Director, Strategic Solutions

The Los Angeles Chargers are seeking a strategic, creative, and results-driven partnerships professional to help shape and deliver innovative sponsorship solutions. This role plays a critical part in the partnership development process, combining storytelling, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration to create compelling proposals that drive revenue and long-term partner value. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical thinker with a passion for sports marketing, experiential activations, and building meaningful brand partnerships. Working closely with internal stakeholders and sales leadership, this individual will develop customized sponsorship strategies, identify emerging market opportunities, and help bring impactful partnership programs to life for one of the NFL's premier franchises.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:You are a creative storyteller, problem solver, and passionate about creating meaningful partnerships that align with a prospect's goals and drives value for both the partner and the Los Angeles ChargersKey team member in the partnership pitch process by collaborating with sales and internal stakeholders throughout discovery, ideation, and presentation creationAssist in the go-to-market strategy process and create innovative ways to bring sponsorships to the marketExperience in identifying and providing meaningful, relevant data that supports the value proposition to assist in the storytelling of the pitch processBuild and maintain internal relationships and facilitate cross-departmental collaborationStrong analytical skills and experience across industry tools such as Scarborough, MVP Index, etc.Keep a pulse on industry trends, innovative platforms, and emerging media opportunities Essential Requirements:Preferred minimum of nine (9) years full-time experience in a sponsorship sales, business development, solutions, activation, or experiential marketing positionBachelor’s degree requiredProficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft OutlookExperience with Adobe Photoshop, Digideck, Salesforce CRM, KORE and ClearSlide a plusKnowledge of the sports industry and sports organizations with NFL experience a plusCandidate with a working knowledge of the Los Angeles Market preferredMust have strong strategic thinking and analytical skillsMust be a team player and highly organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environmentStrong attention to detail and a highly driven self-starterAbility to manage long-term projects and quick turnaround ​assignmentsExcellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skillsAbility to work nights, weekends and holidaysOther duties assignedThe Los Angeles Chargers are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We believe diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.The Los Angeles Chargers are seeking a strategic, creative, and results-driven partnerships professional to help shape and deliver innovative sponsorship solutions. This role plays a critical part in the partnership development process, combining storytelling, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration to create compelling proposals that drive revenue and long-term partner value. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical thinker with a passion for sports marketing, experiential activations, and building meaningful brand partnerships. Working closely with internal stakeholders and sales leadership, this individual will develop customized sponsorship strategies, identify emerging market opportunities, and help bring impactful partnership programs to life for one of the NFL's premier franchises.Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Requirements:The Los Angeles Chargers are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We believe diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.