Esports Sponsorships Specialist Melbourne, Australia

Easygo; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ballots for major events

Ambassador access and exclusive office

Spin the Wheel Fridays on birthdays

EV subscriptions / novated leasing

Energy savings through Origin

Paylab Rewards discounts

Job summary

Easygo is seeking a Partnerships manager to turn esports sponsorships into measurable results across global markets. You’ll own day-to-day partnership delivery, work with influencers and rights holders, and align with senior leadership on strategy. This full-time role is based in Melbourne.

You’ll collaborate with designers, marketing and legal teams to launch activations, track performance, and optimize spend while shaping a program that sits among the best in the game.

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field.
• Experience in esports, marketing, media communications and/or sponsorships.
• Genuine familiarity with the esports ecosystem, including current titles and audience trends.
• Strong organisation and project management skills with ability to run multiple activations and manage agencies.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery of partnerships from contracting to post-event evaluation.
• Track rights and deliverables for visibility, timeliness and quality.
• Coordinate logistics for on-ground activations and events.
• Manage agencies, contractors and production partners within timelines and budgets.
• Build relationships with publishers and partners and represent the business externally.
• Report KPI insights and manage spend against forecast with Finance.
• Work with Legal and Compliance to review agreements before going live.
• Stay ahead of industry trends to drive innovation across partnerships.

Skills

Esports experience

Project management

Contractual detail

Communication

Performance tracking

MS Office / CRM

Budget forecasting

Compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor degree in Marketing/Business/Communications

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you ready to get the Easygo Edge?

We’re looking for someone to turn Stake’s esports sponsorships into measurable results across global markets at Easygo - a crew surpassing 1,500 globally, powering Stake and KICK, two of the world’s largest online entertainment and livestreaming platforms. You’ll run the partnerships that put our brand in front of millions, making sure every one earns its place and fits the bigger business picture. It’s fast, hands on and made for someone who lives and breathes the scene. Come ready to move quickly, back your ideas and get stuck in with our crew.

What you’ll build with us:

Expect variety and plenty of ownership, with a pace to match. One minute you’re shaping a big idea with influencers, designers and the wider marketing team, the next you’re keeping rights holders and organisers aligned and everything moving. With senior leaders guiding the direction and a real say in where the strategy heads next, you help build a program that sits firmly among the best in the game.We know that innovation ignites when we build and create together, in person. This is a full-time opportunity at our Melbourne office. You’ll work right where it all happens, surrounded by our fearless crew shipping high-impact work.

Who is Easygo?

We’re a high-growth, high-velocity tech company with millions of eyeballs on us every day. We’re building the future of fearless tech.

We’re the creators behind some of the most popular brands including Stake, KICK and Easygo Games. While they command a fierce global following, our crew is employed directly by Easygo and that’s where the real fun happens.

We’re always looking for people who are hungry, humble and move fast. People who are ready to Unify, Disrupt and Evolve with us.

With us you’ll grow faster and go further. Your work has impact. And that gives you an edge you can’t get anywhere else.

The impact you’ll make:

• Own the day to day delivery of assigned partnerships, from contracting and go to market planning through to post event evaluation
• Track every contracted right and deliverable so ********* receives full visibility, on time and to a high standard
• Coordinate logistics for on ground activations and events, including travel, assets and crew
• Manage agencies, contractors and production partners, keeping timelines, quality and cost estimates in check
• Build credible relationships with publishers and partners, and represent the business with confidence
• Report actionable KPI insights and manage spend against forecast alongside Finance
• Work with Legal and Compliance to get agreements properly reviewed, and flag anything that needs a second look before it goes live
• Stay ahead of industry trends and spot new ways for Stake to innovate and lead

Your track record:

• Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field
• Experience and knowledge in esports, marketing, media communications and/or sponsorships, with hands on experience coordinating or delivering sponsorship activations, partnerships or events
• Genuine familiarity with the esports ecosystem, including current titles, platforms and audience trends
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with a proven ability to run multiple concurrent activations, agencies and contractors under tight deadlines
• An eye for contractual detail, so nothing is missed
• Confident communicator who represents the business credibly with external partners and at live events, and coordinates across internal teams
• Working knowledge of performance tracking and reporting
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and CRM systems
• Experience tracking budgets against forecast and collaborating with Finance
• Awareness that compliance and advertising standards vary by territory, with the judgement to flag concerns

Benefits that give you the Easygo Edge, so you can build the future of fearless tech with us:

Disrupt: we push boundaries and play to win

• Ballots for major sporting and music events
• Time with our partners and ambassadors, and exclusive office sessions with leading streamers, creators and industry guests
• Spin the Wheel Fridays on your birthday and work anniversary, with prizes up to $1,000 or a car
• EV subscriptions, novated leasing, energy savings through Origin, and everyday discounts and cash back through Paylab Rewards

Evolve: we’re in constant motion, personally and professionally

• The ultimate sandbox: 1 in 3 of our people level up their role every year. If you deliver, you move.
• Market-synced pay, a performance-based bonus and a high-value referral bonus
• 30 days combined annual and personal leave for full-time employees
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers, plus a 12-week return to work with fully paid Fridays off
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, and 7% off Bupa health cover with extras waiting periods waived
• Wednesday massages, a meditation space, parenting facilities, and bike storage, lockers and showers for active commuters

Unify: we move as one and win together

• Daily catered breakfast, free barista coffee, juices and smoothies, and snack walls and drink fridges on every floor
• Pool tables, table tennis, gaming consoles, an F1 simulator, social sports teams and the Corporate Games
• Mid-year and end-of-year celebrations, team budgets for wins and milestones, and a paid volunteer day each year

Benefits apply to Australian-based employees, are subject to eligibility and program terms, and may change.

We play fair. We hire fair.

True to our value of ‘Play fair’ we always hire fair. Our work and our brands are fuelled by our diverse culture. We hire for talent and grit. But we never discriminate. Your race, religion, nationality, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status won’t affect our hiring decision, or your trajectory here. Come as you are and get the Easygo edge.