Manager, H2PNIL

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary project manager leading contracting, execution, and operations of NIL activities ensuring timely delivery of all partner and student-athlete obligations
• Develop and foster relationships with key NIL stakeholders including Athletic Department staff, JMIS’s Pitt Sports Marketing team, athletes, brands and agencies
• Serve as the primary liaison for high-value NIL relationships, providing proactive communication and strategic support
• Identify, develop and implement creative activations and campaigns that maximize partner ROI, enhance the student-athlete experience, and generate revenue
• Act as the lead liaison for all events created to drive NIL revenue, ensuring alignment across partners, student-athlete, and university stakeholders
• Track and report on NIL activity, ensuring accurate fulfillment and measurement of partnership performance
• Follow Company best practices and processes to ensure efficiency and consistency as NIL grows, create accurate recordkeeping, consistent contracts, and measurable implementation of deliverables
• Actively promote NIL opportunities in the marketplace to be sold by the Pitt Sports Marketing team
• Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities within NIL process operations and recommend improvements
• Contribute innovative and impactful thoughts or actions to boost revenues for the property and the Company; and other duties as assigned
• Perform additional projects and assignments as needed to ensure successful NIL strategy

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in sports marketing and/or sales, or a related field
• Interest in, and working understanding of, college athletics
• Excellent project management, organizational, and multitasking skills
• Comfortable managing changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional written and oral communication across all levels
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion, integrity, and ethical conduct
• Resourceful and self-directed problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Analytical ability for reporting and compliance tracking

About JMI Sports

JMI Sports is a leading media rights and venue development company that provides management of collegiate multimedia rights, sponsorship sales agency representation, and project management expertise for the development of collegiate and professional sports facilities. The company serves to maximize each client’s economic potential through customized initiatives, from marketing and branding solutions to facility design strategies.