Entertainment and Brand Partnerships Account Manager

Summary

Hard Rock International is a global entertainment and hospitality company. The Entertainment and Brand Partnerships Account Manager manages assigned entertainment accounts and supports strategic sponsorship, marketing, and brand initiatives. The role oversees partnership deliverables, activations, creative campaigns, reporting, budgeting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead day-to-day contact for assigned partnership accounts and maintain strong client relationships
• Manage execution of all account deliverables and asset obligations including hospitality, branding, experiential activations, marketing and other deliverables to ensure brand standards and expectations are met
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop creative concepts and opportunities that maximize partnership value and audience engagement
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and strategic planning discussions to develop innovative partnership, entertainment, and marketing initiatives aligned with brand objectives
• Develop and maintain project timelines, status trackers, deliverable schedules, and account recaps
• Prepare presentations, pitch materials, partnership recap decks, status reports, and performance summaries for internal and external stakeholders
• Track budgets, expenses, asset fulfillment, invoicing, and account-related financial reporting
• Analyze partnership performance metrics and provide recommendations to maximize value, engagement, and return on investment
• Identify opportunities for partnership growth, upsell opportunities, and incremental revenue generation
• Support negotiation processes, contract coordination, and internal approval workflows related to partnership initiatives

Skills

• 3–5 years of experience in venue, sports team, partnerships, sponsorships, account management, entertainment, sports marketing, hospitality, or related field
• Experience managing client relationships, partnership activations, and marketing initiatives
• Strong understanding of sponsorship fulfillment, branding, hospitality, experiential marketing, and promotional strategy
• English
• Ability to travel and work onsite at events, activations, and partnership meetings as needed
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Spanish (preferred)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3–5 years of experience in venue, sports team, partnerships, sponsorships, account management, entertainment, sports marketing, hospitality, or related field
• Experience managing client relationships, partnership activations, and marketing initiatives
• Strong understanding of sponsorship fulfillment, branding, hospitality, experiential marketing, and promotional strategy
• English
• Ability to travel and work onsite at events, activations, and partnership meetings as needed

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Spanish (preferred)