Director, Rights & Partnerships (Sports)
Director, Rights & Partnerships (Sports)
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02-06-2025
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02-06-2025
Job Description
UEG is an award-winning global agency specializing in entertainment sports and lifestyle marketing. We create breakthrough marketing by leveraging the people places and platforms that shape pop culture. Our suite of services includes celebrity/influencer programming music-film-tv/digital-sports partnerships communications branded content and experiential.
The team at UEG is a dynamic group bringing together best-in-class expertise across entertainment sports and lifestyle paired with a strong understanding of brand building and effective marketing communications. This is a work hard play hard environment where a true passion for culture are married with the desire to create business changing work for our clients.
UEG is currently looking for a Director to support the continued growth of our Sports practice. This individual will play a key role in day-to-day client service and program execution while helping to identify opportunities that support the growth and leadership of UEG Sports within the industry.
As a Director youll collaborate closely with senior leadership and cross-functional partners across UEG and Edelmans broader global network. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in sports marketing and partnerships whos eager to contribute both strategically and operationally across client work and new business efforts.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead execution of sports-focused campaigns and programs managing timelines deliverables and internal workstreams to ensure excellence across client initiatives
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and partners ensuring high-quality service and clear communication
- Support strategic planning and creative development for brand activations within the sports landscape including across talent properties and media platforms
- Partner with senior leadership to develop scopes of work timelines and budgets and assist in drafting proposals and decks
- Contribute to client growth strategies by identifying integration and partnership opportunities
- Maintain an informed perspective on the clients business competitors and industry trends and share relevant updates with internal teams
- Collaborate across disciplines and internal teams to bring integrated ideas to life
- Organize and lead internal briefings and status meetings to keep work on track and ensure alignment across all stakeholders
- Assist with tracking project health budgets and invoicing in partnership with Finance
- Participate in agency brainstorms and ideation sessions to support existing and prospective clients
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6-8 years in sports marketing brand partnerships or related fields within an agency team league media or brand environment
- Strong understanding of the sports partnership ecosystem including sponsorship models and talent integration
- Proven experience supporting multi-channel campaigns and activations within the sports landscape
- Excellent client service and relationship management skills with the ability to navigate both internal and external teams
- Clear confident written and verbal communicator able to tailor messaging for a variety of audiences
- Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced collaborative environment
- A proactive and positive team player who brings ideas energy and initiative to the table
- Passion for sports with a finger on the pulse of industry trends and innovations
- Ability to travel occasionally and work nights/weekends as needed for events or client needs
- Based in New York City or Chicago (hybrid role)
$80000 - $120000 a year
An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance travel requirements revenue-based metrics any contractual agreements and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEHs total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses a Paid Time Off policy and region-specific benefits.
Edelman offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance vision 401K life insurance disability insurance paid time off travel assistance and wellness programing.
United Entertainment Group is committed to diversity equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people members of the LGBTQ community veterans parents individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
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