Senior Manager, Strategy & Consulting

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 70+ cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit .

Job Description

Wasserman Marketing is looking for a motivated individual to join a Brands Retainer Client team for 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 /reporting and presentations, and the implementation of timelines and budgets. The successful candidate will respond to client requests and is expected to consistently provide excellent client service, as well as represent client needs and goals to ensure partnership objectives are met.
 

This role may be based in Los Angeles, LA, New York, NY or Raleigh, NC. Candidates must be willing to relocate if they are not currently based in one of these cities.

Duties: 

• Lead the day-to-day management of client’s partnership with a major sports league, including fulfilling contracted assets, overseeing creative approvals, executing activations, and addressing incoming requests.
• Support the development of marketing strategies and partnership activation plans to deliver on client brand and business objectives
• Project manage campaign deployment and partnership activation by creating work-back plans, tracking deliverables, managing timelines and budgets.
• Manage and support talent strategy, including outreach, negotiation, and asset fulfillment, while ensuring alignment with partnership creative guidelines and activation requirements.
• Manage and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and key stakeholders across league, team, and talent partners to ensure alignment, high-quality service, and successful partnership execution.
• Serve as a key point of contact for client communications—proactively anticipating challenges, offering effective solutions, and acting as a subject matter expert on all partnership creative guidelines and other activation guardrails.
• Stay informed on partnership and media trends, cultural shifts, and the broader entertainment landscape - with a specific focus on talent, team, and league-wide initiatives - to inform strategic recommendations.
• Guide other team members in client service, project execution, and relationship building, while supporting senior leadership in strategy development and onboarding, training, and development efforts.
• Identify and present strategic opportunities that support client goals and deliver best-in-class results.
• Develop and refine client deliverables such as presentations, POVs, reports, and other strategic materials.
• Ensure quality standards, operational processes, and timelines are consistently met across all client projects.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years work experience in marketing and project management (sports and entertainment industry preferred).
• Up-to-date knowledge of the sports and entertainment industry.
• Experience working with professional sports leagues, teams, and talent.
• Experience working with talent agencies and marketing representatives.
• Comfortable negotiating endorsement deals with high-profile talent, with the ability to maintain strong relationships with important stakeholders throughout.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, particularly with Word, PowerPoint, 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 written and oral communication skills.
• Able to carry 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.
• Comfortable with extended days/nights, especially during busy periods of partnership activation.
• Willingness to travel when necessary
   

Base salary range: $65-78K, plus bonus potential if applicable for role.
Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role 

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, entertainment and culture. 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.