Manager Digital & Media Partnerships – Cleveland Browns

Location: Ohio, there US

Closing Date: 

Overview:

Responsible for generating sponsorship revenue through developing and presenting digital, media and sponsorship proposals, with a heavy emphasis on the digital and media platforms. Spearhead collaboration with sales, activation, and digital/content teams to sell existing and potential clients on custom campaigns. A focus on relationship building and collaboration utilizing a consultative approach to meet the needs of sponsors across our digital properties (club site, mobile site, social platforms, app), media properties (pre-season games, shoulder programming, radio programming, etc.) and team properties (marks, rights, stadium, etc.).

Job Responsibilities:

• – Grow Corporate Partnership Revenue by developing and selling integrated marketing campaigns with a  heavy emphasis on the development of digital and media-focused platforms
• – Work closely with Activation and Corporate Sales team to monetize digital (online/mobile & social), TV and Radio assets with existing partners and new partners
• – Position requires a thorough understanding of social media and digital platforms, media assets (TV/Radio), ratings and trafficking processes.
• – Identifying, cultivating and securing new media advertisers for Browns digital, TV and Radio programing
• – Review, analyze, forecast, manage and provide reporting on the digital sales assets and media assets
• – Provide digital advertising thought-leadership by staying current with new advertising trends, mandates and best practices. Collaborate with Digital Media & Content/Production Directors to develop new opportunities to secure new clients and/or to grow existing brand advertiser digital revenue.
• – Expertise required in navigating media agency dynamics, as well as a thorough knowledge of campaign buying, digital media planning, pricing models, digital revenue operations, ad networks, trading desks and exchanges.
• – Understand all partner/client goals and marketing objectives, as well as each’s competitive landscape. Coordinate efforts to help achieve these goals & objectives through innovative solutions via integrated marketing platforms
• – Strive to ensure that all elements of partnership agreements are delivered in a first-class manner in accordance with the philosophy of the franchise and within the provisions of the contractual obligations of the organization

Job Qualifications:

• – Minimum of 4 years of digital ad sales and media sales
• – Experience with TV ad sales ideal
• – Bachelor’s Degree
• – Demonstrate negotiation skills and ability to effectively manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• – Strong presentation development and speaking skills
• – A positive team member that displays a passion for their craft, an openness to learning, and superior work ethic
• – Prior history of demonstrated sales success
• – Familiar with a digital business and a variety of social media platforms
• – Familiar with football, the NFL, and its fans
• – Strong relationships with local, regional and national media account reps and agencies
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