Project Manager, Sponsorships

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

TEGNA is looking for a Project Manager, Sponsorships to own the operational backbone of our network-wide sponsorship business. You’ll work with B2B Integrated Marketing leadership, sales leadership, and Commercial Production Managers (CPMs) across our stations and markets to build sponsorship sales materials, coordinate fulfillment on larger sponsorships, and keep the process organized, current, and continuously improving.

This is a highly cross-functional role. You’ll be the connection point between sales, creative, production, and station teams, making sure the right packages are in market, the right people have the right information, and every commitment is delivered.

Responsibilities:

Sponsorship Packages & Sales Materials

Partner with marketing and sales leadership to build and refine sponsorship packages, including names, tiers, and deliverables

Station & CPM Coordination

Serve as the coordination point between stations and CPMs on cross-market and multi-deliverable sponsorships

Define and organize scope, timelines, and deliverable requirements, and communicate them clearly to the relevant CPMs and station teams

Track and route the deliverables needed to fulfill larger sponsorship commitments, and flag risks or gaps early

Execute on sponsorship elements as needed

Process & Governance

Maintain a clear view of which sponsorship packages are active versus retired, and flag any materials or proposals that reference a retired package

Support sponsorship reviews by capturing notes and action items, and archive completed packages in Box

Coordinate with tech operations and design on process improvements

Keep process documentation current, track trends across sponsorships, and recommend improvements to streamline the workflow

Manage multiple sponsorships simultaneously across different stages, from package build through fulfillment

Requirements:

8+ years of experience in project management, broadcast or media operations, sales support, or marketing operations

Demonstrated ability to coordinate across sales, creative, and production teams

Strong PowerPoint skills, with the ability to produce polished, sales-ready materials

Experience with project management tools such as Monday.com (or similar), document management platforms such as Box, and production tools like Adobe Premiere Pro

Clear, concise written and verbal communication

Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple sponsorships at once

Comfort working independently in a remote/hybrid environment

Preferred

Experience in local broadcast, television, or digital media

Familiarity with sponsorship sales, packaging, or fulfillment workflows

Experience working with distributed teams across multiple markets

What Success Looks Like

Sales teams always have current, accurate, easy-to-find sponsorship materials

No retired packages appearing in active proposals

Larger sponsorships delivered on time, with stations and CPMs clear on scope and responsibilities #LI-MS1

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement :

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