Partnership Strategy Specialist

The Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago Fire FC)is an American professional soccer club that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) the top U.S. domestic league. Founded on October 8 1997 on the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire the Club began play in 1998 as one of the Leagues first expansion franchises. The Fire have won six major domestic titles including the 1998 MLS Cup; theand 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups; as well as the 2003 MLS Supporters Shield.

The Club recently announced plans to build a $750M privately financed downtown stadium in Chicago in 2028. The stadium will anchor Chicagos newest neighborhood the 78 a 62-acre development and entertainment district located along the Chicago River just south of Roosevelt Road. For more information on our bold plans visit.

Additionally the Club recently opened the state-of-the-art $100M Endeavor Health Performance Center in March 2025 that has set the standard for North American training facilities. With tremendous growth and expansion the Club is laying the foundation for an audacious and ambitious vision that will transform the brand and the company in the coming years.

At Chicago Fire FC were on a mission to entertain serve and unite Chicago by delivering excellence on and off the pitch to ensure a world-class experience. As a club we let our values guide everything we do: we uphold uncompromising integrity show respect for all at all times never settle for less constantly innovate and hold ourselves relentlessly accountable.

Position Overview:

Chicago Fire FC is seeking an energetic agile customer-centric data-driven and detail-oriented Partnership Strategy Specialist to support all Corporate Partnership team this position the candidate will focus on providing sales and marketing support by creating and updating deck presentation materials using thorough research and data analysis and expanding commercial inventory with a focus on ensuring partnership initiatives boost fan engagement and maximize club revenue streams.

The candidate must be a highly motivated individual contributor with cross-functional experience including technical and strategic knowledge of corporate partnerships. Previous team experience is preferred but not required.

Job Responsibilities:

Partnership Development & Marketing Support

• Build and maintain club story presentations and sales presentation materials such as decks word documents and mockups

• Strong project management skills to support ideation of new business renewal and upsell opportunities by developing fully integrated programs given prospect/partner needs and organizational objectives

• Collaborate with internal organization departments including Marketing Communications Community Programs Ticket Operations etc. to support the creation of potential sellable partnership assets

Research Analytics & Reporting

• Solid ability to analyze data and evaluate industry trends to support Corporate Partnership goals and targets

• Leverage fan insights and third-party companies to support department initiatives and integration within presentations

• Drive department revenue manage Corporate Partnership inventory rate card updates and reports

• Identify and organize market research category research competitive analysis and ongoing sponsorship trends to develop recommendation for club pursuit

• Co-lead the Corporate Partnership CRM system and work alongside CRM administrator to make necessary program updates

• Manage the departments data analytics and reporting in partnership with the Business Strategy & Analytics team

Required Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of relevant corporate partnerships experience

• Ability to develop and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and deliver results in a fast-paced environment

• Proven ability to develop sales presentations marketing materials and partnership proposals

• Experience managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners

• Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to think creatively

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Previous team experience

• Willingness to learn in a fast-paced performance-driven work environment.

• Ability to work non-traditional hours in non-traditional settings including all games (or other work events) that fall on nights weekends and/or holidays

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in marketing business administration sports business or related field

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint Excel Word) and design tools for mockups and presentations (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite Canva).

• Experience working with data analysis platforms (e.g. Salesforce YouGov Blinkfire)

• Understanding of the sports entertainment or event sponsorship industry

Compensation:

• This role offers a salary range of $55000-$60000. The final salary is determined by carefully considering the applicants background experience and qualifications. Base pay may vary significantly based on geographic location job-specific knowledge skills and overall experience. This role is classified as Full-time exempt

• This role is bonus eligible based on club-wide goals

• Additional benefits & perks: Official Chicago Fire FC Website

Please note:

• Chicago Fire FC is committed to fostering cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity equity accessibility and inclusion. Our diversity initiatives start with the recruitment and selection process; therefore wed like to welcome all diverse candidates to apply to opportunities within our Club.

• CFFC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and maintaining a workplace for employees and applicants for employment that is free from discrimination. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy) national origin ancestry ethnicity citizenship age veteran or military status disability sexual orientation sexual orientation or expression marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including hiring promotion compensation discipline termination and access to benefits and training.

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