This is your chance to shape your path within a company that has its head on straight and knows how to combine good business and having fun. If you are a big esports fan then this is the place to be for you.

The Senior Brand Partnerships Manager will report directly to the Founder. You will be our first full-time hire and be our main representative towards clients such as game publishers, tournament organizers, agencies and blue chip brands. You will set up and manage Level Up's brand partnerships/sponsorship sales process from scratch and have an extremely high impact on how our business is being shaped moving forward.

You will succeed in a startup culture and look for new ways to create value for the business and team.

This is a remote position and as such requires strong self-discipline.

Responsibilities:

Key Account Management:

• Manage the ongoing relationships with our external clients.

Business Development:

• Targeted outreach to create new opportunities.
• Work with existing brands already in our portfolio to create additional revenue streams.

Sponsorship Sales:

• Build a sales pipeline.
• Generate revenue opportunities for our talent.
• Create, develop, and maintain sales decks.

Management:

• Build the Brand Partnerships/Sponsorship Sales team as the need arises.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record with brand partnerships/sponsorship sales, in an agency role or on the brand side.
• You feel comfortable pitching to people at all levels, including C-suite, and to both endemic and blue chip brands.
• A Rolodex that includes game publishers, traditional esports/gaming brands and blue chip brands.
• Able to manage and self-set your own workload, you will need to proactively take on responsibilities.
• At least 3 years experience in a similar role, ideally some of it spent growing/managing a team of professionals.

Preferred:

• You spend quite some time consuming content on streaming platforms and you’re passionate about helping people achieve their goals.
• You love travelling and are excited about that next business trip to meet with clients and pitch our business.
• Startup experience.
• A track record of succesfully guiding blue chip brands into the gaming/esports space.
• You're a big esports fan, but being interested in Fortnite is ok too.

In return for your incredible work, we can offer:

• A fun, fast-paced environment without red tape.
• Work with some of the biggest influencers the space has to offer.
• Competitive salary.
• The opportunity to help build us from the ground up and help shape the company's future.
• Build your own ideal team.
• Flexible work hours and PTO.
• Bonus incentives depending on candidate experience/track record.