Partnership Activation Account Manager

As the Oklahoma City Thunder's Corporate Partnerships team, we value, collaboration, creativity, and intentionality. Bring your professionalism and experience to our team, working in the dynamic environment of professional sports sponsorship! As a Partnership Activation Account Manager, you will collaborate on projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our sponsors and uphold the integrity of the Thunder brand. You'll create, develop, and implement sponsored initiatives, community engagement programs, and marketing events, working hand-in-hand with a dynamic team to forge lasting relationships with top-tier companies.

In this role you will:

Lead and manage high value partnerships that are customized, integrated, and flexible to meet each partner’s unique marketing objectives

Serve as day-to-day account manager for assigned partnership accounts

Plan and execute various corporate partnership activations, including in-game promotions, events, in-market activations, and partner digital/social campaigns

Coordinate with internal departments on the planning, budgeting, execution, and operation of corporate partner hospitality events both on-site and offsite

Act as a marketing and advertising consultant to sponsors, ensuring effective campaign development and implementation using Thunder inventory

Liaise with internal departments such as Broadcasting, Events & Entertainment, Interactive Media and Marketing to drive effective and timely promotional content

Use an established budget to ensure that promotional activations are crafted within the sponsor's fiscal parameters

Optimally collaborate with other Thunder departments to coordinate events at Paycom Center and other locations, ensuring adherence to budget guidelines

Play a crucial role in maintaining collateral, articles, photographs, newspaper clippings, press releases, statistics, etc. for use in preparing and presenting inclusive sponsor recaps to key decision makers during contract renewal

Complete and monitor sponsor promotions and activities including but not limited to in-arena activations, in-game promotions, and client hospitality

Lead and supervise all account history, relationship details, and partnership activation information in CRM consistently

Perform other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring to the role:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Sports Management preferred

2 to 3 years of working in sponsorships, marketing or agency related field preferred

Experience or general knowledge in sales tactics and client relations

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with strong attention to detail and listening skills

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint is vital

Experience with Photoshop is preferred

Bi-lingual fluency in Spanish and English highly beneficial

Ability to work with many different personality types

Additional details:

Work schedule will include office hours plus game-night responsibilities on evenings, weekends and holidays and may include working for extended periods of time with consistent interpersonal interactions. Primary work location is Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Physical requirements of the position include the ability to lift and carry boxes up to 50 pounds and work in-arena in the presence of loud music or crowd noise and flashing or strobe lighting. This is a full-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Manager, Partnership Activation. 

We offer a positive office environment and a robust benefits package including excellent medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with matching funds, paid downtown parking, tuition reimbursement, employee ticket options, family gym membership subsidy, parental leave, team shop discount, and much more!

The Thunder recognizes that teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills make a stronger company. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Thunder organization considers applicants fairly on the basis of qualifications, experience and business needs and provides equal opportunity regardless of race, color, age, sex, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Applicants are considered regardless of past legal system involvement, based upon the needs of the role, nature of and recency of legal history. The Thunder is committed to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees through its RAVE culture – Respect and Value Everyone.