Manager, Brand Sponsorships

About Tixr

Tixr's on a mission to transform the ticket buying experience with a modern approach to a legacy business. Born from a fan-focused frame of mind, we empower large-scale events, music venues, and sports properties with modern, innovative solutions to their highly-complex ticketing and e-commerce needs. Our unified commerce platform is built for big, supporting all types of events, from festivals to global arena tours, and an almost limitless suite of commerce offerings beyond admission tickets.

About Tixr Brands
Tixr Brands (Sponsorships) is the company’s newly launched sponsorships sales division, designed to connect national advertisers with premier live events across the country. By partnering with leading promoters and producers, Tixr Brands creates unique, high-impact opportunities for marketers using Tixr’s deep AI data analysis tools, to engage audiences both digitally and through on-site activations and immersive brand experiences.

The Role
As the Manager of Tixr’s Sponsorships team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of our sponsorship offerings. Reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer, you will immediately support the first phase of this strategic business expansion. Leveraging your deep industry relationships and proven expertise in experiential advertising and marketing strategy, you will make an immediate and meaningful impact in advancing the mission of Tixr Brands.

Who We’re Looking For
You’re a strategic, execution-focused problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments and excels at bringing structure to complexity. With at least 8 years of experience in the advertising sponsorship industry and a strong track record in sales, you possess the drive and discipline to move projects forward efficiently while collaborating cross-functionally. You're not just seeking your next role — you're looking to join an entrepreneurial company where you can make a meaningful impact and help build a business at the intersection of live events and brand partnerships.

Work-Life

This role is a hybrid role at our Santa Monica office, located on the 3rd Street Promenade. At this time we are only able to hire US Citizens or active US Green Card holders

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Execution: Support and execute a comprehensive brand partnership and business development strategy aligned with company goals.
• Revenue Growth: Identify, negotiate, and secure high-value partnerships that generate incremental revenue and expand market reach.
• Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with our clients, Ad brands, experiential agencies, and industry leaders to drive revenue opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Tixr’s marketing, sales, product, and executive teams to ensure seamless execution and integration of partnerships.
• Contract Negotiation & Execution: Lead negotiations, structure deals, and oversee contract execution to maximize value and minimize risk.
• Performance Analysis: Build a solution set that: traffics, tracks, measures, and reports on the effectiveness of partnerships, using data-driven insights to optimize future deals.

Immediate Impact

• Educate your network about Tixr and capture immediate business opportunities.
• Gain a deep understanding of the company’s industry-leading tech platform and product.
• Develop and maintain an extensive, active sales pipeline of new business prospects.
• Collaborate with internal teams to refine sales strategies and optimize deal closures.
• Communicate partner feedback to improve offerings and enhance client relationships.
• Contribute to the evolution of sponsorships sales tools, presentations.
• Utilize brand partnerships as a gateway to securing new fee-based Tixr clients
• Travel as needed to strengthen key client relationships and close sponsor opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business or related field
• Prior experience (8 years min) in brand strategy, event marketing a