<p>Description</p> <p>The Firmwide Sponsorship Team is seeking a strategic, creative, and results-driven Director of Brand Sponsorships to support the execution of our global sponsorship strategy. This individual will help bring brand partnerships to life through impactful activations that align with the passions of our people, clients, and future clients-enhancing visibility and driving measurable business impact.</p> <p>We're looking for an experienced marketer with a strong background in sponsorship execution, brand storytelling, and activation development. The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative, resourcefulness, and creative thinking, along with the ability to manage complex projects and collaborate across teams. A successful applicant will bring hands-on experience managing sponsorship campaigns and branded programs, with a solid understanding of client engagement and a customer-centric mindset.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Support the Sponsorship & Marketing team in executing the long-term strategy for brand partnerships and sponsorships that drive visibility and engagement across key audiences. </li><li>Contribute to the evolution and application of evaluation criteria for sponsorship opportunities to ensure alignment with brand values, business priorities, and audience interests. </li><li>Coordinate day-to-day execution with external and internal partners (e.g., agencies, properties, brand ambassadors, creative, media, social, and events teams) to deliver integrated marketing experiences that maximize sponsorship value. </li><li>Manage logistics and fulfillment for advertising and branded materials tied to sponsorships and ambassador agreements, including drafting and organizing creative briefs. </li><li>Support campaign implementation by assisting with creative development, photo shoots, content production, and trafficking deliverables for internal review and approval. </li><li>Assist with content planning and development to extend sponsorship value across social and owned media. </li><li>Collaborate with analytics and research teams to track KPIs and measure the performance of sponsorship activations, providing input on reports and dashboards. </li><li>Maintain clear communication with stakeholders to share project updates, flag dependencies, and help ensure alignment with timelines and goals. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>5-7 years of experience in brand marketing, sponsorship activation or integrated marketing working with sponsorship properties, leagues, teams/clubs, ambassadors and/or influencers. Brand side experience a plus. </li><li>Proven experience supporting sponsorship execution, brand storytelling, and activation development that drives measurable impact. </li><li>Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage multiple deadlines. </li><li>Possess strong creative instincts and judgment-interest in popular culture, specifically sports, art, and entertainment a plus </li><li>Experience translating business objectives into effective partnership and campaigns; experience crafting creative briefs to inspire and galvanize agency partners to deliver breakthrough creative solutions </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable contributing to internal reviews and presenting updates to stakeholders. </li><li>A collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset, with a strong attention to detail and a passion for creating best-in-class brand experiences. </li></ul> <p>WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:</p> <p>We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.</p> <p>To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.</p> <p>Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $90,000 and $155,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.</p> <p>Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.</p> <p>It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.</p> <p>Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).</p>