Brand Partner Marketing Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Brand Partner Marketing Manager based in United States.

This role offers the opportunity to shape how a leading technology organization connects with audiences through meaningful cultural partnerships. You will develop and lead strategic collaborations that strengthen brand relevance, expand reach, and create lasting impact.

Accountabilities

• Develop and execute a brand partnership strategy focused on identifying opportunities that enhance cultural relevance, audience connection, and long-term brand impact.
• Build and manage a pipeline of strategic partnerships with influential individuals, organizations, platforms, and institutions across relevant cultural categories.
• Evaluate partnership opportunities based on audience relevance, values alignment, credibility, creative potential, and strategic value.
• Lead partnership initiatives from concept development through execution, including strategy, negotiations, creative development, campaigns, events, experiences, and activations.
• Serve as the primary marketing lead for key external partners, building trusted relationships and ensuring successful collaboration.
• Create compelling partnership narratives and value propositions that clearly communicate shared goals and mutual benefits.
• Collaborate with internal teams across brand, creative, communications, partnerships, legal, research, and regional functions to bring initiatives to life.
• Identify opportunities across areas such as entertainment, sports, design, education, science, arts, and other cultural spaces to connect with priority audiences.
• Establish frameworks for identifying, prioritizing, and managing partnership opportunities across markets and categories.
• Define success metrics and evaluate partnership performance using audience insights, engagement data, cultural signals, and brand impact indicators.
• Translate market trends and learnings into recommendations that improve future partnership strategies.
• Maintain strong brand integrity by ensuring partnerships align with organizational values, standards, and long-term objectives.

Requirements

• 12 years of experience in brand partnerships, cultural marketing, strategic partnerships, integrated marketing, entertainment marketing, sports marketing, or a related field.
• Proven experience creating partnerships that increased brand relevance, expanded audience reach, or strengthened credibility with key communities.
• Strong cultural awareness and the ability to identify influential people, organizations, platforms, and ideas shaping audience behaviors.
• Excellent brand judgment with the ability to assess partnership opportunities based on authenticity, strategic alignment, creative potential, and long-term value.
• Demonstrated ability to transform early-stage concepts into successful partnership strategies and executed programs.
• Experience developing campaigns, content, events, experiences, or activations with external partners.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate with executives, creators, institutions, and diverse external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex missions and ideas into compelling partnership opportunities that feel authentic and valuable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally.
• Ability to operate effectively in highly cross-functional, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives, partners, and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience using audience insights, brand research, and performance data to measure impact and improve strategies.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation range of $374,000 - $415,000 USD, plus equity opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Paid parental leave, medical leave, and caregiver leave programs.
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays.
• Mental health and wellness support resources.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance coverage.
• Annual learning and development stipend to support professional growth.
• Meal benefits, office meals, and eligible meal delivery support.
• Relocation assistance for eligible employees.
• Additional wellness and employee support benefits.

How Jobgether works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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