Development Sponsorship Coordinator
Development Sponsorship Coordinator
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About the Role
Austin PBS & Texas PBS are seeking a Development Sponsorship Coordinator to support the growing business development efforts that drive underwriting revenue and community investment in public media in Austin and across Texas. This hands-on role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to purpose-driven partnerships that fund meaningful content amplify impact stories and connect brands with audiences that trust and value PBS.
Youll play a key role in supporting the full sponsorship lifecycle from research and proposal development through campaign execution to delivering high-impact recaps. If youre energized by mission-driven work thrive in a fast-paced environment and love bringing ideas to life with a team this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities
The Development Sponsorship Coordinator will support activities across three key areas of the business development process:
1. Pre-Sale (Prospecting & Proposal Support)
- Conduct background research on potential partners industries and local businesses in Austin and across Texas
- Build and maintain an active database of leads contact information and outreach activities
- Help develop customized presentations and sponsorship proposals
- Assist in creating collateral and case studies for use in sponsorship conversations
- Schedule and prepare materials for prospect meetings and pitches
- Track key deadlines events and sales opportunities in CRM and internal calendars
2. Campaign Implementation (Activation & Coordination)
- Serve as a liaison between internal departments (sponsorship creative production traffic marketing) and external sponsors to ensure smooth execution
- Track deliverables timelines and approvals for on-air digital and event sponsorships
- Support copywriting review and trafficking of underwriting spots
- Coordinate sponsor recognition across platforms and campaigns
- Maintain campaign documentation and ensure partner expectations are routinely met and exceeded
3. Campaign Recap (Measurement & Relationship Stewardship)
- Collect and compile performance data and audience insights for each campaign
- Create recap reports and presentations that demonstrate the value and impact of the sponsorship
- Maintain campaign archives and visuals for future use
- Assist with stewardship communications and ongoing sponsor engagement
- Support efforts to renew and grow existing sponsor relationships
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in marketing communications media or a related field
- 2 years of relevant work experience preferred (media nonprofit agency or sales support experience a plus)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word PowerPoint Excel); experience with Canva CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce) or project management tools a plus
- Positive proactive and people-oriented eager to learn and contribute to a mission-driven team
Why This Role Matters
At Austin PBS we believe in the power of storytelling to inform inspire and connect our communities. Underwriting helps make that possible and this role directly supports the partnerships that bring trusted PBS programming and local content to millions of Texans. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience grow your professional network and make an impact in public media.
This is a full time salaried position that is currently hybrid with a salary of $65000 per year.
Austin PBS KLRU-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race sex color religion sexual orientation age national origin or disability.
Please email with any questions regarding your application.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
