Manager, Sports Partnership Marketing

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our incredible team of employees at Royal Caribbean Group We are proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package and excellent career development opportunities each offering unique ways to explore the world

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations and the best people Together we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests

This role will work onsite at our offices in Miami FL

Position Summary: The Manager Sports Partnership Marketing is responsible for translating our highly visible partnership with a premiere sports organization into opportunities that drive brand awareness brand attribution social followers conversion brand loyalty and love within the South Florida community This role is the storyteller for this relationship They will craft the strategy for how these two brands – the team brand and the vacation brand – exist in a natural synergy that drives consumer interest and excitement for Royal Caribbean vacations on a local national and even global level Key to this role is relationship management with the main contacts at the partner team but also within the walls of the company motivating and leveraging other Royal Caribbean teams to achieve the full goals of the partnership The ideal candidate has three key qualities: a people person with strong relationship finesse; a marketer with a proven record in sports marketing strategies; and a pro-active self-starter looking to take the reins on this partnership to maximize and uncover opportunities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Strategize develop and execute Royal Caribbean’s sports partnership plan in collaboration with key marketing teams and external vendors to ensure timely and effective delivery of all marketing assets for digital print* in-stadium and streaming advertising

Strategize and develop full thematic storyline look and feel for each annual season and ensure messaging and visual themes are pulled through every partnership deliverable* event and asset

Align service and maintain day-to-day relationship with key contacts at our partner team to further relationship with ongoing collaboration* clarity and mutual goal-setting

Devise a partnership social calendar in collaboration with social media teams on both sides consisting of partnership milestone moments team coverage behind-the-scenes access* influencer strategy and giveaways that complement the overall Royal Caribbean social content calendar as well as the partner team’s social strategy

Devise and execute annual season-long sweepstakes campaigns to increase brand awareness* social following and lead generation

Devise* coordinate and execute impactful player appearance opportunities that can be leveraged into social and digital content moments

Conceptualize and coordinate production and staffing for season-long stadium fan zone activations in-game activations and other on-site fan interactions that are in the spirit of the brand to increase brand awareness* lead generation and community presence

Ensure adherence to all legal requirements for social media and in person giveaways* activations and sweepstakes in collaboration with legal team; ensure full legal compliance in all markets and engage third party sweepstakes vendors where necessary

• Design partnership measurement plan and regularly analyze metrics to understand the impact of the partnership in furthering defined brand goals and objectives

Ensure Royal Caribbean maintains relevance and authenticity in the local national and global sports community; provide intel on major trends within the community and advise internal collaboration teams (social creative brand) on best-in-class event advertising* activations and sweepstakes

Devise messages* moments and events to further visibility and purpose of the partnership for employees and members of the local South Florida community

• Manage season-long ticket and suite allotments across internal teams to ensure usage meets legal requirements while furthering marketing goals and other interests of the company
• Plan and manage annual budget to support all aspects of the partnership plan

Education Experience Knowledge & Skills: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Advertising* Business or related field experience

• 6+ years’ experience in advertising or marketing
• Relevant sports partnership experience a must

Well versed in sports activations channels including digital social media broadcast/streaming stadium and field signage* and in-person activations

Able to think strategically creatively* innovatively

Proven relationship management finesse; positive* authentic and transparent personality; exudes professionalism

• Excellent communication skills; communicates clearly and firmly
• Operates proactively and thinks independently

Experience giving direction coordinating workflow conveying feedback* and driving key decisions between marketing teams and external partner teams

Strong understanding of consumer insights fan base* and sports culture

• Self-starter with ability to maintain poise when dealing with ambiguity
• Experience creating and managing timelines; rarely if ever misses a deadline
• Highly organized and detail oriented

Key Relationships

• Department leads and channel owners at our partnership sports organization
• Internal marketing team leaders and channel owners
• Marketing creative teams and external creative partners
• Legal

We know there's a lot to consider As you go through the application process our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance and more relevant details to answer any additional questions Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

No immigration sponsorship is offered

Agency and Third-Party Submissions: Please note this is a direct search by the Company and applications through agencies and other third parties will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited resumes Any unsolicited resumes will be considered the Company's property

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability sexual orientation sexuality gender identity or expression marital status or any other characteristic protected by law Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment

Nearest Major Market: Miami