Manager, Partner Management

Santa Monica, CA
Job Description

Tennis Channel is everywhere fans are - across MVPDs, dMVPDs, smart TVs, FAST platforms, and streaming platforms. As our distribution landscape expands, so do the opportunities to grow our audience and deepen engagement. We're hiring a Manager, Partner Management to activate and manage those partner programs. If you're equal parts organized, analytical, and relationship-minded, this is your chance to make a big impact on a small, high-performing team.


Reporting to the Director, Partner Management, this role supports the full partner ecosystem by driving co-marketing programs, optimizing performance, coordinating campaign assets, and ensuring seamless execution across our highest-growth platforms. This is a high-impact opportunity to be at the center of Tennis Channel's distribution growth strategy. You'll play a critical role in activating partner programs, optimizing performance, and elevating how our content shows up across every screen. With exposure to top-tier partners and senior leaders, this role offers meaningful ownership, visibility, and room to grow.


This role is onsite in our Santa Monica, CA office.

In this role, you will:


Support the Partner Lifecycle

  • Assist in onboarding new distribution partners, including launch planning, asset coordination, and internal cross-functional alignment.
  • Help monitor performance across platforms-tracking viewership, ad metrics, subscription KPIs, and promotional delivery.
  • Maintain day-to-day communication with partner contacts at Amazon, Roku, Samsung, Pluto, YouTube TV, and others.
Activate Partner Programs

  • Build and manage partner toolkits, evergreen assets, seasonal creative, and turnkey go-to-market materials.
  • Coordinate asset trafficking, timelines, and approvals to ensure all deliverables are fulfilled on time.
  • Execute promotional campaigns across CTV, FAST, MVPD/dMVPD partners, and more.
Drive Reporting & Insights

  • Pull data from sources such as Amagi, Conviva, and Google Analytics to support weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting.
  • Package insights into clear, executive-ready dashboards and partner recaps.
  • Surface trends, opportunities, and recommendations that inform partner strategy.
Increase On-Platform Visibility

  • Help track and fulfill earned placements, contractual marketing obligations, and promotional opportunities.
  • Assist with DTC subscription offers, exposure planning, and visibility calendars.
Collaborate Across Teams

  • Work closely with Distribution, Growth Marketing, Programming, and Product teams to align platform priorities.
  • Support the Director in building scalable processes, templates, and resource-light systems that improve operational efficiency.
  • Ensure all initiatives ladder up to broader revenue and audience goals.
Qualifications:

  • At least 5 years of experience in partner management, digital distribution, streaming, or performance marketing
  • Knowledge of key platforms (Amazon, Roku, Samsung, Pluto, YouTube TV, etc.) and an understanding of CTV/FAST/MVPD ecosystems
  • Experience coordinating cross-platform campaigns, asset workflows, and co-marketing initiatives
  • Comfortable navigating analytics tools and performance metrics (MAUs, ad fill, watch time, LTV, churn)
  • Strong project management and communication skills-you can organize complex workflows and communicate clearly with partners and internal teams
  • A proactive, detail-oriented mindset with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • A collaborative spirit and desire to support and grow in a high-visibility, high-impact function
Tennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About PickleballTV


Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America's fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000 plus hours of live matches from the game's top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more.

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair's AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.


The base salary compensation range for this role is $80,000 to $100,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates' relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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Posted 2026-04-18

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