Location: NYC (onsite)
Salary: $127,000-160,000
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X is changing the way leagues, networks, teams and athletes connect with their fans every day.
Our Content Partnerships team is looking for passionate, sports business-minded candidates for our US Sports team. In the role, you’ll work with the global sports team to generate revenue for X's most high-profile league, network, and strategic growth partners. You’ll apply a broad mix of digital marketing, sales, content strategy, and sports media expertise to identify and create sponsorship opportunities for these blue chip organizations and X alike.
From real time highlight clips, live streaming video, social audio and entirely new products not yet launched, these partnerships ultimately introduce new & engaging content to the platform and you’ll play a key role in bringing them to life.
You’ll also interface with our most valued brand partners, quarterbacking the content packages to the X Sales team and their advertising clients. The leads will rely on you to support the post-campaign phase as well, from compiling the performance analysis to assisting in the renewal negotiations.
Responsibilities:
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Support the US Sports leads and their top-tier partner relationships by helping execute and manage content agreements, developing content offerings, assisting in package positioning & pricing, partner account support and building final pitch collateral
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Liaise with the sales org to ensure content opportunities are packaged and positioned effectively to the appropriate brand prospects
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Drive innovative activations around major sporting events focusing on engaging content and increasing usage of the platform
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Interface with X Ad and Consumer Product, staying up-to-date on the roadmap and evangelize new features that ultimately benefit our partners’ business on X
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Generate case studies and best practices that showcases X as a driver of revenue and innovation for sports partners
Industry experience & Required Skills
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Deep knowledge of the media landscape -- more specifically, the relationship dynamics between broadcast, league, agency, governing bodies, and their sponsors
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Direct experience in digital sales and/or marketing
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Exceptional understanding of X as a consumer and advertising product, and how sports fits into the equation
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Keen awareness of the innovations and developing opportunities for the use of X across the Media landscape.
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Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, in person and in writing, especially with brands
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Well-established proficiency in business tools (Keynote, Excel) and general understanding of Data visualization (Tableau, D3, Highcharts)
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5+ years work experience (or equivalent), primarily in the sports world
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