Partnerships Manager (Media Rights)

We are Two Circles. We are a Sports & Entertainment Marketing business. We grow audiences and revenues. We do that by knowing fans best. We work with clients to help them understand & influence what their fans are doing – the way fans spend their money, the events that fans attend, the channels fans respond to, the content fans watch and more. And we use the understanding this gives us to help our clients grow. Grow their audiences and grow their revenues - both direct to consumer and business to business revenues.

Our platforms and services are trusted by over 1000 clients globally, including the English Premier League, Red Bull, UEFA, VISA, the NFL, Nike and Amazon. We are almost 1000 people, based out of 15 offices, and we deliver work for sports and entertainment businesses of all shapes and sizes all over the world.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning relationships with media partners and broadcasters for our clients by being an always-on, primary point of contact, ensuring seamless communication to internal & external departments
• Delivering onboarding & demo sessions to media partners on behalf of our clients and their processes across broadcast ops, content access, bookings, accreditation and more
• Working collaboratively with internal & external stakeholders including agencies, social, digital, CRM, commercial operations, broadcast operations, ticketing, legal and finance
• Facilitating in-person workshops with 100+ attendees; playing a key role across operational aspects as well as content development
• Contributing to Performance Reporting & Insights Delivery during the rights cycle, ensuring partners are maximising engagement opportunities and are fulfilling coverage and other contractual obligations
• Contributing to the delivery of viewership growth initiatives working closely with Two Circles content production and marketing teams
• Proactive opportunity development with key broadcast partners to maintain strong relationships across all core capabilities
• Supporting the set-up between Two Circles Partnership Management and our clients, as well as developing structures and processes for new opportunities

What we’re looking for

• 3+ years managing and activating media/broadcast partnerships for premium sports properties
• Existing knowledge of live media production and broadcast operations an advantage
• A brilliant communicator and relationship builder who is confident and can creatively solve problems & create value
• A proactive, can-do approach to account management, constantly interrogating our work and suggesting new processes & opportunities  
• Excellent time management, organizational skills and attention to detail 
• Fluent written and spoken English. Additional languages are a plus
• An interest in sport, and women’s football
• Willingness and ability to travel across Europe & Americas

Our commitment to each other:

You've seen the growth of women's football in recent years, and it's not slowing down! This is just how we value you and your career, we are looking for someone, committed, ambitious, and at the top of their game, however, we pride ourselves on our ability to provide supportive working environment, and the opportunity to learn, develop and progress within your career. Ultimately, we hire on motivations, so even if you feel you don’t tick 100% of the boxes but feel you could bring value to the role, we’d still love to hear from you!  

We offer a benefits package to suit you and your lifestyle! Out of a core monthly budget, you can choose your own comprehensive benefit package

• Renowned Team Days often throughout the year
• Summer Away Days
• 23 standard days of holiday (+ 1 Birthday, +2 for a ‘Big Life Event' and +1 Admin Day), closure of office over Christmas (plus Bank Holidays)
• Discretionary Bonus based on company performance
• Performance Reviews every 6 months with discretionary salary increases
• Private healthcare (Vitality) and/or Health Care Plan (Medicash)
• Mobile phone contribution
• Sport Challenge contribution
• Gym membership contribution
• 2x annual kit drops