Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager (New York)
$90k - $100k USD
About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About This Role
We are looking for a Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager to apply their skills in business operations and partner management - supporting senior leadership and working across all functions to maximize the business impact of The Athletic’s large and growing commercial organization and league partnerships business. Our ideal candidate will be experienced in partner management, business development, cross-platform advertising programs, and business operations within the sports partnerships industry, and have familiarity with managing large and complex strategic partnerships.
Partnership management is a team sport, and you will be an expert collaborator responsible for executing innovative, integrated partnership programs in collaboration with Strategy, Planning, Legal, Finance, Audio, Editorial, Social, Product, Marketing, and PR teams to execute compelling, strategic cross-platform programs for our strategic partners that drive company revenue across all sports verticals.
The ideal candidate is based in the greater New York City Metro area. Candidates in other locations will also be considered however.
Responsibilities
League & Partner Management
Rights, Compliance & Execution
Project & Program Management
Requirements
The annual base salary range for this role is $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
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