Project Manager, Sports & Entertainment (Onsite)

Project Manager Sports & Entertainment (Onsite 5 days per week)

Overview:

The Project Manager Sports & Entertainment will lead the end-to-end execution of high-impact initiatives across the Sports & Entertainment vertical reporting to the Sr. Director of Sports & Entertainment. This role is responsible for driving cross-functional (XFN) alignment building scalable workflows and ensuring seamless execution of strategic projects across Marketing Partnerships Legal Finance Product and Creative teams. The Project Manager serves as the operational backbone of the vertical translating strategy into structured execution plans maintaining visibility across stakeholders and ensuring projects are delivered on time on budget and with measurable impact. The ideal candidate is highly organized process-driven and comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-paced environments particularly within sports entertainment or live-event driven ecosystems.

The impact youll make:

• Lead end-to-end project management for Sports & Entertainment initiatives from planning through execution and post-launch analysis.
• Build and maintain clear project roadmaps timelines milestones and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
• Establish and optimize scalable workflows that ensure operational efficiency and repeatable execution across campaigns and activations.
• Drive cross-functional (XFN) alignment across Marketing Social Partnerships Legal Finance Creative and Product teams.
• Identify risks bottlenecks and dependencies early and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
• Maintain clear stakeholder communication including status updates executive reporting and project documentation.
• Develop standardized processes for talent activations sponsorship campaigns live events and partnership launches.
• Track budgets resource allocation and financial approvals in partnership with Finance and leadership.
• Measure project performance and develop post-mortem analyses with actionable insights and optimization recommendations.
• Support long-term strategic planning by translating business objectives into structured execution frameworks.

What youve accomplished:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Marketing Sports Management or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years of experience in program management project management or operations within sports entertainment media or marketing environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong proficiency with project management tools (Asana Jira Smartsheet etc.).
• Experience building workflows and process documentation from the ground up.
• Excellent organizational communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.

Bonus points:

• Experience supporting live events sponsorship activations or talent-driven campaigns.
• PMP Agile or similar project management certification.
• Experience working within a technology digital media or high-growth startup environment.
• Familiarity with sports marketing entertainment partnerships and digital campaign execution.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience in performance reporting and ROI analysis.
• Comfort presenting to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

The base pay range for this position is $77000 - $84448 per year

2026 US Benefits for Full Time Regular Employees:

• Physical Health (Medical Dental & Vision)
• 100% employer-paid premium for employees
• Up to 80% coverage for dependents
• Company HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)
• Basic Life Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance options
• Supplemental voluntary benefits
• Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contribution
• FSA (Medical Dependent Transit and Parking)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Legal access to a network of attorneys
• PTO paid sick leave and company holidays (including a 2026 holiday shutdown)
• Paid parental leave

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