Strategic Partnerships Specialist
We’re reimagining sports and technology.
DraftKings is bringing sports fans closer to the games they love and becoming an essential part of their experience in the process. An industry pioneer since our founding in 2012, we believe we can continue to define what it means to be a technology company in sports entertainment. We love what we do and we think you will too.
A groundbreaking team.
We’re growing rapidly and are searching for a Strategic Partnerships Specialist who will join a thriving team dedicated to building and executing world-class partnerships with professional sports teams and leagues. In this role, your main responsibility is end to end management and execution of all Strategic Partnerships’ contractual assets that help drive key business goals. Sound good to you? Join us.
What you’ll do as a Strategic Partnerships Specialist:
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with properties and partners; engage with them on a regular basis to execute contractual assets & programs.
- Assist Director of Partnerships with ongoing day-to-day responsibilities.
- Collaborate with Business Development and key internal stakeholders to deliver assets and plans that support the partnership as well as the company overall.
- Manage creative development and key activation elements across sports sponsorships.
- Identify opportunities to optimize and grow partnership.
- Proactively assess partnership needs on an ongoing basis.
What skills you will use:
- You have 3-4 years of account management experience with a proven success record, ideally in the sports industry.
- You are comfortable with partner facing interaction.
- You also excel in fast-paced, results-driven, analytical, and self-starting environment.
- Ability to work well within a team to achieve a common goal.
- Relevant bachelor’s degree required.
Who are we a good fit for?
We love working with talented people but more than that, we seek out compassionate co-workers with a collaborative spirit. Our work moves quickly and we’re great at coming together to find creative solutions to some of tech’s most interesting problems. If that sounds good to you, join us.
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