Partnerships Marketing Manager

About The Dink

The Dink is the leading media and events brand in the fastest-growing sport in the world. What started as a newsletter has grown into a full-stack media company reaching millions each month across newsletters, podcasts, video, social, web, and live events.

Brands don’t work with The Dink for impressions alone, they work with us because we deliver thoughtful storytelling, measurable performance, and long-term partnership value. This role sits at the center of making that happen.

The Partnerships Marketing Manager is the owner of marketing and advertising campaign execution and client success. You are responsible for turning sold partnerships into high-performing, well-orchestrated campaigns across The Dink’s media ecosystem.

You will serve as the primary point of contact for brand partners, while also acting as the internal quarterback who coordinates editorial, production, social, and operations teams to ensure campaigns launch on time, exceed expectations, and meet The Dink’s quality bar.

Secondarily, you will help lead The Dink’s own internal marketing initiatives (content promotion, events, awards) using the same discipline, creativity, and performance mindset you apply to client campaigns.

If you enjoy owning outcomes, juggling complexity with creativity, and being the person who makes everything actually work, this role will excite you.

• Own the end-to-end execution of all partnership, advertising, and sponsorship campaigns post-sale
• Serve as the primary client contact, managing communication, expectations, approvals, and timelines
• Proactively anticipate issues, troubleshoot challenges, and resolve problems before they happen
• Learn each client’s business, goals, target audience, and marketing strategy to inform execution and optimization

• Plan and manage campaign timelines, milestones, deliverables, and organization across multiple media channels
• Coordinate closely with editorial, social, production, podcast, and operations to ensure all assets are created, reviewed, and deployed accurately and on schedule
• Review campaign deliverables prior to launch to ensure correctness, brand alignment, formatting accuracy, and performance readiness

• Monitor campaign performance and KPIs throughout flight, pulling and interpreting data regularly
• Use performance insights to optimize live campaigns and inform future planning
• Lead post-campaign analysis and performance recaps, translating results into actionable insights for clients and internal teams
• Help ensure campaigns are positioned for renewal, upsell, and long-term partnership growth

• Build, execute, and manage marketing campaigns for The Dink’s internal initiatives (content promotion, events, awards, special projects)
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop messaging, creative direction, and go-to-market plans
• Lead the development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns
• Apply data-driven decision-making to improve reach, engagement, and conversion

• Maintain clear, organized campaign documentation including asset trackers, timelines, status reports, and reporting dashboards
• Manage all campaigns within Click Up and related systems, keeping stakeholders informed and aligned
• Identify process gaps or inefficiencies and help improve how partnerships and campaigns are executed at scale

• 5+ years of experience in digital media, marketing, or client-facing campaign management
• Experience at a media company, brand, or agency managing multi-channel digital marketing campaigns
• Proven ability to manage complex campaigns across newsletter, display, social, video, podcast, and web

• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent campaigns
• Exceptional attention to detail and ownership mentality, nothing slips through the cracks on your watch
• Strong understanding of digital marketing KPIs and media metrics (CTR, CPC, open rate, engagement rate, CPA, ROAS, LTV, etc.)
• Ability to interpret performance data and translate it into decisions, optimizations, and clear communication
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a client-first mindset
• Comfortable coordinating cross-functionally, delegating tasks, providing feedback, and driving execution

• Proficient with tools like Google Workspace, Excel, Click Up, Hub Spot, or similar platforms
• Comfortable building dashboards, reports, and trackers that keep campaigns running smoothly
• Proactive, accountable, and calm under pressure - you don’t wait to be told what needs fixing

• Experience in sports, media, or pickleball
• Creative judgment and a strong sense of what “good” looks like in copy, design, and storytelling

Serious candidates please send a cover letter and resume to