Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) · 1 day ago
Manager, Partnership Success
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$72K/yr - $72K/yr
4+ years expThe Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club dedicated to building a world-class soccer experience for fans. The Manager, Partnership Success is responsible for managing partnerships, driving revenue through upsells and renewals, and ensuring positive relationships with partner accounts.
Sports
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary liaison between LAFC and assigned partner accounts to ensure and maintain positive relationship between both parties
Manage the execution of a partner’s contractual obligations, including media assets, promotions, in-stadium activation, hospitality, experiential and community programs
Proactively develop and seek to strengthen a deep understanding of each partner’s business and industry to better align with the goals and objectives for the partnership
Lead the development and management of a strategic plan for all partners renewals and upsell opportunities each year
Collaborate with our business development team to manage key category development, platform ideation for new and existing partners, design high level vision decks, and interactive pitch meetings
Partner with marketing team to leverage existing programming by creating and implementing innovative platforms and assets that will provide incremental revenue opportunities for LAFC
Develop and track revenue retention and organic growth pipeline along with providing weekly pipeline updates to senior leadership
Generate and present mid-year and end-year partnership recaps to exhibit ROI
Maintain accurate reporting processes, partnership trackers and partner database management for all partner assets
Create case studies of highly successful activations for reference internally and externally
Provide weekly report indicating status of all current partner and department administrative action items
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor / Management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited College or University required
At least 4-5 years of account management experience within the sports industry, at a professional team, or agency experience required
Proven track record of managing high spend partnership deals and securing incremental revenue opportunities with clients is a must
Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships internally and externally
Highly driven self-starter, with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
Exceptional time management skills with the ability to multitask and execute various projects in a timely manner
Excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading skills, and a strong ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
Superb critical thinking ability to effectively and efficiently address and solve internal and external challenges
Proficient in all Microsoft Office products, KORE Software, and a myriad of third-party research tools
Ability to always maintain a high level of confidentiality
Flexible schedule with the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Must be able to work all home games during the season
Preferred
Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
Benefits
Additional compensation available through competitive commission opportunities.
Company
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)
Los Angeles Football Club is a sports company that operates football clubs.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-06-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Christian Lau
Chief Technology Officer
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