Director, Partnerships Strategy & Solutions

Elevate; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical - Elevate covers premium

Dental and Optician Reimbursement

Travel Insurance - company paid

Life Assurance - 4× basic salary

Employee Assistance Programme

33 days annual leave

Pension contributions: 4% employer / 5

Résumé du poste

Elevate is recruiting a Director, Partnerships Strategy & Solutions to lead the creation of customised partnership propositions for top sports and entertainment properties across international markets. The role blends data, storytelling and asset packaging to demonstrate how client rights deliver brand objectives, from concept through to sales materials.

Hybrid role based in London, reporting to the VP, Partnerships & Strategy.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant experience with independent ownership of partnership proposals
• Experience across sports and entertainment partnerships is preferred
• Proven ability to develop compelling partnership concepts and narratives
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience working across international markets is desirable

Responsabilités

• Lead development of strategic, customised partnership proposals and presentations
• Develop activation concepts aligned with client objectives
• Interpret data and insights to strengthen commercial storytelling
• Understand each client’s assets and rights to shape market positioning
• Package rights, benefits and assets into tailored proposals
• Refine go-to-market strategies and sales materials with cross-functional teams
• Coordinate client delivery and project meetings, ensuring deadlines are met
• Produce regular client and sales reports and flag gaps to the Project Lead

Connaissances

Partnership proposals

Storytelling

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Outils

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Excel

Description du poste

About Elevate

Elevate is an award-winning global sports and entertainment agency founded in 2018 and the chosen growth partner for the world’s leading brands, properties, and experience-driven businesses. Through one integrated model, Elevate serves as the trusted advisor for more than 1,000 clients, helping them solve complex challenges and drive business wins.

About Elevate

Elevate is an award-winning global sports and entertainment agency founded in 2018 and the chosen growth partner for the world’s leading brands, properties, and experience-driven businesses. Through one integrated model, Elevate serves as the trusted advisor for more than 1,000 clients, helping them solve complex challenges and drive business wins. What began in sports has evolved into a platform now serving clients across culture, attractions, culinary, and hotels. Today, Elevate brings operational expertise, data-driven intelligence, and world-class creativity together under one roof. Elevate’s more than 750 employees sit across 14 offices around the world, from North America to Europe to Asia, and speak and write in 17 different languages. For more information, visit us at www.oneelevate.com.

Position Overview: Director, Partnerships Strategy & Solutions

Elevate is seeking an experienced partnerships professional to develop compelling commercial propositions and customised partnership proposals for leading sports and entertainment properties across international markets. The Director will combine data, storytelling and partnership concepts to demonstrate how client rights and assets can deliver against brand objectives, taking ownership from initial thinking through to completed sales materials. Working closely with project leads, Sales, Insights and Creative, the Director will help shape go-to-market strategies, manage day-to-day client coordination and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality work. The role requires sound commercial judgement, strong communication skills and the ability to work independently, drawing on senior guidance at key decision points. The Director will report to the VP, Partnerships & Strategy. This is a hybrid role, based in our London office.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of strategic, customised partnership proposals and presentations, taking ownership from initial concept and narrative through to completed materials in collaboration with Insights, Creative and the wider project team
• Develop compelling partnership and activation concepts that align with prospective brand objectives and demonstrate how a partnership can be brought to life
• Interpret audience data, market research and existing insights to build persuasive commercial stories, identifying gaps and working with Insights to strengthen supporting evidence
• Develop a deep understanding of each assigned client’s business, audiences, rights and assets, identifying the strengths and points of differentiation that shape its positioning in the market
• Work collaboratively with clients and internal teams to package rights, benefits and assets into relevant partnership opportunities and customised proposals
• Contribute to the development and ongoing refinement of client go-to-market strategies, propositions and sales materials, incorporating feedback from brand conversations and the wider market
• Manage day-to-day client coordination and delivery of agreed work alongside the Project Lead, supporting onboarding, establishing meeting cadence and ensuring commitments and deadlines are met
• Coordinate project meetings, prepare and circulate agendas, capture decisions and action points, and ensure information reaches the right people across the client and internal teams
• Produce and share regular client and sales reports using inputs from the project and sales teams, following up with sales owners to ensure information is current and flagging gaps or outstanding actions to the Project Lead
• Coordinate contributions from Sales, Insights, Creative and other relevant teams, providing clear direction on required inputs and bringing the right expertise into each stage of proposal development
• Maintain ownership of proposal development as commercial conversations progress, adapting the narrative, concepts and rights packages in response to feedback and supporting the sales team through to agreement
• Manage priorities across assigned work and provide temporary support to other projects as required, coordinating with Project Leads and the central team to prevent gaps in delivery
• Exercise independent judgement in the day-to-day development and delivery of work, maintaining a consistent standard of accuracy and quality and seeking senior direction at key decision points
• Stay up to date with industry trends, relevant news and emerging partnership activity, applying this knowledge to keep client propositions and partnership ideas relevant to the market

Who You Are

• 5-7 years of relevant experience, with demonstrated independent ownership of partnership proposals and presentations
• Experience across partnerships in the sports and entertainment industry is preferred. Candidates from other relevant backgrounds should demonstrate a strong working understanding of sponsorship rights, benefits, asset packaging and activation
• Proven ability to develop partnership concepts and compelling commercial narratives, with clear examples of personal contributions to proposals that supported sales teams in progressing opportunities
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Experience working across international markets and coordinating day-to-day client delivery is desirable

What Makes You Stand Out

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to structure a persuasive narrative, sequence information effectively and provide clear direction to Creative and other contributors
• Strong ability to interpret data and research, select relevant supporting evidence and explain its commercial significance within a partnership proposal
• Sound understanding of how client assets and partnership rights can address brand objectives, with the ability to develop relevant concepts and activation ideas
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills, with a thorough understanding of the content and rationale behind the work being developed
• Ability to take ownership of work, manage competing deadlines and coordinate contributions across teams, with reliable follow-through and limited day-to-day supervision
• Openness about gaps in knowledge, confidence to ask focused questions and a clear appetite to learn and apply feedback
• Strong command of written and spoken English. Additional languages are an advantage
• Comfortable using PowerPoint, Google Slides, Excel and other standard workplace tools
• Practical experience using AI tools, including writing and refining prompts to support research, idea development and drafting, is highly desirable. Ability to critically assess outputs for accuracy, relevance and quality

Benefits Overview

Insurance (Company‑Paid)

• Elevate provides the following benefits, effective from your first day of employment:
• Medical - Elevate covers 100% of your premium. Dependants can be added at your own cost via payroll deductions
• Dental and Optician Reimbursement
• Travel Insurance - Elevate covers 100% of your premium. Dependants may be added at your cost
• Life Assurance - Fully employer‑paid, covering 4× your basic annual salary up to a free cover limit of £800,000
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Fully employer‑funded

Time Off

• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of the 8 UK bank holidays
• Up to 10 days paid sick leave within a rolling 12‑month period

Pension

• 4% employer contribution
• 5% employee contribution (based on full salary via salary sacrifice)

The qualifications listed above represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is open to all qualified candidates. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in connection with the application process, you may contact us at [e-mail].

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