8 Month maternity contract, hybried working - 3 days in office!!!!

Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Partnerships Manager to join a leading entertainment and live events business, working across high-profile festivals, tours, and talent-led experiences!

-    Access to flexible working conditions

-    Wellhub Silver membership

-    Private medical after 12 months' service

-    Life Insurance

-    Enhanced Family leave

-    24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

-    Cycle to Work Scheme

-    Menopause Benefit

-    Workplace Nursery Scheme

-    Unlimited holiday (discretionary)

THE COMPANY

Working at the forefront of the live events and entertainment industry, our client continues to grow and develop an impressive portfolio of talent-led events and commercial partnerships. Established within the entertainment sector for many years, they deliver a diverse range of live experiences including festivals, tours, brand activations, and special events.

With a strong reputation for delivering innovative partnership opportunities, they are recognised for creating commercially successful live event platforms for both brands and talent.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Partnerships Manager to take ownership of major commercial partnerships, work with leading brands, and contribute to large-scale live event projects within a fast-paced environment.

THE ROLE

As Senior Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for driving sponsorship revenue and managing commercial partnerships across a portfolio of live events and talent-led projects. The Senior Partnerships Manager will take ownership of partnerships from initial pitch and negotiation through to activation and post-event reporting.

Responsibilities will include:

- Driving new business opportunities and securing sponsorship revenue across live events and experiences

- Developing and pitching commercial partnership propositions to brands and sponsors

- Managing partnership negotiations including pricing, deliverables, and contractual agreements

- Acting as the lead contact for commercial partners throughout the event lifecycle

- Building and developing long-term client and sponsor relationships

- Collaborating with internal departments to develop innovative partnership concepts and new revenue streams

- Working closely with talent and brand teams on live event commercial strategies

- Supporting the creation of sponsorship materials, proposals, and activation plans

- Managing event partnership delivery onsite and overseeing post-event evaluations

- Providing reporting, forecasting, and partnership performance insights

- Supporting wider commercial team initiatives and partnership enquiries

- Line managing and mentoring junior team members

THE CANDIDATE

Candidates must have a proven background in sponsorship sales, brand partnerships, and live event commercial management, ideally gained within an agency, entertainment, or live events environment.

The ideal Senior Partnerships Manager will have strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, experience managing multiple stakeholders, and a proven ability to deliver against commercial revenue targets. Experience working across festivals, tours, experiential projects, or talent-led events would be highly beneficial.

In return, the Senior Partnerships Manager will have the opportunity to work on exciting live projects, develop strategic brand partnerships, and join a collaborative and fast-growing business environment.

Vacancy Ref: SP17628