Also called: Head of Partnerships (Sports/Entertainment), Corporate Partnerships Director
Sells and manages the big-money deals where brands sponsor teams, stadiums, festivals, and events.
You pitch a bank on putting its name on a new arena for $10 million a year, negotiate every detail, and make sure the logo shows up exactly as promised on TV.
Estimate; commissions on big deals add a lot.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's in sports management, marketing, or business; years of partnership sales.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sports Management, Marketing, Business.
Growing faster than average. Growing with sports media and betting money.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps value sponsorships and make pitch decks; selling and managing multimillion-dollar deals stays relationship work.
Classes: Speech and debate, Business elective, Sports management or marketing CTE, AP Microeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2011.
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