Partnership Marketing Manager

The Buffalo Sabres are hiring a partnership marketing manager for their corporate partnership team. The manager looks after a set of sponsor accounts across the Sabres, the NLL's Buffalo Bandits, KeyBank Center, and LECOM Harborcenter, and works closely with the Director of Partnership Marketing.

The core of the job is delivering what each sponsor bought. That covers signage, broadcast spots, game day promotions, digital content, community programs, hospitality, and retail tie-ins. You track every asset in KORE and Tableau, meet partners on a regular schedule, and help on game nights and at special events.

You also help keep the money coming in. That means mid-year and year-end recaps with photos and numbers, research and proposals for renewals alongside the sales reps, and presentations to partners. Each manager also leads one asset category, such as game presentation, with the department that runs it.

The posted salary range is $62,353.20 to $65,000 a year, with medical plans, a 401(k) match, and paid volunteer days. Nights, weekends, holidays, and some travel come with the Sabres and Bandits schedules.

• Deliver every contracted asset for an assigned group of sponsors on time
• Meet partners regularly and track results against an agreed plan
• Record fulfillment, contracts, and contacts in KORE and report through Tableau
• Write mid-year and year-end recaps with photos and data for each partner
• Support renewal research, proposals, and pitches with the sales team
• Lead one asset category, such as game presentation, with its department
• Help run sponsor activations on game days and at special events

• A bachelor's degree, preferably in sport management, marketing, or business
• Three to five years of work in sports marketing, events, client services, or media
• Strong skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• KORE, Two Circles, DIGIDECK, or Sponsor United experience is preferred
• Available for nights, weekends, holidays, and some travel