Sponsorship Marketing Manager

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. 

This a unique opportunity to join the Sky Ireland marketing team and work on our sponsorship of both our Women’s and Men’s National Football teams, as well as our award-winning loyalty programme Sky VIP. If you love sports and entertainment, this role is for you.

The wider marketing department is responsible for building brand awareness, consideration and demand across Sky TV and Triple Play, Premium Products, Sky Broadband and Sky VIP, making sure Sky is top of mind for consumers.

What you’ll do: 

• Manage and support several high-profile partnerships, including the award-winning sponsorship of the Women’s National Football Team and our new sponsorship of the Men’s National Football Team. 

• Work with the wider to Sky VIP team to bring the sponsorship to life for customers through rewards and experiences in the My Sky app, as well as growing the wider Irish loyalty offering. 

• Support the Sponsorship creative strategy across direct, online and retail channels, driving an innovative creative approach that drives consideration and demand. 

• Lead creative delivery of through the line campaigns, for both Sponsorship and Sky VIP, with creative excellence. 

• Responsible for day-to-day management of campaign deliverables, ensuring they are delivered on brief, on time and within budget.

• Develop strong relationships with our creative agencies and UK marketing teams, working collaboratively as an extended part of the team. 

• Work collaboratively with other marketing managers within team to ensure brand and tonal consistency remains across all Sky campaigns. 

• Deliver performance targets across all routes to market.

What you’ll bring: 

• High standard of education – degree/Masters. 

• Extensive marketing experience across multiple disciplines, with a focus on sponsorships 

• Be a collaborative, highly creative person who has a passion for campaigns and sport. 

• You’ll also need to have experience in working in a fast-paced team. 

• Excellent communicator with impeccable attention to detail, alongside being highly organised to manage multiple projects at once. 

• Strong stakeholder management skills. You’ll be working with internal and external agencies as well as cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders so the ability to build and maintain relationships, confidently manage upwards, negotiate and provide clear feedback is crucial. 

Team Overview

The Marketing Team in Dublin delivers a market leading strategy that grows our overall TV and broadband business for both Sky and NOW. We have overall responsibility for brand strategy, acquisition and trading campaigns, and digital strategy. From Brand and TV & Broadband (including product), to Digital and NOW, we ensure our products, content and experiences are expertly communicated to our customers. 

The Rewards:

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Free Sky TV, along with discounted broadband

• Private healthcare with Laya Healthcare

• Annual Sharesave scheme

• Sky pension plan and Life Assurance which gives you extra piece of mind

• Dental healthcare options

• Cycle to work scheme

• Exclusive discounts from over 100 retailers

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Dublin

Our striking Ireland HQ has an A-list location on Burlington Road, walking distance from central Dublin. Grand Canal Dock and Pearse train stations are both around 1.5km away, and we’re a short stroll from the buses of Baggot Street, Leeson Street and Waterloo Road. There’s plenty of parking for cyclists too.

Our Dublin Office

Our striking Ireland HQ has an A-list location on Burlington Road, walking distance from central Dublin. Grand Canal Dock and Pearse train stations are both around 1.5km away, and we’re a short stroll from the buses of Baggot Street, Leeson Street and Waterloo Road. There’s plenty of parking for cyclists and drivers, too!

Inclusion: 

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait? 
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.