Manager, Strategic Partnerships (Sacramento)
IntersportSacramento, California, United States
Posted August 4, 2025
55000 - 75000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Intersport is an award-winning agency specializing in content creation, experiential marketing, and event management. With a focus on hospitality, sponsorship consulting, and live events across various sports, the company offers expert insights and innovative solutions to engage passionate audiences. Headquartered in Chicago with an office in Detroit, Intersport distinguishes itself through its comprehensive approach to brand strategy, property creation, and culinary experiences.
Job Description
The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to generate revenue for the APP Sacramento Open and manage existing partnerships. The role involves sponsorship sales, relationship management, and representing the tournament in the Sacramento community. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in sponsorship sales, strong Sacramento-area connections, and the ability to develop creative activation concepts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of four (4) years’ full-time experience in sponsorship and/or media sales
- Strong understanding of the sales process
- Ability to detail a history of having sold numerous six-figure sponsorship and/or media sales agreements
- Current key relationships with sponsorship and/or media buyers at clients and agencies nationally
- Ability to develop new relationships with sponsorship and/or media buyers
- Must have a strong client-direct/agency network of sponsorship marketing decision-makers in the Sacramento marketplace
- Exemplary verbal and written communication skills with high-level presentation ability
- Flexibility to work both independently and collaboratively in an entrepreneurial environment
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, Excel
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) with company match