Sports & Entertainment Partnerships Manager

• Manage day-to-day client communications for assigned projects, translating briefs into clear deliverables, timelines, and next steps. - Support the development of responses to briefs and renewal materials, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and stakeholder expectations. - Coordinate and track partnership assets, rights usage, and deliverables, managing timelines, run-sheets, and production requirements. - Support content shoots, creator involvement, and on-ground activations (including occasional travel). - Ensure all approvals, clearances, compliance checks, and documentation are completed and maintained. - Assist with budget tracking, invoicing, forecasting, and reconciliation, supporting value tracking and negotiations with rights holders. - Coordinate with procurement, legal, and suppliers on contracts and compliance, identifying and escalating risks proactively. - Collaborate effectively with creative, strategy, influence, and production teams across the WPP Media Content Ecosystem. - Contribute to a proactive, high-quality delivery culture, sharing learnings, best practices, and process improvements. Skills and Experience

What Makes You Great

• 2–4+ years of experience in partnerships, sponsorship, branded content, or project management (agency, brand, rights holder, or media owner). - Strong project management capabilities, including managing timelines, workflows, approvals, and documentation. - Understanding of commercial processes: budgets, value tracking, and invoicing. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently while maintaining high attention to detail. - Calm, organised, and solutions-focused, able to operate effectively under pressure. Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically, firmly believing in and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees to leverage the extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. #LI-Promoted

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