Marketing Communications Coordinator, Associate (San Diego)

Job Overview:

The Associate Marketing Specialist, Brand Partnerships will provide executional support for active brand partnership programs across the Brand Partnerships portfolio. This role is responsible for coordinating materials, timelines, deliverables, meeting preparation, documentation, and follow-ups to help ensure partnership activations are organized, timely, and aligned to approved plans.

Working in close partnership with Program Management and Activation Management, this position supports efficient execution across assigned workstreams and enables senior Brand Partnerships team members to remain focused on strategic planning, stakeholder management, and program leadership. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organization, attention to detail, sound judgment, collaborative communication, and responsible use of AI-enabled productivity tools to improve drafting, summarization, information management, and workflow efficiency.

Job Description:

Principal Duties & Responsibilities –

• Coordinate day-to-day executional support for assigned Brand Partnerships properties, which may include Manchester United, NASCAR, Padres, and other partner programs.
• Prepare and maintain marketing materials, presentations, briefs, meeting notes, follow-up documents, and other working materials in support of active partnership programs.
• Track timelines, deliverables, partner requests, open items, and execution milestones to support on-time delivery and alignment with approved plans.
• Support meeting preparation and follow-through by developing agendas or materials, capturing clear notes, documenting decisions, and coordinating next steps with internal stakeholders, agencies, and partners.
• Organize creative assets and support routing, review, and approval coordination across social, digital, public relations, video, experiential, and related workstreams.
• Maintain Brand Partnerships Microsoft Teams and SharePoint channels, shared folders, trackers, and working documents to promote visibility, consistency, and collaboration across active programs.
• Provide foundational project management support, including tracker updates, status documentation, creative routing, agency coordination, and escalation of risks or open items as directed by senior Brand Partnerships team members.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works under supervision.

• Decision-making affects direct area of work and/or work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.

• Tasks consist of a limited number of steps and can be referenced using directions or manuals.

Top 5 Skills:

1. Organization

2. Ability to manage multiple projects at once

3. Executive professionalism

4. Detail-oriented

5. Project management

Technologies:

1. Microsoft Office (word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook),

2. Teams,

3. SharePoint,

4. AI-enabled productivity tools (Microsoft Copilot preferred)

Required Education & Required Years of Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Sports Management, Public Relations, or a related field preferred; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• 1-2 years’ experience