Sr. Account Manager, Partnership Accounts - Partnership Marketing

Position Summary

The Senior Account Manager, Partnership Marketing manages and grows a portfolio of corporate partnership accounts across the Florida Gators Athletic Programs. Reporting to the Account Director, Partnership Marketing, this role serves as a primary day-to-day relationship manager for assigned partners, ensuring strong execution, effective account management, and an excellent partner experience.

The Senior Account Manager builds trusted client relationships, oversees partnership activation and fulfillment, helps identify opportunities for account growth, and collaborates across internal departments to deliver marketing solutions that support partner objectives and Florida Gators Athletics’ revenue goals. This role embraces a hospitality-first approach while contributing to the continued growth and success of Gator Nation.

This position requires the incumbent to be familiar with integrated sponsorship platforms, including in-venue advertising, digital media, social media, hospitality, experimental marketing, and premium experiences; have strong administrative, interpersonal, communication, presentation, and customer service skills; be organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated; work independently and as part of a collaborative team; multitask effectively; engage effectively with others of diverse cultures or backgrounds; and work a non-standard work week which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in appropriate area of specialization*

•Four years of experience in partnership marketing, sponsorship activation, account management, client services, or sports marketing*

•Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Digideck, SponsorUnited, Blinkfire, CRM platforms, and large language models e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot)

*An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of listed requirement.

Preferred Requirements

•Experience supporting corporate partnership accounts

•Marketing or account experience in collegiate athletics, professional sports, media, agencies, or multi-property sponsorship organizations

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to health, dental, life, LTD, AD&D, pension plan (upon eligibility), athletic event tickets, tuition assistance (upon eligibility), employee events and recognition programs as well as relocation assistance. Competitive compensation package commensurate with candidate’s previous experience and qualifications. You can view our full benefits guide on the official job posting by clicking here.

Additional Information

Interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date, but no offer of employment will be extended until after the position closes. Once an official offer is extended and accepted, the candidate will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 and will be contingent on satisfactory background screening results. The candidate will also be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove identity and authorization to work in the United States without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. The University Athletic Association, Inc. is an at-will employer, a separate company from the University of Florida and not a state employer.

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