TL;DR

Senior Vice President, Sports Partnerships (Marketing): Shaping and growing the Sports practice by helping brands unlock the power of sports through strategic partnerships that drive cultural relevance, brand growth, and business impact. Focus on strategic advisory, partnership architecture, and integrated marketing solutions.

Location: New York, New York, USA

Salary: $128,000 - $205,000 per year

Company

Edelman is the world’s largest communications firm fostering an environment where people feel empowered to take the kind of bold action that makes careers, reshapes industries, and creates the unexpected.

What you will do

  • Lead the strategic development of sports partnership platforms for clients, helping brands identify the right opportunities.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to clients, guiding how sports partnerships can support broader brand, marketing, and cultural objectives.
  • Develop integrated partnership strategies that connect sports with content, social, experiential, communications, and creator ecosystems.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to bring partnership platforms to life.
  • Drive thought leadership within the agency and with clients on the evolving sports landscape.
  • Build and mentor a high-performing team while fostering collaboration across disciplines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university.
  • 12+ years of experience in sports marketing, brand partnerships, consulting, or integrated marketing with significant experience developing sports partnership strategies.
  • Strong understanding of the sports marketing ecosystem.
  • Proven ability to translate business objectives into strategic partnership platforms and integrated marketing programs.
  • Experience advising senior marketing leaders and navigating complex client organizations.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to clearly communicate strategic thinking to senior stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

  • Offer a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.
  • Believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Foster an environment where people feel empowered to take the kind of bold action.
  • Offer a place to grow, make a meaningful impact, and help drive change.
  • Culture is built on trust, innovation, and inclusivity, where unique perspectives are not only welcomed, but celebrated.