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Brand Activation Manager (m/f/d)

Köln, Berlin
Full-time
Permanent employee

Hey, You! Nice to meet you!

As the super-platform for non-professional soccer in Europe, we bring pro-level experiences (news, data, gamification) to the mega-community of +190 million footballers and soccer fans.

We are a startup founded in 2021 in Cologne, Germany - our team consists of 35+ smart and "hungry" members working on Prematch in our offices in Cologne and Berlin (Marketing & Business Team) or remotely across Europe (Tech & Product Team).

We are supported by partners like adidas, Krombacher, Flaschenpost and Scalable Capital, but there are still some bangers in the pipeline that you can be excited about! Furthermore, we are supported by successful investors like Ralf Reichert, the CEO of ESL or the entrepreneur Verena Pausder.

Already a good match if you....

  • Location: You’ll be based at our office in Cologne (Belgisches Viertel) or Berlin (Mitte) and should be on site at least twice a week.
  • Experience: You have 2–5 years’ experience in key account management and feel confident in your role.
  • Languages are no problem: you speak German and English fluently.
  • You know football: You’re no stranger to amateur football – you’ve played yourself in the past, are a club member or a fan with a real feel for what happens on and off the pitch.
  • Start-up spirit: You prefer to play an active part in shaping things rather than just going through the motions – even if that sometimes means tackling things without a ready-made roadmap.

Main information

  • Start: from August 2026
  • Location: Cologne/ Berlin
  • Workload: Full-time
  • Team: Brand Partnership

For this we need you

  • We have grown significantly over the past few months and have secured several major partners, whom we support closely. At the same time, our projects are becoming increasingly bespoke and demanding – rather than offering standard solutions, we work with our partners to develop and implement tailor-made concepts.
  • To ensure we can maintain this standard during the next phase of growth and successfully build further partnerships, we are looking to expand our team.

Your mission

  • You will manage brand partnerships on an operational level – from the kick-off through to implementation and evaluation.
  • No two projects are the same: you will develop bespoke concepts and solutions for our partners.
  • You will manage your own portfolio of partner accounts, working closely with our Senior Partnership Manager.
  • You will build strong relationships with our contacts on the partner side and develop these over the long term.
  • You’ll analyse KPIs, produce reports and identify specific opportunities for optimisation in ongoing partnerships.
  • You’ll work closely with the Creative, Marketing and Platform Management teams to successfully bring projects to fruition.
  • You will identify up-selling and cross-selling opportunities and develop new marketing strategies for the Prematch ecosystem.
  • You will play an active role in shaping our processes within the Partnership Team and test new ideas and approaches based on data.

What do you need

  • Project management: Proven ability to manage projects independently – on time, on brief, on budget
  • Creativity and flexibility: You know that no two briefs are the same – and that’s exactly what you love
  • Confidence in working with KPIs and reports: You understand what the figures mean and can communicate them clearly
  • Attention to detail and high standards: You work with precision and want the best for the community and for our partners
  • Solution-oriented: You come up with options, not problems
  • Impact: You’re focused on making a real impact – not just ticking boxes
  • Tools: Office 365, Keynote, Pitch, Google Sheets, Trello, Asana, Confluence, HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive
  • Initial experience in dealing with external stakeholders and customers

Advantage but not a must

  • Experience in the fields of media, brand marketing or sponsorship
  • Experience in using AI tools

Why us?

  • Be part of it from the start – Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.
  • Competitive salary – You’ll be paid fairly and transparently.
  • Employee participation (VSOP) — directly benefit from the company’s success.
  • Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London — true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!
  • Remote work — depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote (working from home at the start and end of the week is quite popular ????) — whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.
  • Remote, even from afar — Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family — we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.
  • Team spirit — whether in the office or at home, we use cool tools and a virtual office to keep the team tightly connected.
  • Modern IT equipment — We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.
  • 27 vacation days per year — For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.
  • Team events at our locations — Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.
  • Offsites with the whole team — Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.

Right up your alley?

  • Click on ‘Apply now’ – it’ll only take 2 minutes.
  • All we need is your CV. You can tell us the rest in our simple, short application form.
  • Don’t meet all the requirements? If you think you’re still a good fit – just apply