Account Manager, Partnerships

Who We Are:

160over90 is a full-service cultural marketing agency. An integrated part of the Endeavor network, which includes entertainment agency WME and sports, fashion and events leader IMG, 160over90’s cultural insight, access and influence helps brands stay connected to what their consumers care about most. With offices in seven countries around the world, 160over90’s expertise spans experiential, creative, public relations, digital, social, impact, influence, higher education and more. We represent culture. (B)ring (You)rs. At 160over90, we invite you to be the most authentic version of yourself. No matter where you come from or what you look like, you can be your full self here. Our work reaches diverse communities around the globe. So, it's important to us that our team reflects the full spectrum of voices, values, and perspectives of the audiences we’re looking to reach through our work. Just as we’re obsessed with our clients, their businesses, and the work we do, we’re even more obsessed with the team bringing it to life. Each day we are actively investing to ensure our people feel seen, heard, and appreciated. No matter where they are, who they are, and what they believe in, 160over90 is the throughline to infuse a culture rooted in acceptance and belonging.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

The Role and What You’ll Do: 

Based in New York, the Account Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day partnership activations of a client’s global sports sponsorship initiatives, focusing primarily on surf and travel. 

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of a client’s global sports sponsorships.  

• Interface with other Account Team members, client, partners, and agencies to lead and support various sponsorship initiatives, assets, guidelines, and activations. 

• Lead the development and implementation of sponsorship activation planning and initiatives and manage day-to-day relationships. 

• Lead the creation and presentation of client-ready materials, such as POVs, recommendations, and activation plans. This will include preparing marketing activation presentations and materials to be distributed to the client, agencies, and other counterparts. 

• Develop detailed project plans for assigned events and manage timelines to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met timely and within budget. 

• Interface with and manage extended teams, including strategy, experiential, or creative – writing creative briefs, assisting with preparation of creative presentations, and ensuring that the client’s brand is accurately represented. 

• Communicate the brand/partnership’s opportunities, priorities, and strategy with stakeholders around the world and coordinate activations with key global markets.  

• Help manage the sponsorship measurement and return-on-investment process in conjunction with all programs. 

• Support sponsorship tactical implementation/coordination at all events where agency staff is needed. 

 

You Have These: 

• A minimum of 5-7 years of agency or client-based sponsorship account management experience. Specific disciplines could include sponsorship marketing, event marketing, and/or sponsor servicing. Su