Marketing Manager, Brand Partnerships

Job Description

A leading food and beverage organization is seeking a Marketing Manager, Brand Partnerships to support key brand marketing initiatives with a primary focus on a major national endurance‑sports partnership. This role blends strategic brand marketing with hands‑on event activation and requires significant travel during race season to ensure exceptional on‑site execution.

Your Responsibilities

• Represent the brand as an on‑site ambassador at endurance‑sport events and with key partnership stakeholders.
• Develop and execute marketing copy for partnership communications, event collateral, email campaigns, and internal updates.
• Support daily marketing operations including project coordination, asset management, and administrative tasks requiring brand judgment.
• Build and maintain strong partner relationships to optimize collaboration and maximize activation output.
• Coordinate all on‑site brand presence, including expo booth setup, athlete sampling, and VIP experience management.
• Work directly with event teams to ensure contractual deliverables are executed with brand consistency and excellence.
• Track activation metrics and compile insights to support ongoing partnership strategy and performance optimization.
• Support broader marketing initiatives as needed across campaigns and cross‑functional projects.

Requirements

• 3-5 years: of marketing experience with strong understanding of brand strategy and positioning.
• Agency experience: preferred, with comfort in briefs, creative workflows, and cross‑functional coordination.
• Strong copywriting ability: across formats including email, event collateral, social content, and internal communications.
• Excellent project management skills: with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong relationship‑building skills: and ability to represent the brand with professionalism and warmth.
• Ability to travel: extensively during peak season (15+ race weekends, March through October).
• Experience: in athletics, endurance sports, wellness, or lifestyle brand marketing highly valued.
• Bonus: Experience in food, beverage, or hospitality marketing.