Partnership Marketing Manager - Zuffa Boxing

TKO; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Partnership Marketing Manager in Las Vegas to lead day-to-day partner relationships for Zuffa Boxing. You’ll plan, develop, and execute integrated marketing programs across UFC, WWE, PBR, IMG Events, and OnLocation, coordinating with Marketing, Events, and Legal teams.

The role emphasizes activation delivery, asset management, and on-site leadership at key events, with growth opportunities across the broader TKO portfolio.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree with focus in marketing or related field.
• Experience in partnership marketing, sponsorship activation, and client service.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and complex projects in fast-paced environments.
• Strong understanding of rights delivery, activation execution, and partner relations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end partner relationships and activation strategy for Zuffa Boxing.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Marketing, Events, Media, PR, Brand, Legal, and Operations.
• Lead onboarding, partner check-ins, and agenda development for regular updates.
• Oversee asset delivery, reporting, and compliance with contractual assets.
• Drive activations across live events, digital, social, broadcast, and experiential platforms.
• Manage creative workflows from briefing to final execution with internal teams.
• Lead partner integrations across in-venue, broadcast, and digital channels.
• Act as on-site marketing lead at select events for activations and hospitality.
• Maintain day-to-day partner relationships and identify renewal/up-sell opportunities.
• Develop partnership recaps with performance learnings and opportunities.
• Collaborate to align programs with UFC and TKO initiatives; mentor junior staff.

Skills

Partnership marketing

Sponsorship activation

Brand marketing

Client service

Relationship management

Activation execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Sports Management, or related field

Job description

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

The Partnership Marketing Manager serves as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned brand partners on Zuffa Boxing and is responsible for planning, developing, and executing integrated partnership marketing programs. While the position is based in Las Vegas at UFC headquarters, the role supports partnerships across the broader TKO portfolio (UFC, WWE, PBR, IMG Events, OnLocation).

• This role manages partner relationships end-to-end, leads activation strategy and execution, coordinates cross-functionally across departments, and supports revenue-driving initiatives, including renewals, upsells, and cross-property extensions.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned brand partners, managing day-to-day communications, priorities, and deliverables.
• Leads onboarding and ongoing partner check-in calls, including agenda development, meeting facilitation, and recap distribution.
• Owns asset delivery management, ensuring all contractual assets are tracked, delivered, and reported accurately.
• Leads the development and execution of partner activations across live events, digital, social, content, broadcast, and experiential platforms.
• Manages creative workflows, including briefing, routing, approvals, and final execution in collaboration with Brand, Creative, Legal, and other internal teams.
• Leads execution of partner integrations across in-venue, broadcast, live events, and digital and social platforms, serving as a primary point of contact to ensure accuracy, alignment, and a best-in-class partner experience.
• Serves as on-site partnership marketing lead at select events, overseeing brand activations, hospitality, ticketing, fan experiences, and partner hosting.
• Builds and maintains strong day-to-day relationships with partner contacts, acting as a trusted resource to ensure partner needs are met and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• Leads the development of partnership recaps, highlighting performance, learnings, and opportunities.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders across Marketing, Events, Media, PR, Brand, Legal, Community Relations, and Operations to ensure partner programs align with broader UFC and TKO initiatives.
• Identifies and supports revenue-driving opportunities, including renewals, upsells, cross-sells, and cross-property integrations.
• Supports cross-property TKO initiatives with focus on growth of Zuffa Boxing.
• Mentors and supports junior team members, contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

You Have These:

• Bachelor’s degree, with concentration in Marketing, Business, Sports Management, or related field preferred.
• 1+ years of partnership marketing, sponsorship activation, brand marketing, or client service experience, preferably within sports, entertainment, or media.
• Proven experience managing day-to-day partner relationships and leading integrated marketing programs.
• Strong understanding of partnership agreements, rights delivery, and activation execution.
• Experience with marketing platform delivery including digital, live events, broadcast, hospitality, experiential.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple accounts and complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build, manage, and grow partner relationships.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and leading projects across multiple departments.
• Self-starter with the ability to anticipate issues and develop proactive solutions.