You will be part of the Sports Development team at Walt Disney World. You will oversee runDisney branded sponsorship driven activations with runDisney at the Walt Disney World Resort and other site branded locations when applicable. The primary role of the Sports Development Manager will focus on delivering excellent planning and client services by working with internal and external business clients/partners to obtain relevant information necessary to complete activations and host clients. You will also partner and collaborate with multiple departments within Disney sports such as Event Management, Complex Operations, Sports Finance, Marketing, and others across property to provide a safe and seamless transition throughout the runDisney event cycle to exceed Guest/Client expectations. You will focus on optimizing the runDisney accounts integration, promotions, and measurements for important sponsorship and participating affiliate accounts based on the business strategies. You will report to the Account Development Senior Manager.

You Will:

• Be a site-specific primary POC for daily issues for internal stakeholders and assigned accounts
• Manage a portfolio of account partners whose primary relationship is directly associated with runDisney
• Manage execution, measurement, and analysis of promotions and on-site activations to deliver on partner's return on investment and business objectives
• Manage all necessary site-based processes and approvals which are compiled by and communicated to important partners
• Work directly with alliance/sponsorship partners in the execution of events, promotions, and collateral development
• Maintain an understanding of runDisney, Disney Parks & Resorts strategies, initiatives, current issues, and scope of current/future operations by forging relationships with cross-functional teams
• Support runDisney specific sponsorship/alliance contract renewals, extensions and amendments by conducting appropriate due diligence and developing recommendations to maximize value to both the partner and runDisney

You Have:

• Project management skills, experience in project management, communication and adherence to timelines
• Ability to analyze and explain value and return on investment
• Ability to lead multiple teams and projects simultaneously with no direct authority
• Demonstrated abilities in prioritization
• Experience with PowerPoint, Word and Excel while also comfortable within a MAC OS environment being proficient with Keynote and the Adobe Creative suite

Some preferred:

• 3+ years of experience at Walt Disney World or at least 3+ years of demonstrated
• experience working with alliance partners in multiple capacities with marketing, promotions, sponsorship experience
• Familiar with Disney Parks Operations and Marketing
• Experience working with creative teams
• Some minimal travel
• Prolonged periods of standing during event weekends
• Education: Bachelor's Degree

Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

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About Us:

The Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney's iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps; the world's largest children's publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Parks, Experiences and Products.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

This role is considered hybrid, which means the employee will work a portion of their time on-site from a Company designated location and the remainder of their time remotely.

The internal posting deadline date for this application is 10/12/2022 by 12:01 AM ET.