Manager, Brands Jobs

Wasserman powers the business of sports, music, entertainment and culture. We serve clients with exceptional insight, influence and creativity, while making a positive impact on our industry and each other.

Founded in 2002, Wasserman represents many of the world’s most iconic sports and entertainment figures, musical artists, brands and properties, empowering them to shape culture and captivate audiences worldwide. We operate globally across more than 45 cities, 23 countries and six continents. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

Wasserman’s Brands division is looking for a motivated individual to join a dedicated retainer team supporting a key technology client. This position is responsible for managing various aspects of the client’s partnership portfolio and will support account team members with partner management, project coordination, client measurement/reporting and presentations, and the implementation of timelines and budgets.

Duties

• Assists in the construction of POVs and trend reports (including research and analysis), providing strategic recommendations to the client based on findings.
• Manages activation and creative approval processes for partnership materials and acts as a subject matter expert on all partnership creative/activation guidelines to ensure efficient execution of all partnership marketing activities.
• Coordinates the logistical planning, implementation and execution of contractual assets, activation programs and/or content production as applicable.
• Manage ongoing measurement and reporting tools for client engagements, activation and event programing.
• Maintains positive relationships with clients to encourage new and repeat business opportunities.
• Monitors media, trends and changing sports & entertainment landscape to keep client executives and other team members are up to date on the industry.
• Tracks activation budget for the client-based partnership activation spends.
• Works creatively with client team members to develop decks and reporting materials.
• Helps lead the day-to-day management of select sports and entertainment partnerships, with responsibility for partner and project management.
• Utilize and continuously optimize existing valuation methodologies to support internal client materials, inquiries and quarterly reporting.
• Where applicable, handles event logistics planning, implementation, and execution.
• May take on specialized roles or projects to assist the team such as working directly with third party vendors or partner agencies to execute client activations/programs.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
• Must be flexible and comfortable to assume multiple roles as needed by the team.
• Must be able to multi-task and self-manage to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
• Must be flexible and react calmly under stressful circumstances.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
• 3+ years relevant work experience in account and project management (sports and entertainment industry preferred).
• Ability to think creatively in a team environment.
• Able to carry out responsibilities with minimal direction.
• Possess exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, particularly with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• A demonstrated history of using data and insights to inform strategic decision making.
• A passion for and an up-to-date knowledge of the sports and entertainment industry.
• Comfortable with extended days/nights, especially during periods of partnership activation.