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Oklahoma City Thunder · 2 months ago

Partnership Activation Account Manager

Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Oklahoma City Thunder is a professional sports organization that values collaboration, creativity, and intentionality within its Corporate Partnerships team. The Partnership Activation Account Manager will lead high-value partnerships, manage day-to-day account activities, and execute corporate partnership activations to enhance sponsor engagement and uphold the Thunder brand.

SportsSports Leagues and Teams

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Lead and manage high value partnerships that are customized, integrated, and flexible to meet each partner’s unique marketing objectives

Serve as day-to-day account manager for assigned partnership accounts

Plan and execute various corporate partnership activations, including in-game promotions, events, in-market activations, and partner digital/social campaigns

Coordinate with internal departments on the planning, budgeting, execution, and operation of corporate partner hospitality events both on-site and offsite

Act as a marketing and advertising consultant to sponsors, ensuring effective campaign development and implementation using Thunder inventory

Liaise with internal departments such as Broadcasting, Events & Entertainment, Interactive Media and Marketing to drive effective and timely promotional content

Use an established budget to ensure that promotional activations are crafted within the sponsor's fiscal parameters

Optimally collaborate with other Thunder departments to coordinate events at Paycom Center and other locations, ensuring adherence to budget guidelines

Play a crucial role in maintaining collateral, articles, photographs, newspaper clippings, press releases, statistics, etc. for use in preparing and presenting inclusive sponsor recaps to key decision makers during contract renewal

Complete and monitor sponsor promotions and activities including but not limited to in-arena activations, in-game promotions, and client hospitality

Lead and supervise all account history, relationship details, and partnership activation information in CRM consistently

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Sponsorship managementMarketing event planningClient relationsMicrosoft Office proficiencyBilingual in SpanishSales tactics knowledgePhotoshop experienceCommunicationAttention to detailTeam collaboration