Director of Brand Partnerships

Description

It’s Plein Air Agency is a leading marketing consultancy focusing on the restaurant and hospitality industry providing solutions from Creative, Production, Media Strategy & Buying, Digital Content to Website and Mobile App development. We are a fully remote agency and are looking for remote talent to join our team!

The Director of Brand Partnerships is a senior client leader and growth architect, responsible for deepening relationships with key brands and turning business challenges into integrated marketing solutions. This role sits at the center of the work, connecting client priorities with internal teams to deliver smart strategy, standout creative, and measurable results.

The Director serves as a primary strategic partner to clients, leading high-level conversations, proactively surfacing opportunities, and ensuring every engagement ladders up to clear business objectives. They bring a strong business lens, helping clients prioritize where to invest, how to sequence initiatives, and how to build momentum across channels and time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships and provide strategic guidance to shape and improve planned marketing programs across brand, media, digital, and in-store.
• Own and help lead quarterly business reviews for each client, synthesizing performance, insights, and next-step recommendations.
• Anticipate and solve issues, providing clear options and recommendations when concerns or questions arise.
• Oversee all major campaigns and projects, ensuring work is on-brief, on-time, and of consistently high impact and quality.
• Partner with internal teams to identify and pitch value-add ideas and test-and-learn opportunities at least quarterly.
• Maintain regular, proactive contact with clients through bi-monthly check-ins beyond standard status meetings.
• Identify and nurture opportunities to introduce clients to additional IPA capabilities and services.
• Work with creative, production, strategy, and media leads to prioritize projects and resources, in partnership with the Brand Partnerships team.
• Bring an expert business and financial lens to meetings and presentations to gain buy-in on future programs and investments.
• Manage and develop the Brand Partnerships team, including performance management, coaching, and growth planning.
• Lead internal reviews and build growth plans for each team member.
• Hold weekly internal client check-ins with the Brand Partnerships team to align on priorities, risks, and upcoming needs.
• Ensure every client has a clear, living marketing calendar and that projects are kicked off, tracked, and managed through to completion.
• Lead monthly internal knowledge-share sessions across client accounts and the Brand Partnerships team to spread learnings and best practices.
• Own onboarding and training for all new Brand Partnerships team members, setting expectations on process, communication, and client service standards.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Marketing, Business, or related field
• Minimum 6 years working experience in marketing coordination, project or account management
• Management level experience with direct reports
• Bonus: Has restaurant or hospitality industry experience
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Skilled in delivering clear, compelling presentations to internal leadership, clients and cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies like Monday.com
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and communication platforms like Slack
• Strong organizational and time management abilities with capacity to handle multiple priorities