Sales + Partnerships Manager

Run Calgary; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in Calgary as a Partnership Manager, where you'll drive sponsorship sales and build strategic relationships to enhance community impact. Work closely with marketing and events to ensure success, while thriving in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales experience is a bonus.
• Confident communicator and natural relationship builder.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a robust sponsorship sales pipeline.
• Lead outreach, proposal development, and negotiations with potential sponsors.
• Collaborate with marketing and event teams to fulfill sponsor deliverables.

Skills

Sales

Communication

Relationship Building

Problem Solving

Education

License

Job description

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Running is having a moment. Join Calgary’s premier running organization to help shape the future of running and our community’s connection to it!

WHO WE ARE

Run Calgary is a small but mighty and growing not-for-profit professional race organization dedicated to growing lifelong runners who give back. We are committed to getting people of all ages and abilities moving and enriching lives while fostering community through exceptional fitness experiences.

We are obsessed with our culture, which is our people! The participants, volunteers, staff and partners that we collaborate with are all dedicated to creating positive community impact and align with our vision.

In addition to planning and executing the premier running and walking events in Calgary, we are always looking for ways to deepen our connection and create greater community impact. We can’t do this without the support of sponsors. That’s where you come in!

We’re looking ahead with a new strategic vision and expanding our operations. To help achieve this vision, we’re searching to fill this new Sales + Partnership role..

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Executive Director, and working closely with Marketing, the Partnership Manager will be responsible for selling sponsorships and building strategic relationships to support the growth and success of Run Calgary events and working with Marketing to ensure contracts are fulfilled.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, manage, and maintain a robust sponsorship sales pipeline.
• Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities aligned with Run Calgary’s values and mission.
• Build customized partnership packages that meet client objectives and maximize value.
• Lead outreach, proposal development, presentations, and negotiations with potential sponsors.
• Maintain ongoing communication and relationship management with current partners.
• Collaborate with marketing, operations, and event teams to ensure sponsor deliverables are fulfilled.
• Track and report on sales metrics and sponsorship ROI
• Represent Run Calgary at events, meetings, and industry functions as needed

ABOUT YOU

Experienced and a proven track record in Sales, Sponsorship or comparable industry. Highly adaptable, thrives in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment. Confident communicator and natural relationship builder. Competitive, driven, and goal-oriented; motivated by closing deals and hitting targets. Creative thinker with a problem-solving mindset and entrepreneurial spirit. You must enjoy working on a team with lots of opinions and be willing to share yours. Generally ‘yes people’ who are nimble and excited about our mission thrive in the Run Calgary environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of sales is a bonus
• License

LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta, at Run Calgary HQ, on-site locations

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Contract, some weekends and evenings required.

COMPENSATION: Monthly base retainer fee commensurate with experience and a competitive commission on new sponsorship agreements.

Application Deadline: Monday May 26 @ 11:59 pm MT

How to Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your experience and interest in the Partnership Sales Manager position at Run Calgary. Include examples of successful marketing campaigns you have led or contributed to. Applications should be sent to [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Run Calgary is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are focused on empowering underrepresented talent across all identities, including race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, veteran status and gender.

We acknowledge that we live, work, run and walk on land known by the Blackfoot name Mohkínstsis, which we also call Calgary. This land is on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuut’ina First Nations, as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We encourage our team, race participants, and partners to reflect on colonialism’s enduring legacy and move forward in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive, and equitable space for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. We are committed to fostering events that embrace and value the diversity of all individuals, including those who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Events Services

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