Licensing & Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
Description
About NYRR
New York Road Runners was founded in 1958 when a small group of passionate runners vowed to bring running to the people and has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization. NYRR’s mission is to empower everyone, of all ages and abilities—beginners and competitive athletes, the young and the elderly, adult professionals and underserved schoolchildren—to improve their health and well-being through the power of running and fitness.
NYRR’s races, community events, instruction and training resources, and youth programs give hundreds of thousands of people each year the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to start running and keep running for life. NYRR’s premier event, the famed TCS New York City Marathon, attracts the world’s top pro runners and committed amateurs alike while also raising millions of dollars annually for charity and driving economic impact for the City. But NYRR is equally committed to the runners of tomorrow, passionately providing youth fitness programs that educate and inspire more than 100,000 kids in underserved communities in New York City, all 50 states, and around the world.
Headquartered in New York City, NYRR implements a unique nonprofit model that teams contributed and earned income to make all its efforts possible. To learn more, please visit www.nyrr.org.
New York Road Runners is an Equal Opportunity Employer
About the Department
Strategic Partnerships is responsible for developing revenue-generating partnerships from corporate and community-based organizations and managing those relationships. Partnerships vary from year-round engagement to specific races and events. They work closely with all of NYRR’s departments to develop programs that maximize revenue opportunities and ensure NYRR‘s partners’ objectives are being met. Licensing & Merchandising provides merchandising services to every area of the company and manages the licensing of NYRR IP (intellectual property).
About the Position
Reporting to the Director of Licensing and Strategic Partnerships, the Coordinator assists in all day-to-day operations of the department including corporate partnership and licensee management, vendor and agency communication and event execution. The Coordinator will work in a team environment, tracking deliverables and executing administrative functions, as well as supporting a number of partners and events in the NYRR portfolio. The position requires some work on evenings and weekends, to supervise partner-sponsored programs at the NYRR RunCenter featuring the New Balance RunHub and NYRR races including the TCS New York City Marathon and related events. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, has experience supporting projects and partnerships, and thrives in a collaborative environment. Coordinators will gain exposure to a wide variety of learning opportunities and manage a variety of tasks and projects.
Job Responsibilities (primary and secondary duties):
- Support day-to-day partner, agency, licensee and vendor relations responsibilities, managing variety of administrative tasks including: status call scheduling; drafting of agendas, project plans, meeting notes and recaps; research; and budget and asset tracking
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with partners, licensees and colleagues in cross-functional departments to ensure partnership deal points are executed on time, including social/digital content, volunteer opportunities, signage, event production and more
- Maintain records of logos, samples, and inventory for licensing projects and support approval management
- Support creative ideation and problem solving to execute successful partnerships
- Generate post-event recaps (e.g., capture web shots, samples, etc.) in a timely manner
- Process invoices and purchase orders
- Manage sponsor creative briefs
- Assist in researching potential new partners
- Stay apprised of competitive and marketplace trends via various means and share updates internally
- Attend assigned races and support event execution in all weather conditions to ensure partner deliverables are managed successfully (may include signage installation, hospitality tent activations, product distribution/gifting, speaking opportunities coordination, volunteer management)
- Provide general support to Business Development and Strategic Partnerships team for seasonal projects throughout the year
- Showcase effective decision-making, critical thinking and proactivity to meet deadlines
- Adapt to feedback and instruction and apply learning to projects
Job Requirements:
Experience:
- Familiarity with corporate sponsorship, marketing, licensing or related field
- Previous employment or internship with either: a sports property through a league, university or similar organization; a non-profit marketing, development or licensing department; a brand licensing department or integrated marketing/media sales agency
- Project management
Education & Certifications:
- Two or four-year degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field preferred
Skills and Attributes:
- Outstanding organizational skills including impeccable attention to detail, time management, and a strong sense of personal accountability
- Ability to work independently, using good judgement, resourcefulness and the ability to sustain productivity under pressure
- Comfortable with data and demonstrates the ability to make recommendations based on data analysis
- High professional and ethical standards for handling confidential information
- High level of competency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) as well as Outlook. Working knowledge of Salesforce a plus.
- Ability to display positive attitude and remain flexible
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Sense of ownership, responsibility, and accountability
Other Requirements:
- Comfortable problem solving for and communicating with large groups of people
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work outdoors for long-periods of time (standing and/or sitting)
Salary: 55K
NYRR requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
New York Road Runners is an Equal Opportunity Employer