Senior Associate, Casino Partnerships — AI-Driven Growth

National Geographic; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,400 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Associate for Digital Casino Partnerships to manage the day-to-day portfolio of casino-focused partnerships and serve as the primary relationship manager. You will execute deliverables from planning through launch, ensure contractual commitments, and drive ROI.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated activations, identify growth opportunities, and manage budgets with weekly and monthly reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Management, or related field with at least 2 years of partnership marketing or casino/gaming marketing experience.
• Experience managing external partnerships with media companies, publishers, creators, brands, or other high-profile organizations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives while balancing multiple stakeholders and evolving business needs.
• Strong relationship management skills with internal and external partners.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Experience managing partnership budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Analytical mindset with data-driven optimization experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with passion for casino entertainment and digital media.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of the portfolio of casino-focused digital partnerships; be the primary relationship manager.
• Execute partnership deliverables from planning through launch, ensuring contractual commitments are met and ROI is maximized.
• Build trusted relationships with external partners through ongoing communication, planning, reviews, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated activation that supports business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships with innovative activations and engage casino audiences.
• Manage partnership budgets with weekly spend tracking, forecasting, reconciliation, and monthly reporting.
• Analyze partnership performance with analytics to optimize campaigns and ROI.
• Leverage AI and emerging tech to improve workflows, measurement, and reporting.

Skills

Relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data-driven optimization

Communication skills

Partnership marketing

Negotiation & budgeting

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree (Marketing/Communications/Business)

Job description

DraftKings is seeking a Senior Associate for Digital Casino Partnerships to manage the day-to-day portfolio of casino-focused partnerships and serve as the primary relationship manager. You will execute deliverables from planning through launch, ensure contractual commitments, and drive ROI.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated activations, identify growth opportunities, and manage budgets with weekly and monthly reporting.