Marketing Manager

Overview

Ad Sales Marketing Manager, Sponsorship Marketing (Golf)

Locations:
Stamford, CT or Ponte Vedra, FL. Work Model:
Hybrid (4 days onsite).

Contract:

6-month W2 contract. Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision, and PTO included. Hourly Rate: $45–$50/hour.

About The Role

Our client is seeking a Marketing Manager, Sponsorship Marketing to support integrated sponsorship solutions across their golf media platforms and properties. This role sits at the intersection of Sponsorship Sales, Marketing, Production, and Content
, serving as a strategic connector from concept development through execution and fulfillment. The ideal candidate brings sports ad sales marketing experience from a legacy media environment
, is highly organized, and can hit the ground running in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

Pre-Sale Marketing & Client Solutions

• Partner with Sponsorship Sales to participate in meetings with advertisers, agencies, and internal Client stakeholders to identify business objectives
• Lead internal briefings with cross-functional teams (sales, production, marketing, digital, social)
• Develop strategic, on-brand proposal concepts aligned to advertiser KPIs and Golf brand priorities
• Present and pitch ideas clearly and confidently to internal and external partners

Marketing Strategy & Insight Development

• Translate advertiser goals, sales strategy, and audience insights into compelling marketing platforms
• Ensure ideas are purposeful, strategic, and scalable across platforms

Cross-Platform Storytelling

• Develop integrated sponsorship concepts across linear, streaming, digital, social, and experiential channels
• Build clear, persuasive narratives using PowerPoint and Word

Post-Sale Activation & Fulfillment

• Own activation and sponsorship fulfillment planning for assigned accounts
• Ensure delivery against client KPIs and contractual obligations
• Create recap and renewal materials to support long-term partnerships

Communication & Collaboration

• Serve as a central point of communication across Sales, Production, Content, Marketing, Digital, and Social teams
• Manage approvals, timelines, and asset coordination to keep projects on track

Day-to-Day

• Communicating with stakeholders via Teams and email
• Gaining approvals and aligning cross-functional partners (approximately 50% of the role)
• Organizing strategic thinking and preparing concepts for market
• Gathering assets and building cohesive storytelling decks

Team Structure

• Join a highly collaborative, close-knit team of six across Connecticut and Florida
• Work closely with Production and Content teams
• Embedded within a larger Sponsorship Sales organization
• No direct reports

• 5+ years of experience in Ad Sales Marketing or Sponsorship Marketing
• Experience with in a sports network or legacy media company (e.g., ESPN, Golf Channel, major broadcast networks)
• Proven ability to develop sponsorship solutions for sports properties
• Strong strategic thinking, storytelling, and presentation skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Experience with consulting agencies or cross-functional creative teams is a plus

• Sports-focused sponsorship and ad sales marketers
• Candidates from legacy media environments
• Strategic thinkers who can seamlessly connect sales, creative, and execution