Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
Our Marketing and Loyalty team is the strategic force behind United’s industry-leading brand and experience, supporting revenue growth by turning customers into lifelong United flyers. Our marketing communications, market research and brand teams drive travelers’ familiarity and engagement with the United brand. Our product, design and service teams bring the signature United brand to life in our clubs and onboard our aircraft, ensuring a seamless, premier experience. And when customers choose United again and again, that’s because the loyalty team has been hard at work crafting an award-winning program. Our loyalty team manages United MileagePlus®, building travel and lifestyle partnerships that customers can engage with every day, and works with our Star Alliance partners to ensure United can take you anywhere you want to go.
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Key Responsibilities:
The Manager – Global Sponsorships will support the company's partnership marketing and activation strategy, principally leading and driving sponsorship-related activities and events that engage customers and employees and bring United's spirit, its products and services to life. This role is the main point of contact for several of our key, outstanding sponsored properties leading branding, fulfillment, activation and events supporting the sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorship portfolio, and ensuring United receives business-driving impact from our partnerships.
- Oversee all aspects of day-to-day management of assigned partners within United’s sponsorship portfolio, including asset utilization, distribution and trafficking, and optimizing value to United from each partnership
- Run the design, implementation and optimization of activation programs and platforms to ensure achievement of company business objectives, Sponsorship team priorities and customer and employee engagement goals
- Collaboration with cross functional groups, including DEI, Employee Engagement/Recruiting, Loyalty and Marketing, Advertising and Social, to ensure well integrated initiatives and drive impact of partnerships, assets and opportunities across the organization
- Perform critical administrative duties, including tracking and supervising results of each activation, adherence to budget, establishing and updating tracking documents for status, assets/hospitality distribution, etc, and leadership of junior team members
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!
The salary for this position is $89,250 to $138,250, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education and skills. This range is based on a full-time schedule.
Bonus eligible: yes
At United, we offer a competitive compensation package, with benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life, accident and disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, and flight privileges.
Salary and benefits information is being included in this job posting in accordance with Colorado and California state law.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business, Journalism, or Communications or related field and/or equivalent relevant work experience
- 4-8 years of client, agency or property experience, including sponsorship marketing
- Principles of sponsorship-property management, execution and optimization
- Oversight of marketing agencies and properties
- Experience in executive communication, ability and confidence to engage with and offer counsel and recommendations to senior officers; competence to work with individuals at all levels within internal and external organizations
- Drafting of creative briefs and points of view/evaluations on sponsorships or specific activities
- Ability to synthesize extensive amounts of data in easily understood, short presentations
- Ability to lead meetings and planning sessions effectively and efficiently
- Organizational skills, detail orientation and reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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