Now Hiring - Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Limited Partnership - Partnership Solutions Lead in Minneapolis, MN

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Why Join the Pack? At our core, we're more than just a sports franchise. We challenge the status quo, push boundaries, and redefine what's possible. Whether you're crafting unforgettable experiences, developing innovative partnerships, or elevating our brand to new heights, your impact will be felt. This is a place where bold ideas thrive, collaboration fuels success, and every role plays a part in shaping the future. Together, we chase greatness. Position Summary/Objective: The Partnership Solutions Lead will partner closely with the Corporate Partnerships team to advance the organizations partnership strategy by developing, optimizing, and executing innovative revenue-generating solutions. This role will strengthen existing relationships, identify new business opportunities, and maximize the value of current assets. Serving as both a creative and business-minded problem solver, the Partnership Solutions Lead will design partnership materials including decks, proposals, and presentations while collaborating across departments to ensure alignment and integration. The role is highly cross-functional, focused on driving efficiency, creativity, and strategic consistency throughout the partnership sales and renewal process. Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform these essential functions: * Collaborate cross-departmentally to identify, develop, and articulate short- and long-term sellable concepts that generate new revenue streams and enhance the value of existing partnerships. * Design and manage materials that support the sales team in generating new business and the partnership marketing team in developing existing partnerships, including decks, proposals, and recaps. * Contribute to the creative direction and visual strategy for partnership presentations, ensuring brand consistency and high creative standards in collaboration with the Marketing and Creative department. * Lead project management for long-term organizational initiatives that drive future revenue streams and partnership opportunities. * Support and manage physical partnership buildouts and installations inside and outside of the arena (Target Center). * Work with the Vice President to develop innovative, strategic, and visually compelling partnership materials in Conjunction with Marketing and Creative teams. * Facilitate and support cross-functional brainstorming sessions to develop new and enhanced partner activations. * Research and analyze emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in sponsorship and partnership marketing in conjunction with the Business Intelligence team. * Evaluate current inventory and assets to uncover opportunities for improvement and increased monetization. * Build relationships with other NBA and professional sports teams to benchmark and share best practices. * Perform other duties as assigned. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Other: * Knowledge of sponsorship and partnership marketing principles * Sales and marketing strategy, campaign development, and brand integration experience. * Strong strategic thinking and translating insights into actionable solutions. * Project management skills. * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook) is strongly required. * Ability to work nights, weekends and potentially holidays. * Strong team collaboration and leadership skills. Experience: * At least 5 years of experience in partnership marketing, sponsorship strategy, or partnership sales within the sports industry preferred. * Experience working with creative teams, speaking design language, and understanding creative and design principles and process. * Experience organizing and positioning pitch material in collaboration with design teams. * Strong brief writing skills and experience delivering well-articulated, descriptive inputs, that in turn produce compelling, high quality outputs. Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is strongly preferred. Supervisory Responsibility, if any: This position does not have supervisory responsibility. Benefits & Compensation: Sales Compensation: The base salary range for this exempt role will be: $80,000-$100,000 with the opportunity for bonus and commission based on revenue generated. Total compensation & offer package will include the following: Benefits: Regular full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, health saving accounts with an employer contribution, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, and life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D;) insurance. Additional benefits may include employer-paid short/long- term disability plans, generous fitness and well-being benefits, work-related reimbursements, and fully paid family/caregiver leave. Regular full-time employees start with 11 Holidays, at least 20 paid PTO days, 2 Volunteer days, and 4 Personal Holidays in each calendar year. Where Youll Work This role is based in our professional office environment, with standard hours Monday-Friday (8:30 AM-5:00 PM). In addition to office hours, you'll be in the action during Timberwolves and Lynx home games, external events, and networking opportunities. Expect a fast-paced, collaborative atmosphere where nights, weekends, and holidays may be part of the experience. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate and exchange information with others both in person and over the telephone. The employee frequently is required to remain in a stationary position, as well as operate computers and other office equipment, such as a copy machine, printer, and telephone. Staff may occasionally ascend and descend bleachers/steps and traverse around the arena both on event days and non-event days. Staff will frequently move boxes of merchandise and equipment weighing up to 30 pounds. Travel Occasional travel to external events as needed. Our DEI Commitment Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives reflect our nature as a Pack. Each one is defined by our collective strength and effort to move everyone forward. Through DEI, we speak up against social injustices, marginalization, and oppression, provide equal opportunities, embrace the differences of others, and create an environment where everyone feels accepted and welcome. Together, we empower each other to be champions of change, help put those around us in a position to win and use our voices for good. E-Verify Statement We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot prove this, we will give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before any action might be taken against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.Join Us If you're passionate about building powerful partnerships, pushing boundaries, and shaping the future of sports and entertainment, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of the Pack!