Director, Partnerships

Men in Blazers is the No. 1 Soccer Media Network in the U.S. With a wide reach and a diverse, vocal fan base, we engage with teams, players, celebrity fans, and brands we love, to share our passion for soccer across the nation. Using humor, emotion, intelligence, and to-the-minute pop cultural aptitude, we provide fans with unique content that breaks down the biggest stories in the game in ways that are authentic, meaningful, and compulsively entertaining. 

We are looking for a Director, Partnerships to manage our top tier existing external clients & partnerships, develop account strategies, and coordinate and execute deliverables across internal teams. This person will be the main point of contact with sales, operations, and production teams as it relates to these partners, building long term relationships and growing revenue. 

Director, Partnerships

Location: United States, Remote - NY/East Coast Preferred

What you’ll do:

• Act as the main point of contact for top tier existing and potential partners, building and maintaining strong relationships with their key decision makers.
• Develop and execute account strategies that align with the clients goals and objectives, and ensure their satisfaction with our digital content properties.
• Work closely with the VP Partnerships to identify new business opportunities, upsell existing clients, and achieve revenue targets.
• Skillfully partner with various internal groups including production and marketing  to ensure successful delivery of campaigns
• Perform routine data analysis and retroactive review on campaigns to provide value to our internal teams and partners
• Analyze client performance data and provide regular reports on progress, insights, and provide recommendations.
• Coordinate and organize all client/partner meetings and status updates for internal stakeholders 
• Stay in touch with industry trends and best practices, and share these with the executive team. 
• Brainstorm custom concepts and create/tailor pitch deck presentations for potential clients and partners. 

What you need:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field. 
• 10+ years of B2B partnerships experience in a similar environment, preferably in a digital media organization
• Track record managing multi-million dollar partnership budgets with enterprise or high-profile brand partners
• Experience developing sponsor partnership packages informed by trends in the soccer and digital media landscape
• Experience analyzing partnership or campaign performance data and presenting insights to internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated professional experience in soccer, sports media, or football-related partnerships
• Experience coordinating cross-functional partnership deliverables and managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to move off the ball to assist other team members
• Flexibility to be available during stoppage time, when necessary
• Empathy - Passion - Courage - love of Football

Men In Blazers LLC is an equal opportunity employer.