Director of Brand Partnerships
Plein Air Agency
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead client relationships and provide strategic guidance to shape and improve planned marketing programs across brand, media, digital, and in-store.
- Own and help lead quarterly business reviews for each client, synthesizing performance, insights, and next-step recommendations.
- Anticipate and solve issues, providing clear options and recommendations when concerns or questions arise.
- Oversee all major campaigns and projects, ensuring work is on-brief, on-time, and of consistently high impact and quality.
- Partner with internal teams to identify and pitch value-add ideas and test-and-learn opportunities at least quarterly.
- Maintain regular, proactive contact with clients through bi-monthly check-ins beyond standard status meetings.
- Identify and nurture opportunities to introduce clients to additional IPA capabilities and services.
- Work with creative, production, strategy, and media leads to prioritize projects and resources, in partnership with the Brand Partnerships team.
- Bring an expert business and financial lens to meetings and presentations to gain buy-in on future programs and investments.
- Manage and develop the Brand Partnerships team, including performance management, coaching, and growth planning.
- Lead internal reviews and build growth plans for each team member.
- Hold weekly internal client check-ins with the Brand Partnerships team to align on priorities, risks, and upcoming needs.
- Ensure every client has a clear, living marketing calendar and that projects are kicked off, tracked, and managed through to completion.
- Lead monthly internal knowledge-share sessions across client accounts and the Brand Partnerships team to spread learnings and best practices.
- Own onboarding and training for all new Brand Partnerships team members, setting expectations on process, communication, and client service standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's in Marketing, Business, or related field
- Minimum 6 years working experience in marketing coordination, project or account management
- Management level experience with direct reports
- Bonus: Has restaurant or hospitality industry experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Skilled in delivering clear, compelling presentations to internal leadership, clients and cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies like Monday.com
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and communication platforms like Slack
- Strong organizational and time management abilities with capacity to handle multiple priorities.
Benefits
- Fully remote agency
- Proactively surfacing opportunities
- Performance management
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
marketing coordinationproject managementaccount managementpresentation skillsstrategic guidanceperformance managementcoachinggrowth planningattention to detailtime management
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsleadershipproblem-solvingrelationship managementcollaborationproactive contactsynthesis of insightsclient service standardsteam alignment
Certifications
Bachelor's in MarketingMaster's in MarketingBachelor's in BusinessMaster's in Business