Partner Manager Brand Partnerships

The world of gaming and esports is growing, and so are we!

We are looking to hire a Partner Manager of Brand Partnerships to strengthen our Partner Management team. We are interested in people who bring their unique capability, flair, and desire to innovate in the world of brand partnerships to the table - all while being a true team player. Your attributes can make a difference in shaping the future of esports and gaming. While this person will help transform the EFG business, EFG similarly commits to providing its people with a journey of growth and development.

Come work for the world’s largest esports company.

At EFG, you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in gaming and esports. Our hierarchies are flat, and your ideas and opinions are constantly in demand. Each day will be filled with complex and challenging tasks that we tackle together. Quick decision-making allows us to create competitive ecosystems that shape and define the esports market. We value passion and teamwork above anything else, creating a friendly and fast-paced work environment.

Are you ready for a Game-Changing Career Experience?

As a Partner Manager of Brand Partnerships Esports World Cup, you will be a part of our growing commercial partnerships team, responsible for managing digital and onsite sponsorship campaigns and working with key clients. The Partner Manager Brand Partnerships is responsible for building lasting relationships and working across multiple teams internally and externally ensuring best-in-class delivery of our partners’ rights and marketing campaigns for the Esports World Cup. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker with an attention to detail, an ability to juggle multiple priorities, an inclination to dive deep into the details, and a passion for creativity. They must be able to communicate thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely, both written and verbally, and think outside their direct sphere of responsibility. You will report to the Senior Director Partner Management, based in Europe.

You will interact with the core team in KSA and Germany (GMT + 2) Time zone.

What you’ll do:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships, working effectively with sponsorship partners to ‘know their business’ and provide the ‘first point of contact’
• Establishing key success criteria for each partnership and understanding the partners’ businesses, as well as their marketing and sponsorship objectives
• Project managing sponsorship implementation, with an objective-led approach to partnership management and constantly seeking to maximize partners’ ROI/ROO
• Overseeing and executing the fulfillment of the rights, ensuring that contractual obligations are delivered, monitored, and measured through implementing in-broadcast, onsite activations, and online partnership deliverables
• Generating comprehensive recap reports for our partners, putting the insights into context, and suggesting ideas around how to enhance the performance/impact further
• Reviewing processes and workflows to identify areas for improvement and ways to increase efficiencies and effectiveness

Application information

Do you feel ready for the challenge of working at EFG? Join us for a game-changing career where we will shape the journey of esports together with diversity and inclusion. We encourage you to apply by filling in our application form, including your earliest starting date and your desired salary.

Please apply by adding the requested documents CV or your cover letter in the English language and preferably in PDF format.

Our Recruitment Process – What to expect?

Our recruitment team is committed to carefully reviewing and evaluating your application for this role. We will look at your past studies, work experience, passion, and your personal relationship with games and the relevant fit for the job you applied for.

If you are successful, you will be invited for an interview, and you will receive email notification feedback if you don’t qualify at this point!

About us:

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) is the world’s leading competitive gaming platform, combining ESL, the world’s leading independent esports company, and FACEIT, the leading digital destination for competitive gamers, offering the unique capability to deliver end-to-end solutions for players, publishers, developers, and partners. Through the combination, EFG is taking a long-term approach to increase the sustainability and global footprint of competitive gaming in a world where it represents the fastest-growing entertainment vertical.

EFG is an equal opportunity employer. We are creating a world where everybody can be somebody. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience with brand partners
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and navigate complex situations with empathy
• A willingness to learn the ins and outs of the esports and gaming industry, including staying up to date on the latest trends
• Advanced project management skills and a distinctive hands-on mentality
• Fluent in Arabic and demonstrated ability to communicate in the English language, both spoken and written