Community & Growth Specialist

Cosmos Sports; Kannur; On-site; INR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cosmos Sports is seeking a dynamic Community & Partnership Development professional to build partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, clubs, and communities in Kerala. You will develop networks of athletes, coaches, influencers, and event organizers while representing Cosmos Sports at events and corporate engagements.

You will conceptualize and execute events, activations, and outreach programs to boost participation, brand visibility, and local engagement, collaborating with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Sports Management, Sports Science, Business Administration, Marketing, Event Management, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in Sports Management, Sports Marketing, Event Management, Community Engagement, Business Development, Partnerships, Customer Acquisition, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, sports academies, clubs, fitness centers, corporates, resident associations, and local communities.
• Develop a strong network of athletes, coaches, sports enthusiasts, influencers, event organizers, and sports organizations.
• Represent Cosmos Sports at sporting events, educational institutions, corporate engagements, and community forums.
• Conceptualize and execute sports events, tournaments, workshops, leagues, fitness challenges, outreach programs, and brand activations.
• Create engaging experiences that increase sports participation, strengthen community relationships, and enhance brand visibility.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful event execution.
• Drive customer acquisition initiatives that generate measurable store football, customer leads, and business opportunities.
• Own and achieve defined targets related to partnerships, event participation, community growth, customer acquisition, and engagement.
• Identify local market opportunities, emerging sports trends, and community needs to support sustainable business growth.
• Support commercial objectives by converting community engagement initiatives into customer acquisition and sales opportunities.
• Leverage social media, local influencers, sports groups, and digital platforms to build and engage active sports communities.
• Develop localized outreach and engagement strategies that strengthen Cosmos Sports' presence across Kerala.
• Maintain and grow a strong database of community partners, sports enthusiasts, institutions, and event participants.
• Track, analyze, and report the effectiveness of events, partnerships, customer acquisition initiates, and growth campaigns.
• Use customer insights and market intelligence to continuously improve engagement and business outcomes.

Skills

Communication

Networking

Relationship-building

Presentations

Planning & execution

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Sports Management/Business/Marketing/Event Management

Job description

Community & Partnership Development

• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, sports academies, clubs, fitness centers, corporates, resident associations, and local communities.
• Develop a strong network of athletes, coaches, sports enthusiasts, influencers, event organizers, and sports organizations.
• Represent Cosmos Sports at sporting events, educational institutions, corporate engagements, and community forums.

Sports Events & Activations

• Conceptualize and execute sports events, tournaments, workshops, leagues, fitness challenges, outreach programs, and brand activations.
• Create engaging experiences that increase sports participation, strengthen community relationships, and enhance brand visibility.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful event execution.

Customer Acquisition & Business Growth

• Drive customer acquisition initiatives that generate measurable store football, customer leads, and business opportunities.
• Own and achieve defined targets related to partnerships, event participation, community growth, customer acquisition, and engagement.
• Identify local market opportunities, emerging sports trends, and community needs to support sustainable business growth.
• Support commercial objectives by converting community engagement initiatives into customer acquisition and sales opportunities.

Community Marketing & Engagement

• Leverage social media, local influencers, sports groups, and digital platforms to build and engage active sports communities.
• Develop localized outreach and engagement strategies that strengthen Cosmos Sports' presence across Kerala.
• Maintain and grow a strong database of community partners, sports enthusiasts, institutions, and event participants.

Performance & Analytics

• Track, analyze, and report the effectiveness of events, partnerships, customer acquisition initiates, and growth campaigns.
• Use customer insights and market intelligence to continuously improve engagement and business outcomes.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Sports Management, Sports Science, Business Administration, Marketing, Event Management, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in Sports Management, Sports Marketing, Event Management, Community Engagement, Business Development, Partnerships, Customer Acquisition, or related fields.
• Excellent communication, presentation, networking, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong planning, execution, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilites
• Willingness to travel extensively across assigned Territory,

Community & Partnership Development

• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, sports academies, clubs, fitness centers, corporates, resident associations, and local communities.
• Develop a strong network of athletes, coaches, sports enthusiasts, influencers, event organizers, and sports organizations.
• Represent Cosmos Sports at sporting events, educational institutions, corporate engagements, and community forums.

Sports Events & Activations

• Conceptualize and execute sports events, tournaments, workshops, leagues, fitness challenges, outreach programs, and brand activations.
• Create engaging experiences that increase sports participation, strengthen community relationships, and enhance brand visibility.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful event execution.

Customer Acquisition & Business Growth

• Drive customer acquisition initiatives that generate measurable store football, customer leads, and business opportunities.
• Own and achieve defined targets related to partnerships, event participation, community growth, customer acquisition, and engagement.
• Identify local market opportunities, emerging sports trends, and community needs to support sustainable business growth.
• Support commercial objectives by converting community engagement initiatives into customer acquisition and sales opportunities.

Community Marketing & Engagement

• Leverage social media, local influencers, sports groups, and digital platforms to build and engage active sports communities.
• Develop localized outreach and engagement strategies that strengthen Cosmos Sports' presence across Kerala.
• Maintain and grow a strong database of community partners, sports enthusiasts, institutions, and event participants.

Performance & Analytics

• Track, analyze, and report the effectiveness of events, partnerships, customer acquisition initiates, and growth campaigns.
• Use customer insights and market intelligence to continuously improve engagement and business outcomes.