Junior Partnerships Coordinator DACH

The campaign needs the right assets. The partner needs their tickets. The event team needs a clear brief. And somewhere between the last approval and the arena doors opening, someone needs to make sure it all comes together.

That someone could be you. 🖤💛

At OKTAGON, our partners are part of the experience we create for fans. From campaigns to live activations, what we promise them needs to work in practice.

We’re looking for a Junior Partnerships Coordinator to help look after our partners in Germany and Austria. You’ll work alongside our Partnership and Activation Specialist, learn how sports partnerships work from the inside and gradually take responsibility for your own accounts.

Early in your career? Good. This role is built for that.

You don’t need a long list of sponsorship deals on your CV. Some first experience, a structured approach and the confidence to pick up the phone will take you a long way.

What will you actually do?

Make sure our partners know what’s happening.

You’ll support everyday communication with our German-speaking partners, help new partners get started and keep track of what we’ve agreed to deliver. You’ll collect information, chase approvals and follow up before a missing answer becomes a last-minute problem.

As you learn the ropes, you’ll take over smaller accounts and provide cover for our Partnership and Activation Specialist when needed.

Turn agreements into things people can see.

Logos, advertising materials, German copy, campaign assets. You’ll help get everything to the right people, in the right format and on time.

That means working closely with our Commercial teams in Prague and Bratislava, coordinating with our graphic designer and checking that partner branding and German texts are correct before they go live.

You’ll also support ticketing, accreditations and invoicing information. Yes, there’s admin. Getting it right makes a real difference to the partner’s experience.

Be there when it all goes live.

Before each tournament, you’ll help prepare partner information and make sure the relevant departments understand what needs to happen.

On site, you’ll welcome partners, help with questions and check that agreed placements and activations are delivered. You’ll document them with photos, so we can show partners exactly what their collaboration with OKTAGON looked like.

Help us build the next opportunity.

You’ll organise incoming partnership enquiries, research potential partners and support tailored offers and pitch decks. You’ll also adapt sales materials into German and English.

Over time, you’ll learn to spot opportunities within existing partnerships. A campaign that could go further. An activation worth repeating. A conversation that could lead to a renewal.

Keep everyone connected.

You’ll work with marketing, social media and other teams across Germany, Prague and Bratislava to make sure partner campaigns fit the OKTAGON brand and happen as agreed.

A big part of this role is knowing who needs what — and making sure they actually get it.

Who are we looking for?

Someone who follows through.

You keep track of deadlines, remember the details and ask when something isn’t clear. If an approval is missing, you follow up. If plans change, you help figure out the next step.

You’re comfortable speaking with partners and colleagues, whether that means writing a clear email, making a call or welcoming someone at an event.

You should bring:

• German at native level and fluent English. You’ll use both regularly in partner communication and across our international team.
• Some first experience in sports, events, sponsorship or agency work. Internships and working student roles absolutely count.
• A structured, reliable way of working. Several partners, several deadlines, plenty of details. You can keep an overview.
• Clear communication and a friendly, confident approach. People should feel comfortable coming to you — and trust that you’ll follow up.
• Willingness to travel and work event weekends. Expect involvement in around nine tournaments per year, including events in Germany and Austria.

And yes, event weekends are part of the job.

Some of the most rewarding moments will happen when the arena fills up. Some of the busiest ones will happen just before that. We want you to know what you’re signing up for.

A few things that would help

You don’t need to tick every box here, but we’d be happy to see:

• A degree in sports management, business or communications.
• Video or content creation skills.
• Experience with Asana and Google Workspace.
• Familiarity with the German sponsorship market.
• An interest in combat sports.

Junior is your starting point. There’s room to grow from there.

During your first three months, you’ll learn our partnership products and processes, shadow colleagues at events and take on your first coordination tasks.

Around months four to six, the aim is for you to start looking after smaller partner accounts and provide more support at events.

As your confidence and experience grow, you could build your own partner portfolio and contribute to renewals and additional partnership opportunities.

A move towards a Partnerships Specialist role after roughly 12–18 months is a possible next step, depending on your development and the team’s needs.

What does doing this well look like?

Partners know what to expect. Deadlines are under control. Tickets and accreditations are correct. What we promised is delivered and we have the documentation to show it.

You’ll help the team deliver at least 98% of agreed partner commitments at each event and provide the information needed for partner reports within 10 working days afterwards.

As you gain experience, we’ll also look for your ideas on how existing partnerships could grow.

Ready to get started?

Maybe you’ve supported events during an internship. Maybe you’ve spent time in an agency and want to work more closely with a sports brand. Or maybe you’ve had your first taste of sponsorship and want to build a career in it.

We’d like to hear from you.

Send us your CV and a few lines about why this role interests you. Tell us what you’ve already tried, what you enjoyed and what you’d like to learn next.

Let’s talk. 🖤💛