Assistant Brand Manager, Entertainment Partnerships

Creative Artists Agency•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency. The Entertainment Partnerships group specializes in creating powerful collaborations between brands and top media companies, content creators, talent, directors, writers, producers and IP. EP connects brands with premium content opportunities across film, TV, social and digital to drive impactful partnerships across the entertainment industry. We specialize in connecting brands with consumers through pop culture moments, content, and entertainment-based marketing strategies. This person will oversee key client relationships for the group, working directly with some of the leading media companies & brands in the world. The Account Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day interactions with clients and supporting client teams, monitoring client success, and developing and executing plans for account and client growth. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter, curious about digital media and entertainment, skilled at building relationships and managing accounts, and collaborative. This individual should be incredibly organized, adept at using technology to create efficiencies, a strong communicator, and experienced with Excel, PowerPoint and/or Keynote.

Requirements

2+ years of relevant experience in ad sales and/or strategic partnerships
Proven experience in account management
Ability to engage & communicate effectively with senior level decision-makers
Solutions oriented with strong analytical skills
Strong relationship building and diplomatic skills
Ability to work independently and with a team
Ability to multi-task and prioritize workflows efficiently
Highly organized, strategically minded, extremely resourceful and an exceptional communicator (both verbal and written)
Detail oriented with some knowledge of marketing and entertainment trends, emerging media, consumer insights and the latest digital/social/mobile/video/interactive technologies and activations
Someone with an entrepreneurial mindset and approach to everything they do: self-motivated, resourceful, innovative, forward-thinking, accountable, and committed
Enthusiastic about working in a fast paced, startup environment
A team player

Responsibilities

Manage key accounts, understanding the business needs and working closely with internal teams to support execution and troubleshooting.
Spearhead research efforts across different industries, clients and categories and help to develop strategies for growth to advance clients goals and objectives.
Work closely with execution teams to ensure programs are well transitioned and relationships are properly managed.
Communicate our client’s unique value proposition to brands and agencies via email, calls, meetings, presentations, and marketing materials.
Monitor news and developments relating to, or impacting, clients and key partners/prospects.
Research, identify and report on social and business trends to help strategize and produce the creative strategy for each client.
Collaborate with creative & management team on partnership ideas, development of pitch decks and partnership activations.
Prepare client business reviews including progress, successful initiatives, and roadblocks.
Requires collaboration across the group.