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Vice President, Director, Partnerships

Momentum Worldwide · New York, NY, USA ·

Pay:
$165,000-$180,000/yr
Job type:
Full Time

Agency
Momentum

Job Function
Consulting

Job Subfunction
Sponsorship and Talent Consulting

Job Description
Momentum Worldwide is seeking a strategic, commercially minded Vice President, Partnerships & Experiential to lead and grow key client relationships through best‑in‑class sports partnerships and integrated experiential marketing programs. This role sits at the intersection of partnership strategy and account leadership. The VP will serve as the senior day‑to‑day business lead on a major client or portfolio, responsible for driving growth, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering impactful sponsorship and experiential programs across sports, entertainment and lifestyle. The ideal candidate brings deep agency experience, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams in developing and activating integrated campaigns that drive measurable results. You are equally comfortable shaping partnership strategy, negotiating with properties, leading integrated execution, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.

Here’s What You’ll Do (responsibilities)
Client & Business Leadership

Serve as the senior business lead and trusted advisor for assigned account(s)

Own account growth, client satisfaction and long‑term relationship development

Drive annual revenue and contribution margin targets for assigned portfolio

Oversee forecasting, staffing plans and budget management to ensure financial health

Identify organic growth opportunities and contribute to new business initiatives

Lead high‑impact client presentations and confidently articulate strategic recommendations

Partnership & Experiential Leadership

Guide the development of sponsorship, partnership and experiential strategies aligned to client business objectives

Provide oversight across property evaluation, negotiation, asset management and activation execution

Lead the creation of integrated channel plans spanning experiential, content, social, digital, influencer, media and hospitality

Ensure programs are executed seamlessly from strategic development through in‑market delivery and post‑program analysis

Establish clear performance measurement frameworks and ROI methodologies

Integrated Team Leadership

Lead cross‑disciplinary and multi‑agency teams to deliver fully integrated marketing programs

Partner closely with strategy, creative, production, media and analytics leads to ensure cohesive execution

Institute consistent processes that drive efficiency, clarity and accountability across teams

Proactively troubleshoot challenges and remove barriers to success

Talent Development & Culture

Lead and develop Directors and Business Leadership team members

Foster an environment of partnership, accountability and strategic thinking

Provide clear performance feedback, mentorship and growth opportunities

Model and support agency values and collaborative culture

Here’s What We’re Looking For (qualifications & Requirements)

12‑14+ years of agency experience, heavily weighted toward partnership marketing and account management

Demonstrated experience leading large‑scale sponsorships and experiential activations

Proven ability to manage complex, integrated programs across multiple channels

Strong commercial acumen with experience managing revenue targets, budgets and staffing plans

Experience overseeing property negotiations and asset management within sports or entertainment partnerships

Exceptional client management skills with experience engaging senior marketing stakeholders

Strategic thinker who can connect business objectives to partnership and experiential solutions

Confident presenter with strong verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated success leading multi‑disciplinary teams and developing senior talent

Ability to perform in fast‑paced environments and manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Willingness to travel and work non‑traditional hours as needed

About Us – Momentum Worldwide
Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industry’s most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether it’s a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, it’s all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience — ideas that solve business challenges, through best‑in‑class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production.

We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

The salary range for this position is $165,000 to $180,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; location and region; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in‑office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

For US Job Seekers
It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.

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