A key role of the Asia Pacific (APAC) Partnerships Team, the Partnerships Manager, will support the Commercial team of APAC. The Manager will drive commercial outcomes for WSL Asia Pacific by servicing the day to day operations of the commercial team. Key tasks will focus on account management of existing partners, prospecting new leads, creating powerful proposals and post event  reports to service partners in an effective manner. The role will be based in the WSL APAC Office in Coolangatta, Queensland.

Responsibilities (Include but not limited to):

Account management:

• Manage and support all aspects of WSL APAC partnerships holistically  
• Produce post event reports in a professional and timely manner 
• Manage the day to day aspects of WSL APAC partnerships which includes but not limited to;
  • All partnership event planning needs
  • Successful on beach at event activation execution 
  • Scheduling effective partner media plans 
  • Help oversee any branded content needs
  • Lead day to day partnership planning meetings 
  • Manage broadcast and social partnership needs 

Commercial management:

• Creating and editing effective partnership proposals 
• Creating post event analysis reports 
• Prospecting new potential sales leads 

Sales Administration:

• Creating and editing effective partnership proposals 
• Creating post event analysis reports 
• Help manage and update Sales related process documents and programs  
• Produce sales reports when necessary  
• Ensure all proposals and post event reports are loaded and shared appropriately

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• 5 + years’ experience working in a sales and or account management environment
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness.
• Must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work priorities, and meet deadlines with little supervision. 
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite Programs (Excel, PowerPoint) and the Google Suite
• Ability to work some weekends and travel for the role
• Australian work rights are required for this position

Personal Attributes: 

• Above all, integrity and honesty
• Strong attention to detail
• An exceptional work ethic and masterful organizational skills
• Entrepreneurial; willingness to work independently with the best business practices in mind
• An enthusiasm for the future of Professional Surfing
• An open and collaborative nature
• A high degree of self-awareness of one’s own personal style, strengths and weaknesses and motivational triggers.
• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
• Action Oriented - enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; willing to take unpopular stands when necessary.