Posted: 17-Jun-26
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Type: Full-time
Categories
Operations
Operations – Marketing/Promotions
Sector
Collegiate Sports
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Position Summary
The Director of Corporate Partnership Services reports directly to the Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Revenue, Philanthropy and Partnerships. This position serves as the primary administrator responsible for sponsorship fulfillment, corporate partner activation, advertising execution and relationship management. The successful candidate will ensure corporate partnership agreements are executed effectively while delivering exceptional service and measurable value to LR Athletics corporate partners.
This position will work collaboratively with athletics staff, campus partners and external stakeholders to maximize sponsor engagement, retention and satisfaction.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Additional Responsibilities
Application Process
While completing the application, candidates will be prompted to submit:
Resume Cover letter Three professional references The university’s mission, vision, and values statements may be reviewed using this link – https://www.lr.edu/about.
Lenoir-Rhyne University promotes a welcoming campus environment that is integral to the university’s commitment to excellence in engagement and education. We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated experience nurturing a welcoming community, working with faculty, staff and/or students from all walks of life and/or incorporating varied perspectives and traditions in their current or previous positions. This commitment is rooted in our Lutheran tradition of fostering wisdom, nurturing vocation and preparing students for lives of purpose while serving the common good.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy
Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to providing a workplace and educational environment, as well as other benefits, programs, and activities that are free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
LR is committed to creating a safe campus environment for all members of the LR community, including, but not limited to, those who identify as transgender and gender non-conforming. To that end, LR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including sex stereotypes and sex characteristics), ethnicity, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law.
To ensure compliance with federal and state civil rights laws and regulations and to affirm its commitment to promoting the goals of fairness and equity in all aspects of the educational program, activity and employment, LR has developed internal policies and procedures that provide a prompt, fair and impartial process for those involved in an allegation of discrimination or harassment, and for allegations of retaliation.
LR values and upholds the equal dignity of all members of its community and strives to balance the rights of the parties in the grievance process during what is often a difficult time for all those involved.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Qualifications
This position will require travel and working variable hours, including nights and weekends. Other duties as assigned by the department’s senior leadership team.
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About Lenoir-Rhyne University
About Lenoir-Rhyne University Lenoir-Rhyne University is a co-educational, private, comprehensive institution founded in 1891, with its traditional campus located in Hickory, North Carolina, a city of more than 40,000. The university has additional graduate centers in Asheville, N.C., and Columbia, S.C. Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Lenoir- Rhyne is less than an hour’s drive from Charlotte, and the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of about 365,000. The university now offers more than 45 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs to approximately 2,400 students. Lenoir-Rhyne University seeks to liberate mind and spirit, clarify personal faith, foster physical wholeness, build community, and promote responsible leadership for service to the world. Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lenoir-Rhyne is open to people from all religious and non-religious backgrounds.
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