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Manager, Partnership Marketing

Buffalo Wild Wings

Atlanta, GA

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Job Description

Posted On: December 10, 2018


RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop relationships across all key brand partners to learn points of collaboration between our brands to bring sports and entertainment partnerships to life
  • Source and mine opportunities for partnership on both the national and local level, leveraging the rights of our partners to drive business KPIs
  • Drive innovation among partners and agencies to generate compelling, unique go-to-market plans for each program.
  • Maintain a high-level of industry expertise, including the evaluation of opportunities to tell our brand story both in the short and long term.
  • Partner with culinary, advertising, communications, field marketing, restaurant experience, and operations to implement programs in and out of restaurant.


    Required Skills

    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION:

  • Bachelor’s Degree; with preference in Marketing, Business, Sport Management, or Communications


    EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION:

  • Minimum 5-7 years of experience. Experience desired in sports marketing and the beverage, alcohol, and/or restaurant space in a marketing partnership capacity.


    REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ABILITIES:

  • Passion for sports, entertainment, gaming, music and/or celebrity culture
  • Knowledge of beverage alcohol and food service industry and the relationship between beverage partners and restaurants
  • Experience with sports and entertainment partnerships and activations for brands.
  • Ability to influence others and utilize persuasion skills to sell in ideas and recommendations
  • Long term planning and vision for development and execution of national promotions leveraging all elements of the marketing mix
  • An entrepreneurial attitude. Pro-active thinking. Ability to drive thoughtful dialog and roll with the punches.
  • Knack for delivering the Big Idea as part of a partnership/program.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Availability to travel up to 35%