Partnership Strategy Executive in Altrincham

SPORTFIVE is a global sports marketing agency that utilises the unique emotional power of sport to create and enable pioneering partnerships. We strategically and creatively connect brands, rights‑holders, media platforms and fans across a multitude of sports. Whether it’s supporting football clubs to secure their next front‑of‑shirt sponsor, curating deals for brands to showcase their advertising during games televised to millions across the world, or representing the best talent in our industry, connecting sport to incredible brands and partners is at the heart of what we do.

This is a role for someone building their career in a creative, strategic role within sports marketing. You will join our UK Partnership Strategy team, reporting into a Partnership Strategy Manager. The team works across three core areas: brand advisory & consultancy, rights‑holder sales & solutions, and talent marketing. You will get hands‑on exposure to all three. This role will entail building the research foundations, frameworks and materials that underpin our advisory output. Over time, as you demonstrate strategic and creative growth, you will be given increasing responsibility to contribute to briefs, client conversations and proposition development.

AS OUR PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY EXECUTIVE, YOU WILL:

• Build brand audits, competitor landscapes and audience analyses that feed into client briefs and advisory work.
• Monitor developments across the rights‑holder and media landscape – new properties, emerging sports, shifting audience trends.
• Maintain an up‑to‑date picture of partnership activity across key categories and sectors.
• Support the team's business intelligence needs, liaising with internal insight functions where relevant.
• Help develop partnership propositions and frameworks—translating brand marketing objectives into viable sports partnership routes.
• Support the production of strategy decks, pitch documents and activation concepts to a high standard.
• Assist in distilling complex commercial and marketing information into clear, compelling narratives.
• Support the management of rights‑holder relationships—tracking deliverables, coordinating communications and maintaining process.
• Assist with talent brokerage activity, including rights tracking, scheduling and relationship touchpoints.
• Help prepare materials for client and rights‑holder meetings, ensuring everything is accurate, on‑brand and well‑presented.
• Coordinate across internal teams (creative, commercial, insight) to pull together inputs for pitches and proposals.
• Take ownership of administrative and operational tasks that keep the team running efficiently.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strategically and creatively minded – you think about the ‘why’ behind ideas, not just the ‘what’, and you have the imagination to bring concepts to life.
• Highly organised – you can manage multiple workstreams effectively.
• Genuinely passionate about sport – you understand the landscape, follow developments closely, and care about the industry you are entering.
• A degree ideally within marketing, business, sport, communications or a related field.
• 3–5 years experience exposure to sports marketing, brand partnerships, agency life or sponsorship – through work experience, internships or early career roles.
• Clearly demonstratable interest in brand strategy and commercial marketing.
• Experience creating presentations, written reports or research documents to a professional standard.
• A keen interest and familiarity with the sports landscape.

Don’t fit all the criteria? Don’t worry! Our job adverts give you a flavour of what you can expect in the role, but you don’t have to tick every box. We put a lot of focus on the importance of developing our people, so if you think you’d be a great fit for us, then hit apply.

What You’ll Get From Us:

• 25 days annual leave + an additional gifted day over the Christmas period.
• Full Vitality health cover including dental, optical and mental health support.
• Enhanced family leave entitlements.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Electric car scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid, flexible working model.
• A day off for moving house or getting married.
• Regular social events such as summer and Christmas parties.
• Life assurance at four times the annual salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

If your CV and cover letter match what we’re looking for, we’ll be in touch to invite you to the next stage. Depending on the role, the first interview may take place via Microsoft Teams or through our video interview platform. If you are unsuccessful at the application stage, we’ll let you know by email. We want every candidate to have the chance to perform at their best. If you would benefit from any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let your HR contact know, or reach out confidentially at ukhr@sportfive.com so we can support you.

SPORTFIVE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We believe that different perspectives and experiences are the key to success. Our goal is to create an authentic and attractive work environment where everyone feels valued, with a sense of belonging, and encouraged to shape the future of the sports industry.