Director, Brand Consulting

Elevate; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate is seeking a Director for its Brand Consulting team in Los Angeles to lead the management of a new financial services client. The role requires significant experience in partnership management within sports, focusing on consultative services, platform development, and brand activation. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere and possess strong project management and communication skills. A Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant sports marketing experience.
• Experience managing & activating integrated partnerships.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support the Elevate Brand client’s sports partnerships.
• Ability to manage the entire partnership process from ideation to execution.
• Lead day-to-day account communications with partnership stakeholders.

Skills

Brand management

Partnership management

Project management

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

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About Elevate

Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.

About Elevate

Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.

Our team of 300+ employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we’ve been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Director, Brand Consulting Overview

This role sits on Elevate Sports Ventures Brand Consulting team. The Brand Consulting vertical for Elevate focuses on consultative services and building platforms/programs within sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing with domestic and international brands. As part of this, Elevate is committed to building greater diversity, equality and inclusion within our organization and in the programs we create for our brand partners.

The Director will report to the VP, Brand and will be responsible for working on the management of a new financial services client. A successful candidate will be a proven partnership manager that brings experience activating brand partnerships within sports in a creative & intentional manner. This person will work on the day to day management of the account across multiple US-based partnerships. The individual must thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment, be eager to take on new challenges and opportunities, as well as transition across a variety of sports partnerships based on the needs of the account & the overall business.

Responsibilities

• Support the Elevate Brand client’s sports partnerships including partnership strategy, platform development & overall partnership activation
• Ability to support the entire partnership management process from ideation & concepting to overall program execution
• Skilled at building partnership marketing deliverables including activation plans & briefing docs
• Project manage all partnership initiatives with brand clients & partner properties
• Lead day to day account communications with all partnership stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with both internal and external partners
• Work with the relevant Elevate verticals including Insights, Creative etc to provide the necessary support & services for our clients
• Maintain strong understanding of the general sports marketing landscape to proactively identify relevant opportunities & trends for our clients
• Attend necessary client events to provide on-site support & account servicing
  
  

Qualifications

The qualifications listed below 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 well. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant sports marketing experience
• Sports agency and/or sports property experience preferred
• Experience managing & activating integrated partnerships across sports properties
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Knowledge and experience within brand management
• A curious mindset with strong work ethic & proactive attitude
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple work streams to execute programs
• Ability to develop strong relationships and manage multiple partners and programs
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both oral and written) with the ability to present ideas, activation plans, and recap results to senior executives
• Real-time industry knowledge and relationships in sports + entertainment
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and PowerPoint
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location

• Los Angeles, CA Preferred
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Frequent travel required
  
  

Work Environment

• Hybrid
  
  

Compensation

• $85,000-$135,000
  
  

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]

We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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