Associate Manager, Brands & Experiential

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, 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.

The Associate Manager, Brands & Experiential is an integral position on Wasserman’s Brands & Experiential Team with responsibility for the successful delivery of projects, from brief to execution. The Associate Manager will provide support to the project team to ensure that all client deliverables and project milestones are delivered on-time, on-budget and of a quality expected by Wasserman and its clients.

What You'll Do:

• Assist account team on day-to-day management of respective accounts and projects.
• Support in the strategic development of activation concepts that deliver on client requests, demonstrating critical thinking and creative solutions.
• Manage various elements of a project from planning through to execution and post-event recapping.
• Work in a collaborative manner with all Wasserman account teams to ensure flawless project delivery against the client’s objectives and agreed upon budget.
• Develop project budgets with the guidance and supervision of the Experiential team.
• Ensure projects are correctly budgeted for and meet expected financial targets.
• Develop status sheets, project milestone documents and enforce deliverable dates essential to program’s success.
• Support in managing and developing client, supplier and third-party relationships throughout the duration of projects.
• Support project reviews and analysis.
• Support during event planning and live execution.
• Support with third-party proposal intake and assessments.
• Performs research, reports and analysis of various requests to help inform strategic ideation around client initiatives.
• Works on strategies, programs and insights for long-term projects within vertical.
• Works creatively with team members to develop / execute deck creation and report materials.
• Helps coordinate client and company programs through various tools, including email, phone calls, and conference calls.
• Performs various tasks as needed by internal team members such as research, reports, daily updates, editing of materials, talent identification (athlete/music), etc.
• Stays up to date on client product / service offering and is able to thoughtfully present to potential partners.
• Maintains positive relationships with clients and partners (e.g. teams, leagues, partner agencies) to ensure account success and encourage new and repeat business opportunities.
• 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 programs.
• Ability to support business development initiatives and enthusiasm for taking on new challenges while managing client work first and foremost.
• Understand the landscape for each client’s business/sector as well as the media context for their investments.
• Create a positive, collaborative, teamwork environment that aligns with Wasserman company culture and values.
• Troubleshoot and creative problem solve throughout projects.
• Follow all project processes and procedures to uphold quality standards.
• Attend conferences, tradeshows, etc. as necessary to ensure Wasserman always provides best-in-class programs and continues to increase its product offering for industry-leading clients.
• Ensure consistent, positive working relationships between departments and other Wasserman Experience team members.

What We're Looking For:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
• 1-year relevant experience (preferably in the experiential, sports or entertainment field)
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, work on multiple projects simultaneously and achieve deadlines
• Possess exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Ability to foresee issues developing before they arise and develop a solution as needed
• Must be comfortable working as an integral part of a team environment
• Open-minded mentality, allowing thorough exploration of all ideas and thought-starters
• Ability to put out small "fires", with an understanding of when to escalate
• Focused and strong-minded with an ambition to help grow the company
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload while coordinating with others to proactively meet deadlines
• Must thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a ‘can-do’ attitude at all times
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Fully bilingual in Spanish and English
• Location: Mexico City

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.