We are looking for a Sydney-based PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER to secure, lead, and nurture high-value brand relationships for (2) key projects launching in 2026. 

You will own client partnerships end-to-end, ensuring excellence in delivery while also identifying new pathways for collaboration, growth, and cultural impact. You are the connector, the relationship architect, and the strategic voice that ensures our partners feel deeply supported and culturally elevated. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Build and develop relationships with senior partnership stakeholders and decision makers
• Lead day-to-day relationship management for key partners across sport, entertainment, fashion, tech, and culture
• Identify collaboration opportunities that deepen partner relationships and expand ours/our client’s footprint
• Oversee partnership roadmaps, annual calendars, workstreams, and strategic milestones
• Lead negotiations, renewals, scope shaping, and commercial conversations confidently
• Build relationships with community leaders, creators, athletes, collectives, and industry collaborators
• Ensure cultural insight, diversity, and relevance are embedded across all partnership activity
• Represent act.3 at industry events, panels, cultural moments, and partner touchpoints
• Lead or support proposals, pitch strategy, and commercial structuring for new partners

Client & Partner Coordination 

• Act as the primary strategic contact for senior stakeholders
• Provide counsel grounded in cultural intelligence, audience insights, and business objectives
• Maintain project and relationship health through regular check-ins, reporting, accountability, and transparent communication
• Lead budgets, forecasting, and commercial documentation for all partnership accounts
• Strengthen internal systems and operational workflows to support partnership excellence
• Contribute to internal capability-building by sharing best practice, tools, and insights

Project Delivery 

• Oversee partnership-led activations from concept to completion
• Ensure clarity across timelines, roles, responsibilities, and production milestones
• Manage budgets, QA processes, and delivery excellence across multi-stakeholder environments
• Partner with creative and production teams to translate partnership goals into standout cultural moments

• Contribute to creative strategy and partnership storytelling across culture, sport, lifestyle, and community

Real impact comes from real people and real stories — and your story looks a little like this: 

• Experienced Partnerships Leader: 5–7 years in partnerships, brand strategy, experiential, or cultural marketing
• Relationship Builder: Enjoys the sales and partner building process. You come in with your own network and are inspired to build on this for our projects. Trusted by clients and collaborators; you are able to influence, advise, and problem-solve with ease
• Strong Operator: Confident managing multiple workstreams with clarity, structure, and commercial awareness
• Culturally Connected: You live and breathe sport, entertainment, culture, and community
• Story-Driven Thinker: You understand audiences and craft partnership narratives that land
• Team Player: You foster collaboration, support junior talent, and lift the room through attitude and action
• Purpose-Led: You care deeply about impact — sustainability, equity, representation, and social change

• act.3 on tour: join our community and work in an exciting international and interdisciplinary environment with over 18 community bases spanning 6 continents.
• Community moments & celebration: regular community events & get-togethers including our annual global community summit and festival; ACT.CON.
• Learning & education: access to training, workshops, and custom personal development programs via our ACT.CADEMY.
• Our way of acting: inspiring office design and set-ups and opportunities for flexible work arrangements.
• Culture Clubs: create or be part of platforms for passions and shared interests.  
• Feel good management: open access to drinks and healthy buffets in our community bases.  
• Recharge: annual vacation-leave to recuperate.