Coordinator, Global Partnerships

Company Description

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) one of the world's premier sports and entertainment companies, owns the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Toronto Raptors (NBA), Toronto FC (MLS), Toronto Argonauts (CFL), Toronto Marlies (AHL), Raptors 905 (NBA D-League), TFC II (USL) and Raptors Uprising Gaming Club, the Toronto Raptors Esports franchise in the NBA 2K League. Its charitable arm, MLSE Foundation, focuses on funding initiatives to support youth through sport and recreational programs. In 2017 MLSE Foundation, with support of community and corporate partners, built MLSE LaunchPad, a 42,000-sq. ft. space dedicated to programming that support its four Pillars: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Ready For School and Ready For Work.

MLSE also owns and operates Scotiabank Arena, Canada’s premier sports & entertainment venue hosting more than 200 events each year, as well as two digital channels (Leafs Nation Network and NBA TV Canada), and has a partnership with Live Nation (the biggest concert promoter in the world). MLSE has also invested in and operates five of Toronto's sports facilities - Coca-Cola Coliseum, BMO Field, BMO Training Grounds at Downsview Park, home of Toronto FC's Academy and the First Team's practice facility, the Toronto Raptors’ training facility and the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence, the practice facility for the Maple Leafs and Marlies.

MLSE’s common purpose is to unite and empower employees to deliver extraordinary moments to our fans and each other.

**Global Partnerships - Who We Are**

We are the voice of cheering and of changing. We are the heart, soul, and hustle of hard work. We are the fans, we are the families, we are Global Partnerships.

We work together, we learn together, we rise together. Our successes and our failures have equally set the foundation for every deck, decision, pitch, and partner we make moving forward.

Our teams, our fans, and our stories create award winning, internationally recognized, best in class partnerships that set, raise, and exceed expectation. We aim to be recognized as leaders through our people, properties, and partners.

We celebrate the diversity, individuality, and personality of our peers, striving to be the best in class, in every class. We believe in Respect, Resilience, Commitment, and Ambition. We work for, with, and around the people that inspire us to try, persist, and achieve more.

Our work transcends games, seasons, trophies, and tours. Our success is measured by more than a scoreboard. Our team is stronger when we stand united. We create, we celebrate, we build, and we become better.

What we choose to do next, means everything. It defines greatness, builds character, makes history, and brings the world to its feet.

So, are you in?

**We want to hear from you if**:

- You have a passion for all things sports and culture
- You have 1 or more years of demonstrated success in a marketing, strategy and/ or partnership marketing role with a demonstrated understanding of integrated channels including Digital, Social Media, and Experiential.
- You are a high performing individual who brings positive and uplifting energy to work every day
- You have excellent communication skills, presentation skills and confidence in leading conversations
- You are responsible, accountable and solutions-focused; you deliver on promises and take initiative
- You take initiative and have confidence in your ability to lead and deliver in-market programs
- You are confident in building and maintaining strong, working relationships with both clients and colleagues
- You are inclusive and empathetic; you seek to understand how others view and experience the world
- You love to learn and ask questions, can step out of your comfort zone, and welcome constructive feedback
- You are honest and direct, and you tell the truth; you believe that good enough just isn’t
- Truly happy clients drive you to succeed - you are client centric to the core

Job Description
- Manage and support a portfolio of integrated partnerships with supervision; build strong and trusted business relationships with appropriate-level clients through regular and pro-active contact - continually seeking to elevate the partnership
- Develop a deep and thorough understanding of the partner’s business and competitive environment to continually deliver against business objectives for both the partner and MLSE
- Contribute to the development and execution of creative, integrated marketing solutions that deliver against partner objectives and drive affinity for our teams in the marketplace
- Be accountable for individual partner budgets with monthly and year end reporting requirements
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team at MLSE throughout all stages of partnership development - planning, ideation, and production - to ensure that work is aligned with the partner’s direction
- Contribute to detailed post-mortems on programs and year-end reports
- Demonstrat