About:
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster is a men’s professional lacrosse league in North America, composed of 8 teams rostered by the best players in the world. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar, philanthropist, and investor Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group composed of Joe Tsai Sports, Brett Jefferson Holdings, The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Chernin Group, Blum Capital, The Kraft Group, Arctos Sports Partners, and other top investors in sports and media. The PLL is distributed through an exclusive media rights agreement with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. The PLL was recognized by Front Office Sports’ 2021 Best Employers in Sports. For more information, visit www.premierlacrosseleague.com and follow on social media: Instagram (@PLL), Twitter (@PremierLacrosse), Facebook (@PremierLacrosseLeague), YouTube (YouTube.com/PLL) and TikTok (@pll).
Company Values:
- Stay grounded
- Think critically
- Encourage creativity
- Persevere through the noise
- Operate like an owner
- Be helpful
Position Overview:
The Premier Lacrosse League is looking for a Partnership Development Associate. In this role, you will report to the VP, Partnerships and Media Sales, and you will work closely with our league Partnership Development team to expand our network of marketing and partnership contacts and increase the number of strategic partnership meetings our team is hosting. This position is located in Los Angeles, CA.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Partnership Development team to learn priority industry categories.
- Within priority categories, employ a variety of prospecting tactics to identify prospective partners.
- Conduct daily outreach activities via social media, email, phone, cold calling, and other methods.
- Initiate, schedule, and facilitate customer engagements that may occur via zoom meetings, conference calls, in-person meetings, at PLL events, and other activities.
- Prepare to communicate ways that the PLL can help achieve their marketing goals during introductory calls.
- Invite prospects to participate in follow-up meetings that will include additional members of the Partnership and/or executive teams.
- Update entries and track customer engagement history in current and prospective partner databases in CRM tool (SponsorCX), as well as additional tools including databases and spreadsheets as necessary.
- Provide daily and weekly progress updates and reports.
- From time to time, attend PLL games and ensure that prospective and existing customers have a first-class experience.
Qualifications:
- Excellent phone, written, and listening communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Commitment to building a career in sports marketing, partnerships, and/or sales
- High performance work ethic, ready to embrace and tackle significant goals
- Ability to communicate passion for brand partnership opportunities associated with the Premier Lacrosse League
- BA or BS Degree
- At least one year of professional experience
- Ability to travel occasionally, as needed
- Based on the candidate’s experience, seniority, and location
- $65,000 annually
- The total compensation package includes Annual Bonus, Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k) plan, Equity Sharing, Mental Health Stipend, Unlimited PTO, and Paid Parental Leave
We require Covid-19 vaccination. We will consider reasonable accommodations only for valid and documented medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.