Trade Marketing Sponsorship Manager

Overview

We're looking for a strategic and driven Sponsorships Manager to join our dynamic Client Marketing team at News Corp Australia. In this role, you'll take ownership of sponsorships end-to-end—from identifying the right opportunities and negotiating contracts to delivering standout activations and reporting on results. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you'll ensure News Corp Australia shows up with purpose and impact across key industry platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and selection of strategic sponsorship opportunities aligned with brand and commercial goals
• Develop and manage an annual sponsorship calendar in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Build compelling business cases for sponsorships, including target audience insights, ROI projections, and cost analysis
• Negotiate sponsorship contracts to secure maximum value and brand visibility
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of sponsorships—from briefing and branding to event presence and stakeholder alignment
• Partner with internal teams to ensure messaging consistency and amplification across owned and earned channels
• Develop detailed post-event reports, measure performance, and recommend improvements for future sponsorships

Who are you? (Qualifications)

• A marketing professional with 5+ years\' experience in trade marketing, partnerships, or sponsorships—preferably in media or advertising
• Proven track record managing external sponsorships and activations that drive measurable outcomes
• Strong project manager with exceptional organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple deadlines
• Skilled negotiator and communicator—comfortable presenting to senior leaders and representing the business externally
• Able to balance stakeholder needs across sales, editorial, brand and commercial teams with strategic agility
• Confident managing vendor relationships, activation teams, and live event logistics
• A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance culture and takes initiative to drive results

News Benefits

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave
• Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion-focused education series) and recognition
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms

Who are we?

News Corp Australia is the nation's most influential media organisation, operating more than 150 household-name brands across print, digital and multimedia. We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle, and we are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month.

What's next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.

Category

Client Partnerships

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing and Sales
• Industries
• Media Production

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