POSITION: Manager, Partnership Activation
DEPARTMENT: Global Partnerships
REPORTS TO: Director, Partnership Activation
FLSA STATUS: Salaried /Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated understanding of the college athletics landscape, including partnership development.
• Expert time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines on numerous concurrent projects.
• Must be dependable, flexible, and able to adapt to a variety of situations.
• High level of attention to detail.
• A true “team first” outlook, engaging in a variety of tasks to drive team success.
• Able to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings, including weekends, evenings, and holidays. Attendance at Notre Dame home football, basketball, and hockey games as needed to fulfill sponsor obligations.
• Excellent spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office and Google Workspace products.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Advertising, Communications, Sport Management, Business Administration or relevant field.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in account management, client services, marketing strategy, event management, or administrative support (experience in sports or sponsorship is a plus).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide best-in-class service for and management of client accounts while executing the coordination of fulfillment elements with University and Athletic Department staff (marketing, communications, social media, events, operations/facilities, etc.) to ensure delivery of all promised benefits. Maintain full understanding of client Activation objectives and strategic priorities.
• Assist with all aspects of partnership activation; partnership assets may include, but are not limited to, IP rights, game day and in-market activation, television/radio/digital/social/print media, hospitality, and special events.
• Manage the planning and execution of NDGP and partner functions on campus. Examples include partner dinners, Athletics game management meetings, property on-campus partner meetings, partner campus events, football game hospitality functions, etc.
• Manage the layout, planning, and execution of on-site partner activations during Athletics events including, but not limited to Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, and Hockey
• Organize and assist with operational aspects, infrastructure, and metric collection of partner inventory elements through various tracking platforms: KORE, Activate, Bitly, WMT, Zoomph, etc.
• Manage sponsorship budget and track expenses.
• Assist with account renewals as directed.
• Renew and solicit new accounts for wholesale football game program sales with hotels, on-campus groups, etc., as well as deliver programs to hotel and campus partners on football Friday mornings.
• Assist the football and men’s basketball program management team with vending sales operational execution.
• Daily management of CRM data, including maintaining detailed records of activation activity and sponsor communication and following Company standards for use and system hygiene
• Manage and collect proof of performance metrics data and images to develop year-end recap decks and renewal/upsell presentations. Achieve activation goals and measure against metrics to define success. Constantly evaluate and improve activations to meet partner objectives.
• Manage asset fulfillment by NDGP student workers.
• Assist with building and maintaining on-campus relationships in all departments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated understanding of the college athletics landscape, including partnership development.
• Expert time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines on numerous concurrent projects.
• Must be dependable, flexible, and able to adapt to a variety of situations.
• High level of attention to detail.
• A true “team first” outlook, engaging in a variety of tasks to drive team success.
• Able to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings, including weekends, evenings, and holidays. Attendance at Notre Dame home football, basketball, and hockey games as needed to fulfill sponsor obligations.
• Excellent spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office and Google Workspace products