Sports Partnership Manager

• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the sports-social space.
• Grow our sports community through programmatic activations during live events. 
• Own planning and execution for how Bluesky engages with major sporting events, across IRL and digital campaigns.
• Collaborate cross-functionally. Work with product, marketing, and comms teams to translate partner insights into actionable recommendations. Advocate for community needs internally.
• Track and report on performance. Define success metrics for sports partnerships, track your inputs and outputs, and report clearly on what's working. Your data will inform our priorities and resource allocation.
• Leverage data to develop an engagement strategy that identifies opportunities to strengthen how we serve our community of creators

• 5+ years of experience in content partnerships, creator/talent management, or business development roles.
• Have deep knowledge of the sports content ecosystem. You have existing relationships and know how to build new ones quickly.
• Have worked in high-velocity startup environments where you ship fast and iterate often.
• Are fluent in social — you don’t just “manage partnerships,” you get the internet
• Have a track record of leading campaigns that moved the needle on awareness, sentiment, and/or growth
• Can operate autonomously, move fast, and deliver results in ambiguous or rapidly evolving spaces

• Are already familiar with Bluesky, AT Protocol, or the decentralized social landscape
• You have experience with the commercial aspects of the content industry 
• You’ve worked directly in sports media, at a rightsholders, or at an agency
• Can show us a portfolio of partnerships campaigns you’ve previously worked on 

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