The Houston Texans are in a season of growth and are seeking an individual for the position of Senior Partnership Marketing Manager.
Our Texans Teammate Habits:
Dedication to the team
Be adaptable
Passion for work
Win with integrity
Own the outcome
Culture: We attract the best and brightest professionals by nurturing core ideals such as character, hard work, discipline, and teamwork. We reward performances and demand a total commitment to excellence and a will to win in everything that we choose to do.
Basic Function:
- Strategically align partner contractual assets with partners’ goals and business objectives.
- Formulate and strategically execute all fulfillment activities as provided in contractual agreements for assigned sponsorship accounts.
- Perform all departmental responsibilities for the management of partnership elements for all assigned partnership agreements.
- Lead efforts to assist team and provide partnerships with proof of performance metrics, reports and information as needed for partnership recaps.
- Assist sales team with assigned partnership account renewals as needed.
- Manage staff including hiring, performance management and completion of performance reviews to ensure success of direct reports.
- Oversee and strategically plan LSSE, tentpole Texas evens and additional partnership events year-round.
Job Function (Duties & Responsibilities):
- Consult and communicate regularly with corporate partners on how to best align their allotted contractual elements (media, signage, digital, hospitality, etc.) to achieve designated sponsorship SMART goal objectives.
- Produce and lead comprehensive year-end recap report for assigned corporate sponsors and coordinate scheduling of presentation meetings with client representatives and appropriate Club staff.
- Ensure all provisions for partner benefits contained in corporate sponsorship agreements are fulfilled utilizing CRM including, but not limited to, signage, print, media, events, hospitality, and onsite activation.
- Ability to create policies and processes associated with internal collaboration and partnership asset fulfillment.
- Communicate effectively with assigned corporate sponsor clients regarding creative activation opportunities at upcoming Club events, initiatives and activities to add value to sponsorship.
- Manage all aspects of sponsor activation elements for assigned corporate sponsors at Club home games and marketing events as required.
- Participate with other Partnership Marketing personnel in handling special requests, promotions and value-added programs.
- Coordinate the execution of select sponsor game day benefits which may include client hospitality/entertainment and in game promotions.
- Oversee and execute partnership assets management for LSSE events including, but not limited to, leading communication, new opportunities and success for LSSE partnerships.
- Lead Texans Tentpole events, gifting and additional large events that arise throughout the year.
- Perform various other tasks that may be assigned from time to time by Senior Director of Partnership Marketing and/or Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Luxe.
- Position requires routine face-to-face personal interaction with other Club personnel; therefore, job responsibilities must be physically performed in the Club offices and not in a telecommuting manner.
Position requires routine face-to-face personal interaction with other Club personnel; therefore, many job responsibilities must be physically performed in the Club’s offices on a regular basis and not in a telecommuting manner; provided, however, this position requires frequent and regular visits to current and prospective partner offices and elsewhere away from the Club’s offices to present proposals and participate in follow-up meetings.
Skills Required:
- Decision making capabilities with respect to duties and responsibilities including budget allocation and resource expenditure.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a high energy environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and an ability to produce high-quality, accurate work within designated deadlines.
- Ability to maintain confidential and/or proprietary information.
- Ability and internal drive to demonstrate a winning attitude and a strong work ethic in the performance of all job responsibilities.
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office software applications.
- Effectively perform all supervisory duties with responsibilities to include, but not limited to, hiring, assigning and prioritizing workload, managing day-to-day responsibilities, providing guidance, performance management, etc.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university preferred.
- High School Diploma required.
- Minimum of six (6) years experience in corporate partnerships required.
- Minimum of two (2) years management experience required.
Title: Senior Partnership Marketing Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Partnership Marketing
Reports to: Senior Director of Partnership Marketing
Please note that while resumes of all candidates will be considered, as a way for the Texans organization to acknowledge and reciprocate the tremendous support given the Team by local fans and the local community in general, qualified candidates with permanent addresses in the Houston metropolitan and surrounding areas will be given first consideration whenever possible.
If your skills and experience match our available position requirements, a Human Resources representative will contact you directly. Due to the volume of resumes received by the Houston Texans, we are unable to provide updates on the status of individual applications.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
