Brand Partnerships Lead - Sports & Content (12-mo)

Clubby Sports; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clubby Sports is seeking a Partnerships Manager to oversee a portfolio of brand and agency partners, delivering integrated campaigns across audio, video and social. You’ll manage relationships, renewals, and growth opportunities while collaborating with our production teams to craft authentic content.

The role reports to the Partnerships Director on a 12-month contract covering parental leave, with the aim to ramp up quickly and assume leadership from day one.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in partnerships or sponsorships, ideally in digital media or sport.
• Proven track record of growing partner relationships.
• Experience delivering integrated campaigns across audio, video, and social.
• Strong presentation skills in person and on paper.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple live campaigns.
• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Passion for Australian sport, especially AFL.

Responsibilities

• Own the day to day relationship with a portfolio of external brand and agency partners as their main point of contact.
• Deliver integrated campaigns across podcast reads and segments, video, social, branded content and live events on time, on brief and on brand.
• Collaborate with producers, talent and content teams to turn briefs into authentic Clubby content.
• Run kick-offs, status updates and post campaign wrap reports showing value to partners.
• Spot problems early and propose viable solutions for all stakeholders.
• Manage renewals and grow partner spend through upsell and new ideas.
• Bring fresh creative concepts to existing partners beyond last year’s deals.
• Track partner performance and use data to strengthen pitches.
• Look after inventory tracking and deliverables across the network.
• Support the Partnerships Director with forecasting, reporting and sales strategy.

Skills

Partnerships

Sponsorship

Media account mgmt

Digital media

Campaign delivery

Presentation skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Australian sport AFL

Job description

Clubby Sports is seeking a Partnerships Manager to oversee a portfolio of brand and agency partners, delivering integrated campaigns across audio, video and social. You’ll manage relationships, renewals, and growth opportunities while collaborating with our production teams to craft authentic content.

The role reports to the Partnerships Director on a 12-month contract covering parental leave, with the aim to ramp up quickly and assume leadership from day one.