pushes our people to be creative in a casual environment that is caring, fun, and collaborative. We believe that when you have smart, happy people working together you can produce something special.

About

Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great Place to Work®, as well as a Best Workplace for Women. Yext is headquartered in New York City with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Miami, Milan, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and the Washington, D.C. area.

Yext is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, genetics, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Event Sponsorship Manager

Dow Jones – New York, NY 10176 (Murray Hill area)

Provide sponsors with a seamless experience by developing relevant activations that integrate with our event objectives and positively portray their brand to high caliber attendees

Serve as the liaison and single point of contact between event sponsors, their agencies, and all Dow Jones production teams and vendors

Support the Dow Jones events team in achieving sales goals by managing all sponsor deliverables from planning, through execution, to debrief

Be a key part of the events team, and build strong partnerships with sales, editorial, and creative teams to ensure sponsor interests are well represented as we look to push the boundaries for how we integrate brands into the event experience

Work with the Sales team to generate appealing selling materials

Dow Jones , Making Careers Newsworthy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com . Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line.

About Us

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the world’s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Event Sponsorship Manager (sold out event series!)

WealthLAB (wealthlab.co) – New York, NY 10004 (Financial District area)

Full-time, Contract, Commission

We’re a digital media and events startup (think CNN Money for Millennials) run by award-winning entrepreneurs and Forbes 30 Under 30 entrants, with 20M aggregate reach and a series of sold-out events.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR an entrepreneurial and creative go-getter to join our NYC office to lead our sponsorship efforts for our event series OPENSTAGE, an intimate speaking series in Brooklyn.

NOTE: Only apply if you have experience securing sponsors.

THE ROLE: The Event Manager will be responsible for producing the events, securing sponsors, selling packages, pitching partnerships and ensuring the success of each event.

Your tasks will include:

Research, source and develop industry contacts
Sell sponsorship packages
Develop sponsorship opportunities for a portfolio of events
Create new event programs
Build long-term relationships with clients
Have a deep understanding of the motivation of each player in each stage of the sales cycle
Make intelligent proposals to clients
Meet sales targets

THE EVENT SERIES: OPEN STAGE is a bi-monthly speaker series presented by WealthLAB and Hotel RL in Bushwick.
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Featuring an intimate setup (max. 100 people), we host a panel of diverse young entrepreneurs to share the tactics, habits, secrets, and tips that helped them get to where they are.

Our events include tech millionaires, investors, high rise developers, bestselling authors and more.

FORMAT: The events are informal, intimate and interactive. At these events, there will be open bar from 6-8 pm with free wine, champagne and beer to help get the vibe right.
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YOU: We’re looking for a certain type of individual, with a hustler’s DNA, one who has big dreams and aspirations of one day making the Inc. 5000 list.

Entrepreneurial mindset
Self disciplined, organized and ambitious
Able to consistently hit daily and monthly objectives
Positive and energetic attitude with exceptional communication skills
Ability to work in a high-energy, sales-team environment

HOW A PITCH COULD LOOK: OK, so picture this. An accounting company’s CAC (customer acquisition costs) hovers around $30+. Our attendees sign up for a free trial in order to receive open bar etc.

Now by pitching the company a $25 CAC, you can command a $2500 base sponsorship fee just to start the conversation.

This is a dynamic role that fits high energy, collaborative and smart sales people who want to jump-start their career by building the foundation of what it takes to be a rockstar rainmaker.

COMPENSATION: Depending on experience, we offer a base + generous commission (with exceptional media and events track record) or even stock options for all-star talent.

MUST: Have experience in either (or ideally both!) digital media, events and conferences.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Commission

Application Question:

Can you sell sponsorships to startups?

Commission Only:

Additional Compensation:

Commission
Bonuses

Work Location:

One location
On the road

Director, Sponsorship Sales

Sportradar AG – New York, NY

We are searching for a dynamic, motivated person with sales and sponsorship experience to take on a new role in the ad:s division developing our North American sponsorship/brand partnership business.

This role is creating and selling sponsorship opportunities and other marketing solutions across the current company partner portfolio, with the main focus on sports betting operators.

Learn more about our ad:s division here: https://www.sportradar.com/ads/

THE CHALLENGE

Work with the Director Global Sponsorship Sales to develop Sportradar’s sponsorship business in the North America with a focus on the sports betting category
Manage the growth of the ad:s (advertising & sponsorship) business by developing new commercial opportunities to service existing and future clients
Manage relationships with sports rights-holder from conceptual discussions through to contracting and representation
Create a model for sports betting sponsorship related advisory services geared towards both rights-holders and operators including sales/acquisition strategy, marketing activation and ROI measurement
Drive acquisition of new business through market research, analysis and sales
Prepare sales documentation including internal overviews and external presentations
Present and sell opportunities to potential clients
Contribute to the wider internal sponsorship and monetization strategy
Monitor and highlight international trends in the Sponsorship & Advertising industry of sports betting operators and US media
Manage sales pipeline on the internal CRM system (salesforce)

YOUR PROFILE

Senior direct sponsorship sales experience – 7 figure partnership deals
Experience consulting and advising clients about sponsorship sales and activation
Understanding of the sports betting and gaming landscape
Strong network across sporting rights-holders and major agency players in the US
Positive personality with good networking skills
Organizational skills for managing a wide sales pipeline
Creative thinker and relevant skills for visualizing ideas
Spanish proficiency a plus
Passionate about sports
Willingness to travel

OUR OFFER

Competitive salary (based on experience and on location)
Plug into international network of expert fellow employees
Opportunity to play key role in a fast-growing company, with an incredibly ambitious and innovative drive in the sports intelligence space

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We are a truly international business employing over 2,000 people in more than 30 locations around the world. Our rapid growth has been driven by technological innovation alongside an understanding of our clients’ business needs. It is our commitment to excellent service, quality and reliability that makes us the trusted partner of more than 1,000 companies in over 100 countries.

We occupy a unique position at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries. This creates an exciting and fast-moving working environment that rewards creative thinking and hard work. We are passionate about what we do, and we care passionately about our people.

If you think you’re up to the challenge, come and help us to grow, innovate and develop!

Sportradar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to encourage diversity within our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to among other things, your background, status or personal preferences.

Your differences help shape our future

Sponsorship Marketing Manager

World Wrestling Entertainment

The Marketing Manager will work in tandem with Sales team to contribute to the growth of WWE’s Global Sales Partnership business by securing new domestic and international sponsorship/advertising partners, as well as key renewals. This professional will develop integrated proposals and drive partnership storytelling in client-facing communication while liaising with internal stakeholders. The Marketing Manager will be the point person for Sales team requests and lead the proposal development process for all assigned accounts. Creative ideation, strategic thinking, problem solving, and ability to pivot quickly are key. Candidate should thrive in a supportive team environment that prizes collaboration, innovation, and leadership in all roles.

Key Responsibilities:

Craft custom, integrated sponsorship and media programs from WWE’s diverse asset roster to meet partner objectives in response to RFPs and Sales briefings
Communicate ideas though eye-catching, strategically plotted decks
Own proposal development process from kickoff calls through delivery and pitch to client
Collaborate with Sales, Planning, Ad Ops, Creative/Production, Account Management, and Analytics teams to ensure strategic planning and executable programs
Identify brand and consumer alignments between WWE and partners to craft compelling cases for partnership
Access, analyze, and disseminate third party research to enhance positioning of WWE to partners
Capture WWE’s brand proposition and sponsorship opportunities in concise, compelling marketing materials
Craft proposals with creative ideation while maximizing profitability
Work with WWE broadcast and third-party content partners to develop co-sell programs
Manage communication with clients to ensure materials and information are provided in a timely, professional manner
Lead internal and external meetings with clear agendas and collaborative conversation

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 to 5 years of related experience, preferably at a media/creative agency, media company, or the marketing organization of a brand/property
Experience with a combination of any of following: league or event sponsorship, digital/social media, linear or OTT networks, experiential, custom production, talent rights/endorsements
Proven experience in understanding the relationship between brand marketing objectives and cross-platform media offerings needed to help drive & achieve a brand’s business goals/results
Ability to create cohesive 360 sponsorship programs with clear strategies and executional tactics
Extensive experience designing and writing PowerPoint decks
Comfort with ideating collaboratively or as an individual
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate clearly in both writing and speech
Demonstrated ability to stay organized and prioritize in an extremely fast-paced environment
Passionate, driven, and personally accountable with a commanding presence and energy
Flexibility to work in Stamford, CT headquarters approximately once a week
Ability to travel domestically for client meetings and WWE events; approximately one time per month
Bachelor’s Degree required

Coordinator Sponsorship Marketing

JetBlue Airways Corporation

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Long Island City, NY 11101

Position Summary

The Sponsorship Marketing Coordinator will be a part of the Sponsorship Marketing team which oversees a portfolio of sports, entertainment, arts & culture sponsorships in New York, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The Coordinator is based in New York and reports to the Sponsorship Marketing Manager. The Coordinator will support the Sponsorship Marketing team with fulfillment of all sponsorship assets and program execution.

Essential Responsibilities

Manage ticket distribution and implement ticket tracking mechanism for all sponsorship tickets and hospitality
Support asset trafficking to sponsorships POCs and maintain asset tracker across sponsorships to assure on-time delivery of all assets
Collect internal and external program results, analytics and photos and help build recaps
Manage promotional elements related to sponsorship activations including developing briefs, evaluating creative output, building landing pages and coordinating with internal partners including Design, Social Media, Inflight, Legal, Pricing and Operations teams
Evaluate sponsorship opportunities and renewals, craft recommendations and track proposals for internal reporting
Assist with research and analysis to inform sponsorship plans and activations
Source vendors and order event materials
Maintain inventory of event and promotional materials
Process new partner financial documentation and invoices
Administrative support and other projects as needed

Minimum Experience and Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Sports Marketing or related field
One (1) year of marketing, agency, communications, sports business or airline experience
Ability to work non-traditional hours (nights/weekends)
Must pass a ten (10) year background check and pre-employment drug test
Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

Experience managing large-scale cross-functional programs
Experience managing sponsorships, promotions, digital and social programs, and / or experiential activations

Crewmember Expectations:

Regular attendance and punctuality
Potential need to work flexible hours and be available to respond on short-notice
Well-groomed and able to maintain a professional appearance
When working or traveling on JetBlue flights, and if time permits, all capable crewmembers are asked to assist with light cleaning of the aircraft
Must be an appropriate organizational fit for the JetBlue culture, that is, exhibit the JetBlue values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion and Fun
Promote JetBlue’s #1 value of safety as a Safety Ambassador, supporting JetBlue’s Safety Management System (SMS) components, Safety Policy and behavioral standards
Identify safety and/or security concerns, issues, incidents or hazards that should be reported and report them whenever possible and by any means necessary including JetBlue’s confidential reporting systems (Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) or Safety Action Report(SAR)

Equipment:

Computer and other office equipment

Work Environment:

Normal office environment
Occasional events and activations, on location and outside of business hours

Physical Effort:

Moderate physical effort required by handling objects up to 40 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently. (Light)