Partnerships Manager

London | Hybrid

Salary: Competitive, DOE

The Job

• Lead the development, execution and management of strategic brand and media partnerships, acting as the key point of contact between the agency, clients and external partners.
• Identify, evaluate and secure new brand, media and commercial partnership opportunities that align with client objectives and agency goals.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with partners, sponsors, media owners and stakeholders to foster collaboration and repeat business.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy, sales and production to craft compelling partnership propositions and generate bold, insight-led ideas.
• Plan and execute partnership campaigns end-to-end, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, timelines and KPIs from pitch through to delivery.
• Monitor and analyse campaign performance, preparing post-campaign reports and recommending optimisations for future activity.
• Support negotiations around partnership terms, budgets, deliverables and contracts to secure value for clients and the agency.
• Mentor and support junior team members, helping to foster a collaborative team environment.
• Stay across media, marketing and cultural trends to spot new partnership models and opportunities.

You

• Solid understanding of partnerships, commercial strategy or account management, with the ability to identify and develop commercially viable partnership opportunities.
• Proven track record managing high-value brand or media partnerships from pitch to execution.
• Motivated by creative solutions that solve client challenges beyond traditional media.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing skills, comfortable negotiating budgets, deliverables and terms.
• Familiarity with integrated campaign planning across digital, content, experiential and influencer.
• Curious about emerging technologies, including AI, and open to exploring how automation can enhance creativity, performance and efficiency.
• Excellent presentation and organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Comfortable mentoring junior team members and supporting their development.

Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.

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