Manager- Brand Solutions and Partnerships

• In app media inventory
• On ground branding across venues
• On ground brand integrations including activations, sampling opportunities, and sponsorships
• Corporate events and tournaments

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Ownership

• Own and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets
• Build a strong outbound pipeline across brands and agencies
• Drive repeat business through long term and multi format partnerships

Partnership Sales

• Monetise HUDLE’s inventory across:
  • In app placements including banners, push notifications, and integrations
  • On ground branding including courts, kiosks, and naming rights
  • Events and experiential formats including tournaments and corporate engagements
• Identify and close integrated deals combining digital and on ground assets

Pitching and Deal Closure

• Create high quality sales decks, proposals, and narratives
• Pitch to:
  • Brand marketing teams across enterprises and D2C start ups
  • Media and advertising agencies
• Own the full deal lifecycle from outreach to pitch to negotiation to closure

On Ground Integrations and Sponsorships

• Sell brand integrations including:
  • On ground activations and sampling opportunities
  • Tournament and community sponsorships
• Work with brands to enable engagement led experiences through HUDLE’s ecosystem

Commercial Insights and Packaging

• Bring insights from client conversations to:
  • Improve how inventory is packaged and sold
  • Suggest new formats, integrations, and partnership ideas
• Stay updated on trends across media, sports, and experiential marketing

Client and Agency Relationships

• Build and leverage relationships with:
  • Brand marketing teams across enterprises and D2C start ups
  • Media and advertising agencies
• Drive repeat partnerships and long term engagements
• Act as a key external face of HUDLE for brand partnerships

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with marketing, operations, and product teams
• Ensure seamless execution and strong partner experience

Requirements

• 5 to 9 years of experience in media sales, brand partnerships, sponsorship sales, or experiential sales
• Proven track record of achieving revenue targets
• Experience selling digital media, sponsorships, branded content, activations, or OOH
• Strong ability to build decks, narratives, and pitch independently
• Ability to sell integrated solutions across digital and on ground formats
• Existing relationships with brands or agencies is a strong plus
• High ownership mindset with a clear hunter instinct
• Comfortable in a fast paced, evolving environment
• Interest in sports is a plus

Must Have Capabilities

• Commercial instinct for inventory and strong understanding of what brands buy and how to package it into sellable propositions
• Deck first communicator who can independently build sharp, story led pitch decks
• Strong grasp of on ground marketing including activations, sampling, and experiential formats from a sales lens
• Numerate and target driven with comfort owning a revenue number and forecasting pipeline
• Builder mindset with the ability to hustle, test formats, and operate hands on
• Strong executive presence with the ability to pitch senior brand and agency stakeholders

Why This Role

• You own a real revenue number. Your deals directly impact business and P&L
• You are selling access to a high intent, highly engaged sports community, not passive impressions
• You help shape the playbook with new formats, integrations, and partnership models
• High visibility role with direct access to leadership
• Access to exclusive sports and lifestyle benefits.
• Flexible work culture, dynamic team, and company events.
• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives.