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Overview
SPORTFIVE is a global sports marketing agency that utilises the unique emotional power of sport to create and enable pioneering partnerships. We connect brands, rights-holders, media platforms and fans across a multitude of sports, supporting football clubs and brands with sponsorships, deals and activations.
We are looking for a Strategy Manager to join our Partnership Strategy team to support our brand advisory and talent marketing work within the UK. You will work with premium rights holders to commercialise their partnership and marketing rights. This role suits someone with strong strategic and creative aptitude and a passion for brand marketing and the sports industry.
Responsibilities
* Joining brand conversations to crystallize marketing intentions and formulate briefs that lead to partnership opportunities
* Liaising with internal business intelligence and insight teams to decipher viable partnership routes and audience analysis
* Keeping abreast of developments and opportunities within the rightsholder and media landscapes
* Thinking strategically to formulate the commercial and marketing benefits of partnerships and guiding how rights can deliver measurable impact
* Understanding the nuances of what rightsholders offer and proposing distinct partnership solutions
* Working with SPORTFIVE’s creative functions and third-party agencies on content strategy, production, assets and media plans for global use
* Generating and presenting activation concepts with the ability to think laterally and innovatively
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience in sponsorship in activation or brokering sponsorship agreements
* Demonstrable strategic planning and creative aptitude and campaign planning experience
* Strong digital marketing expertise and knowledge of paid media campaigns
* Brand experience is an advantage but not essential
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Attention to detail, strong organisational and time management skills
* Ability to work across multiple concurrent processes and coordinate with multiple departments
* Excellent presentation skills – creating and presenting strategy, partnership and activation programming
* Passion and knowledge for sport, with good understanding of UK and European sport
* Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual, with strong leadership skills
* Must be available for travel
Don’t fit all the criteria? You don’t have to tick every box. We focus on developing our people, so if you think you’d be a great fit, hit apply.
What You’ll Get From Us
* 25 days annual leave + an additional day over Christmas
* Full Vitality health cover including dental, optical and mental health support
* Enhanced family leave entitlements
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme
* Electric car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Hybrid, flexible working model
* A day off for moving house or getting married
* Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties
* Life assurance at 4x annual salary
* Employee Assistance Programme
Your Recruitment Process
If your CV and cover letter match what we’re looking for, we’ll invite you to the next stage. Interviews may be via Microsoft Teams or our video interview platform. If unsuccessful, we’ll notify you by email. If you would benefit from adjustments during the process, contact ukhr@sportfive.com for support.
SPORTFIVE is an equal opportunities employer. We value diverse perspectives and experiences and aim to create an authentic and attractive work environment where everyone belongs and can shape the future of the sports industry.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
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