Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company's mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

Rakuten Rewards is a leading e-commerce company that enhances the way people shop by offering Cash Back, deals and rewards from more than 3,500 merchants. Founded in 1999, Rakuten has grown to become the go-to shopping destination for consumers, having paid out nearly $2 billion in Cash Back to its 15 million members. The company also operates ShopStyle, a leading fashion discovery destination, and Cartera Commerce, a top rewards platform for airlines and banks. For more information, visit www.rakuten.com.

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure proper tracking and reporting is in place
• Day-to-day agency management responsibilities to include reporting and tracking of agency hours, reviewing, and processing SOWs with legal and finance, creating supporting documents for budget approvals
• Support Director in the creation of annual activation plan in partnership with SVP and sports & entertainment team to align with the Rakuten brand and to authentically reach each partnership audience in unique ways
• Manage coordinator assigned to support managed partnerships. Ability to clearly define roles and responsibilities and delegate as necessary.
• Guide direct report and internal teams on asset tracking best practices and ensure recapping and reporting is in place for each partnership
• Drive cross functional teams (creative, business intelligence, brand, legal, social, email etc.) to successfully integrate partnership campaigns
• Support Director and SVP in renewal and new partnership negotiations including reviewing deal structures and contracts and creating sell-in documents under guidance of Director and SVP for leadership
• Achieve mutual KPI goals for acquisition and brand awareness with strategic partners
• Establish partner-specific KPIs; assure constant reporting and tracking; requires an objective assessment of the overall partnership portfolio, to determine lifetime value and efficacy
• Possessing the innate ability to collaborate/motivate internal & matrixed teams, to design and implement singular partnership opportunities, and achieve annual acquisition & revenue goals

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Direct experience managing multiple sports & entertainment partnerships simultaneously on behalf of a brand (agency, property, or brand side) and experience with high visibility properties and athletes or celebrities
• Strong industry knowledge of brand partnerships in the sports and entertainment space and talent management experience
• Experience in managing productions and campaigns with celebrity talent/athlete integration
• Highly organized with an attention to detail
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including communications to senior management and strong conflict resolution skills
• Comfortable navigating legal and commercial frameworks
• Comfortable working events that require time in the evenings and on weekends

• 8 - 10 years of experience in the sports & entertainment industry with experience directly managing partnerships
• BA degree (or similar); sports marketing or business focus preferred