Associate Manager, Strategy And Consulting

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.

Wasserman is looking for a motivated individual to join the Wasserman Strategy & Consulting team on the American Express account. The role will support the day-to-day management of select partnerships, strategizing integrated marketing programs across social, digital and experiential, as well as supporting broader strategic initiatives across the business to ensure client satisfaction.

What You’ll Do: 

• Work closely with the Director to deliver first class client service
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with relevant stakeholders and business units, both within the client and among third parties.
• Supports the day-to-day management of select partnerships, with responsibility for crafting, executing, and measuring key social, digital, and experiential programs.
• Campaign Management – support broader team to ensure successful delivery of client campaigns – campaign planning, resourcing, multi-stakeholder management, rights delivery, reporting.
• Ability to synthesize data and research findings across and among various custom and syndicated sources to build influential storylines and presentations (e.g. strategic plans, market landscapes, valuations, etc.)
• Understands the client context at a fundamental level to be able to make strategic recommendations on sponsorship partners, contractual assets, and new opportunities.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to provide additional services to clients as well as new partnership and platform ideas that fit brand objectives and marketing principles.
• Performs various tasks as needed by internal team members such as research, reports, daily updates, editing of materials, ad hoc strategic asks etc.
• Maintains positive relationships with clients to encourage new and repeat business opportunities.

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree; perfer 1-2 years of direct experience in account and project management (preferably in the sports or entertainment field).
• Preferably located in NYC and adheres to a hybrid office policy in Wasserman’s Dumbo office.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, particularly with PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Inane curiosity, proactive thinking and the ability to isolate key insights that will contribute to practical strategic recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
• High level of initiative and works well independently and in a team environment.
• 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.
• Carries out responsibilities with minimal direction.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
• Ability to think creatively in a team environment.
• Must be flexible and react calmly under stressful circumstances.

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.

Wasserman is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand services and geographies across the exciting and extraordinary worlds of sports, music, entertainment and culture.

We are committed to making a meaningful difference and driving real change when it comes to diversity equity and inclusion — not only among our employees, but in how we serve clients and push the industry at large.

If this sounds like a place you’d like to work, let’s talk!

Wasserman is a global leader in sports, music and entertainment. 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.