Client Partnership Manager

Location: Modesto, CA, US, 95354

Date: Aug 7, 2025

Company: Gallo

Job Req ID: 106277 

Job Type: Full-time 

Work Category: Onsite 

Application Close Date: 08/12/2025 

Sponsorship: Not Available 

Compensation: $121800 - $182600 

 

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We are GALLO

We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA TOUR.

 

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

 

A Taste of What You'll Do 

Are you ready to join a dynamic team where your creativity and leadership skills will flourish? We are seeking a passionate and driven individual to manage an assigned book of business within the Gallo brand portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for fostering strong client relationships, leading project management efforts, developing creative strategies, and ensuring the efficient execution of projects. As a key partner to our clients, you will understand and articulate their business needs, driving team effectiveness and ensuring that deliverables are produced on time, on budget, and on strategy.

 

We value collaboration and innovation, and as such, you will work closely with functional areas across Gallo Creative to build trusted partnerships, deliver informed solutions, and enhance operational efficiency. Your ability to leverage business intelligence and industry insights will guide the development of sound creative solutions, while your strong client partnership skills will ensure alignment with overarching objectives. You will oversee project scoping, initiation, and execution, positively influencing outcomes and supporting business objectives.

 

In addition to client partnership, your role includes the steady management and mentorship of a dedicated team. You will be responsible for evolving individual and team talent, ensuring performance requirements are met, and fostering a high-performing, cohesive team environment. Your commitment to maintaining strong client relationships, gathering feedback, and identifying opportunities for improvement will be key to our success.

 

We are looking for someone who exhibits intrapreneurship and ownership behaviors, thinking boldly, taking appropriate risks, and driving candid discussions. If you are a proactive, strategic thinker with a passion for creative excellence and team leadership, we invite you to join us and make a significant impact at Gallo. Apply today to be a part of our innovative and inclusive team.

 

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of marketing communications, advertising, marketing/creative agency, digital, account management, or entrepreneurial experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility or Gallo brand marketing support, creative/agency support, corporate communications, sales account management, creative design, hospitality planning/support, media/digital marketing reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR high school diploma or state-issued equivalency certificate plus 12 years of marketing communications, advertising, marketing/creative agency, digital, account management or entrepreneurial experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility or Gallo brand marketing support, creative/agency support, corporate communications, sales account management, creative design, hospitality planning/support, media/digital marketing reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
  • Two (2) years’ experience leading project teams and/or managing account/project management personnel.
  • Ability to partner with clients to develop relevant, effective marketing communications strategies—scoping projects in support of clients’ business objectives.
  • Experience contributing to business development initiatives and positively influencing growth objectives.
  • Understanding of marketing strategy, messaging, design, and production principles across all forms of media.
  • Experience working as part of a multi-functional marketing communications team to develop industry-leading creative output.
  • Mastery of project management including scoping, resourcing, scheduling, budgeting, and workflow trafficking.
  • Customer oriented with exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
  • Ability to succeed under pressure, managing multiple concurrent projects while shifting priorities and responding to changing business conditions and corresponding needs.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, and meeting leadership, as well as interpersonal communication, conflict-resolution, and relationship building skills.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft 365 productivity apps including Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as other cloud-based systems.
  • Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
  • Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

 

How You'll Stand Out 

  • Master’s degree plus 6 years of marketing communications, advertising, marketing/creative agency, digital, or account management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
  • Experience working on Scrum or Agile teams.
  • External agency experience—specifically, driving creative strategies on behalf of assorted clients.
  • Experience assessing business problems, collecting data, extracting insights, and drawing sound conclusions.
  • PMP certification from a recognized professional project management training organization.
  • Knowledge of brand equities and promotional success factors.
  • Understanding of online and in-person retail, POS, brand marketing, and B2B/B2C sales.
  • Skilled in advanced problem resolution, e.g., diffusing stressful, politically charged situations

 

To view the full job description, please click here.

 

Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

 

The Fine Print

  • The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
  • Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
  • This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance. 
  • It is the Company’s policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

 

Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

 

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

 

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

 

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