Sean Sweeney

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Head of Global Marketing, American Football and Klutch Athletics @ New Balance
Boston, MA, US
Sean Sweeney's Location
Greater Boston, United States, United States
About Sean Sweeney

I am a Senior Global Brand Marketing Manager for New Balance, where I am the head of our Athlete Activation team and oversee our global Field of Play marketing.Previously, I was a Global Brand Marketing Manager at NB, where I oversaw global marketing across our basketball business.Prior to that, I was a Senior Social Media Manager at Complex, where I oversaw strategy for Verizon's @go90Sports platforms. I was also an Editorial Strategist for Branded Content, where I was the Editor-in-Chief of an always-on content partnership with Champs Sports. Formerly, I spent 3 years as the Senior Editor at Dime Magazine.My education includes a Master's in Magazine, Newspaper & Online Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a BA in Communications and English from Springfield College.

Sean Sweeney's Current Company Details
New Balance

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Head of Global Marketing, American Football and Klutch Athletics
Boston, MA, US
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newbalance.com
Employees:
10227
Sean Sweeney Work Experience Details
  • New Balance
    Head Of Global Marketing, American Football And Klutch Athletics
    New Balance
    Boston, Ma, Us
  • New Balance
    Senior Global Brand Marketing Manager
    New Balance Mar 2022 - Present
    Brighton, Ma, Us
    Lead of Global Athlete Activation and Athlete Strategy
  • New Balance
    Global Brand Marketing Manager
    New Balance Mar 2018 - Apr 2022
    Brighton, Ma, Us
    • Global marketing for New Balance Basketball• Pod leader tasked w/ strategic growth for NB Hoops throughout 2020 pandemic• Led global launch of the 550 in 2020 and 2021; now the brand's most searched product globally• Led the announcement campaign for Jamal Murray in the spring '21, which included partnerships with the Denver Nuggets and the NBA (829M earned media impressions, 1.9M social engagements)• Drove partnership with Uninterrupted and SLAM on the launch of Darius Bazley's 'Gap Year' documentary, chronicling his groundbreaking 3-month internship at New Balance• Launched New Balance's re-entry into basketball globally in Q4 19• Produced the launch campaign for NB Basketball with Kawhi Leonard in February '19, which included a 16.6% share of all relevant conversation around NBA All-Star Weekend (3.3 million USD in calculated ad value)• Produced "Reign Over LA" global sneaker campaign with Kawhi Leonard in Q4 19 across broadcast, digital/social, retail, OOH in LA and an activation event with Shoe Palace• Led announcement of Dejounte Murray in Nov '19• Oversaw 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend activation with Joe Freshgoods and Kawhi Leonard, which resulted in 100% sell-thru (1.5B media impressions, 75M social impressions)• Produced Q3 2020 launch campaign for Kawhi Leonard's signature sneaker, resulting in 100% sell-thru, (207M media impressions, 35M social impressions)• Established global brand ethos "We Got Now" in 2019• Additionally, lead global marketing across retail, ecomm, digital and social for the Q3 19 launch of FuelCell through Olympian track star Sydney McLaughlin, as well as the Q1 19 launch of MLB All-Star Francisco Lindor's first signature product collection• Oversaw all global marketing for baseball and tennis in 2018• Produced launch campaigns with Dreamville artist Bas, 2017 AL MVP Jose Altuve, and 3-time All-Star Francisco Lindor• Grew baseball's social audience to more than 500K followers since joining NB in March of 2018
  • Complex Media
    Senior Social Media Manager
    Complex Media Aug 2016 - Feb 2018
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    • Oversaw conception, strategy and direction for Verizon's @go90Sports social platforms• Led social direction of Oscar and Emmy-winning animated short, Kobe Bryant's Dear Basketball• Led social direction for Streamy and Webby Award nominee, QB1: Beyond the Lights• Collaborated with partners such as FC Barcelona, Hendrick Motorsports, VICE, Uninterrupted and Whistle Sports, and sports leagues such as the NBA, NFL and La Liga• Grew social audience to more than 145K followers since launch in August, 2016• Content drove more than 38 million social views, more than 1.4 million engagements• Named one of Complex's 2017 Employees of the Year
  • Complex Media
    Editorial Strategist, Branded Content
    Complex Media May 2014 - Jul 2016
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    • Editor-in-chief of always-on content partnership with Champs Sports• Led creative direction on campaigns with influencers such as Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Antonio Brown and DJ Khaled, and collaborated with key partner brands such as Nike, adidas and Under Armour• Led creative direction on digital video franchises and acted as an on-camera host• Curated industry influencer program and outreach• Directed a team of freelancers to produce long and short-form online editorial• Produced over 1,000 pieces of content, including 20 videos, and drove more than 4 million unique visitors to the Champs Sports blog
  • Dime Magazine
    Senior Editor
    Dime Magazine Feb 2012 - May 2014
    • Oversaw all online editorial direction, as well as print magazine ideation and production• Oversaw all social creative content as Social Media Director • Maintained and handled all interviewing and hiring for intern network• Led conception of "Best Since 2000" Special Edition Issue 71• Wrote 5 print cover stories on players such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and John Wall• Under my direction, DimeMag.com became the #1 basketball-only destination on the Internet
  • Dime Magazine
    Staff Writer
    Dime Magazine May 2010 - Jan 2012
    • Oversaw all online content for nights and weekends• Produced website's most popular feature article, Smack, 365 nights a year• Contributed features to print magazine, including a cover story on Kevin Durant for Dime's sister publication, Bounce Magazine• Formerly as editorial intern, provided digital and editorial content to both online and print publications
  • Stevenson University
    Director Of Multimedia Content At Gomustangsports.Com
    Stevenson University Jan 2011 - Mar 2011
    Stevenson, Md, Us
    • Produced online feature content surrounding the team's nationally-ranked lacrosse team and new football program• Director of all game coverage across social media
  • Slam
    Editorial Freelancer
    Slam Aug 2009 - Jun 2010
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Produced editorial content for both print and digital• NBA columnist for the website and contributed to the PUNKS section of the print magazine
  • Jerk Magazine
    Sports Blogger
    Jerk Magazine Sep 2009 - May 2010
    • The publication's first weekly sports blogger
  • The Stand
    Community Beat Writer
    The Stand Sep 2009 - Feb 2010
    • Community beat writer covering education and events from Syracuse's South Side
  • Rivals.Com
    Football Beat Writer
    Rivals.Com Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
    Us
    • Syracuse football beat writer
  • Basketball Hall Of Fame
    High School Basketball Beat Writer
    Basketball Hall Of Fame Oct 2008 - Jun 2009
    • Covered regional HS basketball for the HoopHall Report
  • Western Mass Sports Journal
    Intern/Staff Writer
    Western Mass Sports Journal Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
    Springfield, Ma, Us
    • Feature writer and copy editor
  • Pride Sports Journal
    Staff Writer
    Pride Sports Journal Jan 2008 - May 2009
    * Wrote the cover story for the inaugural issue
  • Springeld Student
    Staff Writer/Contributor
    Springeld Student Dec 2005 - May 2009
    * Covered campus athletics and community issues
  • Gloucester Daily Times
    Intern- Sports Department
    Gloucester Daily Times May 2007 - Aug 2007
    * Covered area HS and minor league sports

Sean Sweeney Education Details

  • Syracuse University
    Syracuse University
    Newspaper & Online Journalism
  • Springfield College
    Springfield College
    Communications/Sport Journalism

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