Senior Coordinator, Sponsorship

About the role

The Senior Coordinator, Sponsorship is a member of the Global Partnerships team responsible for independently managing the day-to-day execution of assigned League partnerships. The role coordinates contractual fulfillment, partner activations, creative approvals, financial administration, event execution, and cross-functional workstreams while developing strong relationships with partner, agency, and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage the day-to-day execution of a minimum of 7 partnerships, coordinating partner requests, activations, creative, contractual deliverables, timelines, and internal workstreams
• Maintain a working understanding of assigned partner agreements and ensure timely fulfillment of contractual rights and obligations.
• Manage assigned partnership funds and financial processes, including securing invoices, coordinating payments, maintaining accurate trackers, and monitoring program expenditures
• Own the partner creative review process, coordinating feedback and approvals across relevant stakeholders.
• Own defined workstreams within upsell opportunities, including ideation, asset research, internal alignment, deck development, and execution planning
• Lead assigned activation and hospitality workstreams at NFL events, including advance planning, stakeholder coordination, on-site execution, issue resolution, and post-event follow-up
• Collaborate with international sponsorship teams and other global stakeholders to support partner programs, contractual rights, and activations across applicable markets and NFL events
• Lead on-site activation and execute partner experiences at NFL events
• Build and develop relationships with partner and agency contacts, including client hosting at NFL events
• Proactively identify execution risks, resolve routine partner and internal issues, and escalate material concerns with clear context and recommended solutions
• Support the onboarding and training of new Coordinators, temporary staff, and rotational team members on established processes and systems

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in sponsorship, partnership marketing, sports marketing, account management, client services, experiential marketing, or an agency environment
• Demonstrated experience independently managing multiple projects, stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, presentation, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Ability to travel approximately 25% and work evenings, weekends, and holidays around NFL events

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in sports sponsorship, property-side partnership management, or a sports marketing agency
• Client or account management experience
• Experience supporting revenue-generating programs, upsells, or sales presentations
• Experience with CRM and workflow systems such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience coordinating creative or intellectual-property approvals
• Experience supporting live events, experiential activations, or client hospitality
• Additional language proficiency or experience working across international markets

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Self-starter with strong work ethic
• Team player
• Strong communication skills
• Problem solver
• Creative thinker
• Effective time management
• Organized

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week in the office. Work in this particular role will likely exceed 40 hours per week
• Some weekend work for hosting clients and event execution
• Travel around planning and executing events (25% of time)

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Salary $80,000 - $95,000 USD

Benefits Information

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits offerings, please visit: NFL BENEFITS

At the NFL, in-person work at our offices is a top priority because it allows us to collaborate more effectively, build stronger connections, and maintain the culture that drives our success. This role requires onsite presence at an NFL office or stadium location, and remote and/or hybrid working options are not offered.

NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED.

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Talent Attributes: What we expect for our employees

• Embody an enthusiastic, proactive can-do attitude
• Embrace grit, free from ego or entitlement
• Excel as a relationship builder, with the ability to influence
• Eager learner, driven by passion rather than just ambition
• Encompasses an incredible work ethic with an agile mindset