Manager, Partnership Marketing

Who We Are:

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 243 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

This position is responsible for executing and overseeing the development of sponsor-specific marketing plans, managing branded partner elements across a variety of UFC assets and supporting the day-to-day needs of UFC’s partners. This position is responsible for partner maintenance and providing a unified voice to partners and sponsors from the UFC with respect to partnership marketing and fulfillment.

• Provides exceptional client service, including execution of promised deliverables, key focus and evaluation of renewal opportunities, relationship building, and providing weekly and monthly program progress reports.
• Manages partner integration of live events, Contender Series and other fight series.
• Tracks all assets, produces recaps, and reports via Account Plans.
• Creates and drives new client on-boarding based on the current processes in place to ensure consistent client management across the globe.
• Manages the creation, implementation, and strategic management of UFC promotional programs and all activation with new and existing partners both on and off site.
• Analyzes research findings and identifies activation concepts that align with the brand, support partners’ marketing objectives, and drive business results.
• Manages all fulfillment activities needed based on client contracts to ensure that all elements that are contractually obligated are delivered in a professional manner.
• Supports renewal process for each partner contract and identifies/pursues additional revenue opportunities.
• Travels to select events to assist on-site.
• Works collaboratively across internal departments and stakeholders for partner approvals and alignment of programs and initiatives.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, activation best practices and new media marketing efforts.
• Develops self to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

You Have These:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant program.
• At least 3 years’ experience in activations.
• Ability to work on multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and reporting skills.
• Experience managing the development and implementation of partnership marketing strategy.
• Ability to bring creativity to commercial discussions, maximizing assets, and inventing feasible solutions on a case-by-case basis.
• Experience with marketing platform integration (digital, event, hospitality, etc.), on-site event marketing operations and logistics preferred.
• Maintain the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines as directed.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook and ability to learn other basic computer programs.

How we work:

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.