Manager, Brand Consulting

Role Overview

• Leads the day-to-day management of select partnerships, with responsibility for crafting, executing, and measuring key retail, social, digital, and experiential programs.
• Supports the research and strategy work leading into key partnership renewals and assists the internal team with partner negotiations.
• Oversees activation budgets for the client’s sponsorships, with responsibility for internal tracking and reconciliation.
• Takes on specialized roles or projects, including working with third party vendors and partner agencies to execute client programs.
• Leads event logistics planning, implementation, and execution as applicable.
• Performs research and analysis of various demographics and statistics to help inform strategies and initiatives.
• Monitors media, trends and changing sports, entertainment and cultural landscape to keep company executives and team members aware and to maintain Wasserman’s position as the most knowledgeable in the industry.
• Works creatively with client team members to develop decks and report materials.
• Coordinates client and company programs through various tools such as email, phone calls, and conference calls.
• Performs various tasks as needed by internal team members such as research, reports, daily updates, editing of materials, tracking documents, etc.
• Stays up to date on client product / service offering and is able to thoughtfully present to potential partners.
• Learns and manages client-facing project management systems and legal processes for the purposes of supporting the creation and approval of different project documents.
• Maintains positive relationships with clients to encourage new and repeat business opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Sports and entertainment experience required, NFL experience preferred.
• 4+ years relevant experience with direct experience in account and project management.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, particularly with PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Must be able to multi-task and self-manage to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
• Must be flexible and comfortable to assume multiple roles as needed by the team.
• Possess exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Motivated, goal oriented, persistent and a skilled negotiator.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
• Ability to think creatively in a team environment.

Benefits

• Bonuses
• Professional development opportunities