Manager - Partnership Marketing - Panthers

Position : Manager - Partnership Marketing - Panthers

Department : Corporate Partnerships

Reporting Relationship : Reports to the Senior Director of Partnership Marketing

Status : Full-Time (Exempt)

Position Summary

The Partnership Marketing Manager manages the day-to-day relationships with select Carolina Panthers partners, including account management, contract fulfillment, and retention efforts, with the goal of successfully providing our partners with best-in-class service and flawless execution.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for all assigned partnership accounts
• Responsible for overall day-to-day account management including contract activation and fulfillment, strategic direction, and budget for assigned corporate partners.
• Co-create with the customer, and track, key performance indicators (KPI's) for Corporate Partnership relationships
• Source and curate data supporting the KPI's for the quarterly business reviews and throughout the partnership (e.g. one-off infographics)
• Position and present customer objectives and data in a platform customized to the audience (e.g. exec summary for the C-Suite)
• Manage partnership deliverables (i.e. branding, signage, media, print, promotional, entertainment elements, etc.) to ensure quality standards and that partner expectations are met.
• Coordinate the implementation of branding and activations during Panthers game days and other events including digital signage, in-game features, and fan engagement activations.
• Support and review partner activations, including evaluation and approval of promotional programs, rules, artwork, and in-market supporting media.
• Initiate and maintain regular contact with client and / or client's agency, developing strong professional relationships.
• Lead quarterly business review meetings with customer stakeholders
• Understand and navigate the hierarchy of decision-makers and influencers within Corporate Partner relationships to ensure our value proposition is communicated to all
• Develop a deep understanding of your Corporate Partners business (how they make money, go to market strategy, financials, macroeconomic forces, etc.) and how those impact our customer relationship
• Brainstorm and collaborate, on a regular basis, incremental ideas on how to deliver KPI's to meet customer expectations and provide upsell solutions
• Partner with the Corporate Partnership Sales Team member in support of customer renewals and upsells
• Provide best-in-class touch point management in preparation for and the following of corporate hospitality and other customer activation events
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

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Physical Requirements

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment (mostly office environment, outside in a stadium facility at times which may include inclement weather conditions). The job may require travel to off-site partnership events.

The Carolina Panthers are an equal opportunity at-will employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.