Partnership Marketing Manager

Job Description

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world's premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality. TKO is majority owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company.

The Role and What You'll Do:

This position is responsible for executing and overseeing the development of sponsor-specific marketing plans, managing branded partner elements across a variety of UFC assets and supporting the day-to-day needs of UFC's partners. This position is responsible for partner maintenance and providing a unified voice to partners and sponsors from the UFC with respect to partnership marketing and fulfillment.
• Provides exceptional client service, including execution of promised deliverables, key focus and evaluation of renewal opportunities, relationship building, and providing weekly and monthly program progress reports.
• Manages partner integration of live events, Contender Series and other fight series.
• Tracks all assets, produces recaps, and reports via Account Plans.
• Creates and drives new client on-boarding based on the current processes in place to ensure consistent client management across the globe.
• Manages the creation, implementation, and strategic management of UFC promotional programs and all activation with new and existing partners both on and off site.
• Analyzes research findings and identifies activation concepts that align with the brand, support partners' marketing objectives, and drive business results.
• Manages all fulfillment activities needed based on client contracts to ensure that all elements that are contractually obligated are delivered in a professional manner.
• Supports renewal process for each partner contract and identifies/pursues additional revenue opportunities.
• Travels to select events to assist on-site.
• Works collaboratively across internal departments and stakeholders for partner approvals and alignment of programs and initiatives.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, activation best practices and new media marketing efforts.
• Develops self to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

You Have These:
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant program.
• At least 3 years of agency, team or client-based partnership servicing experience.
• Strong organizational, p r oblem-solving and reporting skills.
• Experience managing the development and implementation of partnership marketing strategy.
• Ability to bring creativity to commercial discussions, maximizing assets, and inventing feasible solutions on a case-by-case basis.
• Experience with marketing platform integration (digital, event, hospitality, etc.), on-site event marketing operations and logistics preferred.
• Ability to mu l ti- task and meet deadlines in f ast-pac ed clie n t -service e nviron m ent.
• Must be a team play er and able to fo s ter e xc elle nt i n t e r nal a nd e x ternal w orking re latio nships.
• Self- s tart er, re s ourc e ful and able to dev elop so l ut i ons in a hig h-st r ess enviro nme nt.
• Exc ellent wri tt e n, verbal and in te r perso nal c omm unicat i on skills
• Willingness to travel b o th d omestically and i nt ern a tio nally as ne e ded.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and ability to learn other computer programs.

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