Associate Director - Brands & Properties

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 68 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

Job Description

Fixed Term Contract - 12 months

What You Will Be Doing

Sitting within our wider Brands & Properties team, the Associate Director will join an exciting

project to help plan and deliver 360 activation on behalf of a long standing client. It is a client-facing role, managing a variety of workstreams and across a truly global footprint. You will be leading a dedicated and motivated team, acting as an important liaison between the Client and Rights Holder across an extensive global sponsorship portfolio in the sports, entertainment & Culture space.

General Account Responsibilities

• Management of key relationship with clients and rights holder
• Lead the planning and delivery of sponsorship rights, activation campaigns, and success
  
  

measurement against KPIs

• Implementation and partnership rollout in conjunction with rights holder and general
  
  

account management of suppliers, budget and client reporting

• Regular interactions with Senior client leads to ensure client goals are managed
  
  

consistently

Key Responsibilities

• Help clients understand and follow rights holders’ and project-specific guidelines
• Optimise workflows and communication
• Develop clear guidelines and toolkits to be followed by clients in different markets, to
  
  

ensure that rights are utilised and the contract is followed at all times

• Advise clients and other agencies on the best utilisation of sponsorship rights. You will
  
  

become a key source of information for clients and teammates.

• Help our clients get campaigns and creative assets approved by rights holders, in line with
  
  

their respective sponsorship rights

• Ensure high standards are maintained at all times – planning, written and verbal
  
  

communication

• Have strong attention to detail concerning rights and legal implications. You will work
  
  

closely with legal advisors to ensure that the necessary risk assessments are done and that

the information is shared with all relevant stakeholders.

• Develop training materials and train new team members
• Lead junior members of the team and assist with the development of others
• Be proactive in identifying areas of improvement
• Leadership of client relationships, day-to-day account management, and project
  
  

management

• Effective management of regular project and status meetings with clients (at different
  
  

markets where relevant), including consolidation of notes and actions

• Keep senior stakeholders and account teams informed of the progress of operations and
  
  

any issues that may arise that could affect the successful delivery and high standard of

service

• Produce a final operations report for each project, including recommendations for future
  
  

improvements

This is not an exhaustive list and all team members will be expected to contribute to any other aspects of the business, as necessary.

Skills And Experience Required

• Strong experience working in activating brand partnerships and the major events
  
  

industry

• Experience working on large global brands is preferred, but not essential
• Flexibility and ability to optimise plans or adapt to client’s needs
• Have strong interpersonal, project management and leadership skills, excellent
  
  

attention to detail and be confident when liaising with clients & suppliers

• Able to work remotely with team members
• Ability to multi-task; you will be working across a number of activities with tight
  
  

deadlines

• Presentation skills (both writing and delivery), internally and to clients / suppliers
  
  

including use of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel

• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Ability to develop junior team members
• Creative thinking
• Able to work in a calm, kind and professional manner in a pressured environment
• Ability to prioritise a demanding workload
• Proactivity and ability to take action when new client’s needs are identified
  
  

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.