33 partnership manager jobs found

Position:  Manager, Partnership Marketing Department:  Partnership Marketing Reports to:  Senior Director, Partnership Marketing FC Cincinnati is a Major League Soccer team playing at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally founded in 2015 by Carl H. Lindner III and co-CEO Jeff Berding, FCC started play in the United Soccer League (USL) in 2016. FCC entered MLS as the 24th team in 2019. The club’s wide and diverse ownership group is led by controlling owner Lindner III; as well as managing owners Meg Whitman and Dr. Griff Harsh; Scott Farmer; and George Joseph. FC Cincinnati opened the club’s privately funded, 26,000-seat soccer-specific TQL Stadium in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati in 2021, a venue which has won numerous global awards including the World Football Summit Best Venue 2022 in Madrid and the 2022 Prix Versailles World Title in the Sports Category in Paris, France. FC Cincinnati won the 2023 Supporters’...

OVERVIEW The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club serving the greater Los Angeles area. LAFC is dedicated to building a world-class soccer club that represents the diversity of Los Angeles and is committed to delivering an unrivaled experience for fans. LAFC’s ownership group is comprised of local leaders and innovators of industry with intellectual capital, financial prowess, operations expertise, and success in the fields of entertainment, sports, technology, and media. LAFC is invested in the world’s game and Los Angeles, constructing, and developing the 22,000 seat BMO Stadium and a top-flight training center on the campus of Cal-State Los Angeles. POSITION SUMMARY   The Manager, Partnership Success, is responsible for managing a portion of LAFC’s partnership portfolio (estimated $3M - $6M revenue), all contractually obligated income (COI) of assigned accounts, and the sole execution of assigned account assets. Additionally,...

Overview The Manager, Events leads the planning and execution of MLS NEXT’s national event portfolio, delivering best-in-class competition environments that support the league’s elite youth player pathway.   This role serves as the Event Lead for marquee MLS NEXT competitions, overseeing operational strategy, budgeting, venue and host market management, and cross-functional execution. While grounded in competition delivery excellence, the Manager also brings a strategic lens to event growth—driving experiential enhancements, optimizing third-party partnerships, and identifying opportunities to amplify the impact and visibility of MLS NEXT events.   Working across MLS departments, clubs, external vendors, and host markets, this role ensures seamless event delivery while advancing the long-term growth and positioning of the MLS NEXT platform.   Responsibilities Event Portfolio Leadership Serve as Event Lead for MLS NEXT...

Position:                                   Coordinator - Performance Marketing Coordinator   Department:                          Marketing, CLTFC Reporting Relationship:     Reports to Manager, Performance Marketing  Status:                                      Full-Time (Exempt)       About Charlotte FC Charlotte Football Club is the Major League Soccer Club in the Carolinas. The Club’s mission is to be a unifying force that is bigger than one city and encourage a sense of belonging through a progressive, collective, and ambitious approach that guides efforts on and off the pitch. CLTFC is committed to driving growth through the sport and community outreach. Charlotte...

JOB TITLE:  Manager, Fundraising & Strategic Initiatives REPORTING TO:   Director, Community Development DEPARTMENT:   Community LOCATION:   New York, NY POSITION OVERVIEW: New York City Football Club (NYCFC) is seeking a strategic and mission-driven Manager, Fundraising & Strategic Initiatives to lead development operations and drive revenue growth across the Community Department. This role serves as a key partner to the Director, Community Development and works closely with the Executive Director of City in the Community (CITC), the club’s nonprofit foundation (annual budget ~$1–3M). The Manager will lead institutional fundraising efforts, including grant writing, oversee development operations, and support execution of strategic initiatives tied to CITC’s 4-Year Strategic Plan, World Cup legacy efforts, and stadium-related community commitments. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Fundraising Strategy & Institutional...

JOB TITLE:  Senior Manager, Girls Academy REPORTING TO:  Director, Youth Programs DEPARTMENT:  Youth Programs LOCATION:  Greenwich, CT   POSITION OVERVIEW: New York City FC is seeking an experienced and mission-driven leader to serve as Senior Manager, Girls Academy. This role will lead the development, implementation, and oversight of the club’s Girls Academy program, ensuring alignment with NYCFC’s philosophy on player development, and long-term pathway objectives. The Senior Manager will be responsible for technical standards, staff leadership, operational excellence, and the holistic development of female players within the academy structure. This individual will play a critical role in building a best-in-class environment that supports high-performance outcomes while fostering education, character development, and well-being.   WHAT YOU’LL DO: Technical Leadership & Player...

J ob Title:  Marketing Associate, Part-Time Department:  Integrated Marketing & Communications Reports to:  Director, Lifecycle & Performance Marketing Job Summary The Marketing Associate supports the execution of lifecycle marketing campaigns that engage fans and drive ticketing and revenue goals. This role helps deliver timely, personalized communications across email, SMS, app, and web while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and performance tracking. What You’ll Do: Build, schedule, and deploy marketing communications across email, SMS, mobile app, and web channels. Support the execution of lifecycle marketing campaigns that drive fan engagement, ticket sales, and matchday attendance. Assist with audience segmentation and CRM list management to deliver personalized fan messaging. Coordinate campaign timelines and ensure communications are delivered accurately and on schedule. Conduct quality assurance on campaign...

Overview Major League Soccer’s partnership with Apple allows fans in over 100 countries to stream every single MLS and Leagues Cup match, select MLS Next Pro and MLS Next games, and a rich library of VOD content with a single MLS Season Pass subscription. The historic broadcast relationship has also provided MLS, Clubs, Players and constituents with unprecedented marketing reach and opportunities through the Apple ecosystem of products and services. We are looking for a Director, Apple Partnership to enhance the potential of the partnership. This person will lead a matrixed team of internal and external constituents to achieve short-term goals, build towards long-term objectives and explore new possibilities. Responsibilities Work alongside MLS marketing leadership to dream, ideate and build integration opportunities within Apple’s ecosystem (Apple apps & services, Apple product, retail and TV+ to drive value back to the League, Clubs and MLS Season...

Overview The Senior Director, Partnership Marketing Operations serves as the primary department resource for the strategic planning and operational execution of partner specific marketing assets across Major League Soccer (MLS) and Soccer United Marketing’s (SUM) events. The events include marquee tentpole moments such as MLS All-Star Week, MLS Cup, Leagues Cup, the Mexican National Team U.S. Tour (MexTour), Concacaf competitions, Campeones Cup, and additional SUM/international properties.   Responsibilities Be the operational leader, process architect and executive-level oversight for MLS/SUM partner delivery by leading a team of three employees focused full-time on Partnership Marketing Operations via establishing strategic priority frameworks, property management processes, and personal growth opportunities for employees that ensure consistent, scalable, and high-performing execution across the department. Serves as central point of coordination...

Overview Major League Soccer is entering a defining phase of global relevance, accelerated by the 2026 FIFA World Cup and a rapidly expanding international fan base. The Director, International & Growth Consumer Products is a seasoned commercial leader responsible for building and scaling MLS’s global consumer products business outside the United States.   This role serves as a primary growth engine for MLS Consumer Products, tasked with unlocking new international revenue streams, expanding global retail reach, and building a durable, scalable international infrastructure in partnership with MLS strategic partners. The Director will support the SVP to define where and how MLS competes globally across licensing, retail, and product, ensuring MLS evolves from a domestic league with international interest into a globally commercialized sports brand.   This is not an operational licensing role. It is a strategic, revenue-owning leadership position...

Overview The Senior Director, International Communications is a fully bilingual communications professional (English & Spanish), who is responsible for positioning and publicizing Major League Soccer (MLS), its clubs and properties across domestic and international media, and will bring significant relationships with editorial decision makers in the area. The individual will have strong communications skills and a track record of creatively selling ideas and concepts that result in story placement.   Responsibilities Leads strategy and generates media coverage of Major League Soccer, its clubs, special events (MLS All-Star Game, MLS Cup) and properties (MLS NEXT, MLS NEXT Pro, Leagues Cup), among U.S. Hispanic and international media Manages efforts to engage and amplify among U.S. Hispanic and international media, in collaboration with key stakeholders such as the league’s 30 MLS clubs, internal departments, and partners Builds and manages...

OVERVIEW The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club serving the greater Los Angeles area. LAFC is dedicated to building a world-class soccer club that represents the diversity of Los Angeles and is committed to delivering an unrivaled experience for fans. LAFC’s ownership group is comprised of local leaders and innovators of industry with intellectual capital, financial prowess, operations expertise, and success in the fields of entertainment, sports, technology, and media. LAFC is invested in the world’s game and Los Angeles, constructing, and developing the 22,000 seat BMO Stadium and a top-flight training center on the campus of Cal-State Los Angeles. POSITION SUMMARY   This is a 1099 independent contractor position with a 3-month term length.     We are looking for an experienced corporate partnership professional to conceptualize, develop, and execute attractive sellable programs, assets, and sponsorship ideas for the...

OVERVIEW The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club serving the greater Los Angeles area. LAFC is dedicated to building a world-class soccer club that represents the diversity of Los Angeles and is committed to delivering an unrivaled experience for fans. LAFC’s ownership group is comprised of local leaders and innovators of industry with intellectual capital, financial prowess, operations expertise, and success in the fields of entertainment, sports, technology, and media. LAFC is invested in the world’s game and Los Angeles, constructing, and developing the 22,000 seat BMO Stadium and a top-flight training center on the campus of Cal-State Los Angeles. POSITION SUMMARY   This position is responsible for developing and managing digital marketing campaigns across email, text, and app communications, with a focus on growth marketing, new digital revenue opportunities, and achieving LAFC business goals. This individual will have a direct...

OVERVIEW The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an MLS soccer club serving the greater Los Angeles area. LAFC is dedicated to building a world-class soccer club that represents the diversity of Los Angeles and is committed to delivering an unrivaled experience for fans. LAFC’s ownership group is comprised of local leaders and innovators of industry with intellectual capital, financial prowess, operations expertise, and success in the fields of entertainment, sports, technology, and media. LAFC is invested in the world’s game and Los Angeles, constructing, and developing the 22,000 seat BMO Stadium and a top-flight training center on the campus of Cal-State Los Angeles. POSITION SUMMARY   The Social Media Manager will join a social media team responsible for the creation and distribution of content across LAFC’s multiple social channels. This person will focus on filming and editing compelling video content for the Club’s social platforms that...

Position:                                     Intern-Graphic Design CLTFC  Department:                            Creative Content / Marketing Reporting Relationship:       Reports to Lead Graphic Designer Status:                                        Intern (Full-time / Non-exempt) Duration:                                  Temporary - Runs through the end of the 2026 Charlotte FC season, to include potential playoffs.    About Charlotte FC Charlotte Football Club is the Major League Soccer Club in the Carolinas. The Club’s mission is to be a unifying force that is bigger than...

D.C. United is seeking a highly motivated partnership activation professional with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and consultative approach to take on an account executive role in corporate partnership activation. Primary responsibility will be the strategic planning, execution, and day-to-day management of D.C. United’s corporate partners. Compensation $50,000 + Commission Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities Manage day-to-day relationships and ensure contract fulfillment for assigned portfolio of Corporate Partners Consistently engage with partners via phone, e-mail, and in-person meetings to build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships Act as marketing consultant to partner contacts to develop and deliver impactful and measurable campaigns Work with 3rd party metrics providers (Nielsen, Zoomph) to analyze social media and broadcast performance to produce reporting for partners Compile and write event-specific recaps...

Guest Experience Internship Summary: The D.C. United Guest Experience team is seeking motivated undergraduate or graduate students who are passionate about live-event environments, fan engagement, and exceptional customer service. Guest Experience Interns will support the planning and execution of all Audi Field events including D.C. United, Washington Spirit, DC Power FC, UFL games, and special events, to help deliver a best-in-class experience for every guest. Interns will gain hands-on experience in stadium operations, staffing logistics, employee engagement, and fan-focused service delivery. While primarily embedded with the Guest Experience team, interns will also be exposed to the four branches of the Audi Field Operations Department throughout the internship: Game Operations, Event/Stadium Operations, Guest Experience, and Security. This internship is ideal for students who are energetic, detail-oriented, and eager to contribute to a world-class fan...

COMPANY BACKGROUND The Houston Dynamo Football Club (HDFC) is a multi-faceted organization dedicated to inspiring and supporting soccer participation and growth in Houston, TX and beyond. The Club’s brands include men's and women's professional teams - the Houston Dynamo (MLS) and Houston Dash (NWSL), a development academy, Houston Dynamo Dash Charities, as well as Shell Energy Stadium and Houston Sports Park. The Club has a rich history, including MLS Cup titles (2006, 2007) and in-season tournament championships for both the Dynamo (2018) (2023) and Dash (2020) and is focused on building toward the next championships, inspiring and uniting the city of Houston through the sport of soccer and community outreach, and creating the most inclusive sporting experience and diverse fan base in the city and state.   PURPOSE OF THE JOB Houston Dynamo FC is seeking a strategic and innovative creative to serve in a key leadership role within the...

The Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago Fire FC) is an American professional soccer club that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top U.S. domestic league. Founded on October 8, 1997, on the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the Club began play in 1998 as one of the League’s first expansion franchises. The Fire have won six major domestic titles, including the 1998 MLS Cup; the 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups; as well as the 2003 MLS Supporters’ Shield. The Club recently announced plans to build a $750M+ privately financed downtown stadium in Chicago in 2028. The stadium will anchor Chicago’s newest neighborhood, the 78, a 62-acre development and entertainment district located along the Chicago River just south of Roosevelt Road. For more information on our bold plans, visit  DearChicago.com Additionally, the Club recently opened the state-of-the-art $100M Endeavor Health Performance Center in March 2025...

Who you are: CITY provides a progressive and supportive workplace that lets YOU be YOU.  We value unique experiences and perspectives, and we hire employees who leverage their differences to add value.  Feel the impact of your ideas come to life as you join in the thunderous roar of 22,500 impassioned fans at our state-of-the art facility. What CITY does: Join us today in the mission of uniting the St. Louis Region and redefining what it means to be a soccer team.   Role Summary: The Manager, Events leads the planning, sales support, and execution of private stadium events, club and fan-facing events, and year-round stadium district programming for over 200 events annually. This role is responsible for driving event revenue, maximizing stadium utilization, and delivering exceptional experiences that reflect the club’s brand and values.   This individual will play a key role in setting event revenue goals, developing programming...