About
We're looking for a Sponsorship Marketing Manager to support brand partnerships, experiential marketing activations, and social influencer programs. This role combines hands-on sponsorship and event execution with social media content management, working closely with internal teams, agencies, and external partners to bring marketing initiatives to life.
What You'll Do
- Manage sponsorship activations and brand partnerships across sports, entertainment, collegiate, and experiential marketing programs.
- Oversee social media content reviews and approvals for a college ambassador program, reviewing approximately 600 submissions monthly to ensure brand and legal compliance.
- Coordinate influencer and social media initiatives, providing content feedback and managing approval workflows.
- Plan and execute sponsorship events, including vendor coordination, promotional merchandise, catering, hospitality, ticket distribution, and on-site logistics.
- Collaborate with marketing teams, agencies, and external partners to manage activation timelines, deliverables, and creative execution.
- Develop sponsorship recap presentations, analyze campaign performance, and help measure activation effectiveness and ROI.
What We're Looking For
- 3–5 years of experience in experiential marketing, sponsorship activation, social media marketing, or related brand marketing roles.
- Hands-on experience executing sponsorship campaigns, brand activations, or experiential events.
- Experience managing social media content approvals, brand guidelines, and content compliance.
- Strong event planning skills, including vendor management, logistics, and stakeholder coordination.
- Experience tracking campaign performance, preparing marketing presentations, and reporting results.
- Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience working with a brand marketing team or marketing agency preferred.
Location: San Diego, CA; Oakland, CA; or Charlotte, NC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 2–3 days onsite per week
Travel: Approximately 10%, including occasional evenings and weekends.
