Account Manager, Partnerships

IMG LIVE; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

160over90, a global creative agency, seeks an experienced account leader to drive sponsorships and events for major brands. You will manage plans, timelines, and assets, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.

This role emphasizes sports and entertainment sponsorship and strategic brand marketing. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in agency or client-based account management, strong communication skills, and a talent for prioritizing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–7 years of agency or client-based account management experience.
• Experience in sports and entertainment sponsorship and brand initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading strategic development and activation of sponsorships and events.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and asset trackers within budget.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet brand standards.
• Coordinate fulfillment, client meetings, and program logistics daily.
• Support evaluation, recap creation, and performance reporting for sponsorships.

Skills

Account management

Sponsorships

Sports & entertainment

Brand strategy

Project management

Client communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

This posting is for a future opportunity based in either NYC or Atlanta 160over90 is a global, culturally-led creative agency with expertise across advertising, branding, experiential, partnerships, PR and communications, and serves leading brands including AB InBev, Audi, Marriott, and Visa.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

• Assist in leading the strategic development and activation of client’s sponsorships and events
• Develop detailed project plans for assigned partnerships including managing timelines and asset trackers to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met and within budget
• Partner with internal divisions, external stakeholders, and third-party vendors as needed in the execution of partnerships and events to ensure activities and services meet protocol and brand standards
• Interface with other account team members, clients, and all appropriate agencies and partner properties daily to coordinate all fulfillment aspects of assigned programs and events
• Assist in the evaluation process for new, prospective, and existing sponsorships, as well as the after-action performance measurement process based on established client objectives
• Proactively create and maintain client-ready materials, such as recaps, POVs, recommendations, competitive analyses, and go-to-market plans
• Lead compiling and distribution of agendas, call materials, and notes for assigned internal and external partnership meetings
• Collaborate with internal creative staff to brief necessary projects and ensure high quality, on-time deliverables

You Have These:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant agency or client-based account management experience
• Experience working in sports and entertainment sponsorship
• Experience with brand positioning, marketing strategies, and experiential marketing
• Participation in the selection, negotiation, and evaluation of successful sponsorship programs
• Proven ability to prioritize workflow, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and drive results
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with client management experience preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to follow established brand guidelines
• Ability to think strategically and creatively, and to problem-solve independently and in groups
• Proficient in MS Office Suite

How we work:

160over90 is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office four days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Rate Minimum: $0 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)

Hiring Rate Maximum: $0 annually

160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Amazon, Coca-Cola, DP World, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa.