Account Manager, Partnerships

Who We Are:

160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Amazon, Coca-Cola, DP World, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa. 160over90 is part of WME Group, a global representation business comprising the world’s leading talent, intellectual property and brands.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

At 160/90, the Partnerships team is comprised of subject matter experts around the world helping clients create, negotiate, activate and evaluate integrated marketing programs and sponsorships.

Based in New York, this Account Manager position will be a part of dedicated teams responsible for the day-to-day servicing of several client activation programs across their partnership portfolios, including professional sports teams, rodeos, and soccer platforms.

 

• Day-to-day management of client's sports sponsorship assets, activation and experiential marketing initiatives

• Interact daily with client, sports properties and all appropriate agencies to support client sponsorship programming

• Participate in the development and implementation of sponsorship rights

• Interact with and provide day-to-day communication to multiple client contacts along with appropriate agencies, property partners, stakeholders, vendors and any other relevant parties involved in the activation

• Direct the creation and implementation of materials to support various individual sponsorship initiatives. This will include, but not be limited to managing property integration, approval of creative elements, preparing marketing activation presentations and materials to be distributed to the client

• Manage the client-vendor relationships and coordinate necessary activation on behalf of client

• Work in conjunction with external properties and internal WME Group divisions as necessary to develop and implement programs on behalf of business units in connection to client's sponsorship platforms

• Provide in-depth research on client and partnership properties

• Lead weekly client calls, meeting and additional communication as directed

• Direct and manage research and insights initiatives as directed by client

• Strategic proposal analysis as requested for new sponsorship opportunities

• Provide as-directed oversight and management of activation success metrics, internal tracking documents, weekly updates and annual recaps

• Manage the on-going internal and external budget process

You Have These:

• A minimum of 5-7 years of property, agency or client-based sponsorship account management experience in the sports and entertainment industries (specific disciplines could include partnership activation, client services, sponsorship/event marketing)

• Interest in professional sports and/or soccer property experience preferred

• Understanding of the business of sports, sports marketing and sponsorship activation

• Prior experience in managing the development and implementation of sponsorship marketing strategy and activation on behalf of client or company

• Professionalism and executive presence

• A positive, can-do attitude

• Experience managing day-to-day relationships with client, agencies and vendor and the ability to do so with little oversight

• Experience with on-site event marketing operations and logistics

• Ability to think strategically and creatively

• Ability to be proactive and have strong attention to detail

• Ability to problem-solve independently and in groups

• Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills

• Ability to travel 30% of the time

• Highly proficient in MS Office Suite

 

How we work: 

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

 

 

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the hourly rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum:

$71,250 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum:

$95,000 annually

160/90 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that encourages applications from qualified, eligible candidates from all backgrounds and life experiences regardless of race, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.