Brand Partnerships, Senior Manager

Company Overview: MacKenzie-Childs is a leading home furnishings retail company known for its unique design, high-quality products and exceptional customer service. We specialize in offering a wide range of kitchen, entertaining, decor and furniture items that cater to various styles and preferences, ensuring our customers find exactly what they need to make their homes joyful and stylish.

Position Summary:

We're seeking a Senior Manager of Brand Partnerships who is equal parts strategist, creative visionary, and executional powerhouse. In this high-visibility role, you'll own the end-to-end project management, strategy execution, and performance measurement of partnerships that put our brand at the center of culture-from headline-making co-branded launches to buzzworthy experiential events amplified by influencers and celebrities.

This is a high-impact, cross-functional role with direct exposure to leadership. You'll collaborate with marketing, creative, social, PR, influencer, e-comm, product, design, finance, and legal to ensure every partnership not only launches flawlessly but also ladders up to our high growth brand and business goals. Beyond execution, you'll be empowered to shape the future of our partnerships program, bringing bold ideas that drive cultural relevance, brand love, and measurable growth.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Additional duties may be assigned)

Partner Relationship Management:

Identify, vet, and manage external brand partners-from global brands to up-and-coming disruptors-with a focus on cultural and brand alignment.

• Respond to emails and messages from current or prospective partners.
• Hold check-in calls and meetings to maintain strong relationships while staying on track of all live and upcoming partnerships.
• Ensure partners are meeting agreed-upon deliverables and timelines.
• Manage contracts, budget, invoices, and partnership logistics.

Strategy & Planning:

Stay ahead of partnership trends in lifestyle, fashion, beauty, wellness, decor, and beyond-bringing fresh ideas and competitive intelligence to the table.

• Research and identify potential brand, media, or celebrity partners.
• Develop partnership proposals, pitch decks, and co-branded campaign ideas.
• Collaborate with internal teams (marketing, product, creative) to align on goals and campaign strategies.
• Monitor competitive landscape and trends to spot new opportunities.
• Event Integration: Collaborate with experiential marketing and influencer team to weave partners into events and activations when appropriate.

Project & Campaign Management:

Lead end-to-end project management of brand partnerships including timelines, contracts, creative approvals, go-to-market plans, and recaps.

• Support the build of our Brand Partnership process and project management through Monday.com.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams (Marketing, Creative, Social, Legal, E-comm) to bring campaigns to life across owned and earned channels.
• Oversee timelines, budgets, and asset delivery (e.g., creative approvals, social posts, press releases).
• Manage calendars along with the master marketing calendar for activations, product drops, or events tied to partnerships.
• Budget management and organization.

Reporting & Optimization:

Set KPIs, track performance, and deliver campaign wrap reports with insights and optimization recommendations.

• Track KPIs such as reach, engagement, conversion, sales, and ROI of partnerships.
• Generate reports for internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Analyze what's working and where to optimize future campaigns.

Creative Collaboration:

Drive creative synergy by partnering with design and content teams to develop visually compelling, co-branded campaigns that reflect the values and aesthetics of both brands.

• Work with the design and content teams on co-branded visuals, messaging, and campaign assets.
• Brainstorm creative concepts that align with both brands' values and aesthetics.

Internal Communication:

Facilitate seamless internal communication by keeping leadership informed and aligning cross-functional teams to ensure partnership goals, timelines, and amplification strategies are clearly shared and executed.

• Keep the organization updated on partnership progress and performance through strategic use of our project management system Monday.com.
• Ensure all stakeholders are briefed on partnership goals and timelines.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory responsibilities

Education and Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in partnership marketing (preferably within lifestyle, home decor, and/or agency).
• Proven ability to conceptualize and lead standout brand collaborations.

Special Requirements:

• Weekend work to suit business needs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong project management skills and familiarity with tools like Asana, Trello, orMonday.com.
• Excellent communication, project management, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders with grace and efficiency.
• Strategic thinker with strong creative sensibility and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset.
• A collaborative, proactive, entrepreneurial spirit.

Equipment Used: Computer, printer, scanner, telephone, and photocopier.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, reach, push, pull, crouch, kneel, bend, climb, use fingers to grasp, handle, feel, and perform repetitive motions of hands or wrists.
• Light mental and visual attention is required for performing work where there is some variety, but actions taken and decisions made are limited to few possibilities. Work requires some coordination with others.

Salary Range: 130K-145K annually

Location:Remote; preferably in NYC, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, or SF/LA

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K Retirement Savings + Company Match
• Paid Vacation, PTO and Holidays
• Company sponsored life insurance and LTD
• Health Savings Account + Company Match
• Generous Employee Discount
• Verizon Discount
• Referral Bonus Program
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement

MacKenzie-Childs is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.