Associate Manager, Hospitality

Wasserman•New York, NY

About The Position

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. 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 www.teamwass.com. Wasserman is forever committed to serving our clients, colleagues and community with exceptional insight, influence and creativity, while making a positive and lasting impact. We support our employees’ professional aspirations, with a rich internal culture where curiosity is rewarded. We offer our people multiple learning and development programs throughout the world. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at Wasserman. A key role within our Motorsport team taking on responsibility for developing and implementing events, hospitality programmes and brand experiences, at and away from track, with support from account team members. ACCOUNT OVERVIEW: As a result of growth to a key client’s global partnership portfolio, Wasserman is looking for a motivated Associate Manager to join the Brands team. The position provides hands-on support to account teams across the planning and execution of motorsport hospitality events and race activations, with a focus on guest experience, client objectives, budget management and performance measurement.

Requirements

Minimum of one year’s relevant work experience (within a sports agency or live events environment)
Motorsport (F1) experience is preferred
Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite, particularly with PowerPoint and Excel.
The ability to multi-task and self-manage to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities
Strong operations and logistical management skills
Must be flexible and comfortable to assume multiple roles as needed by the team.
Efficient communicator, with internal as well as client stakeholders, who is able to drive decisions
Strong attention to detail and highly organised
Ability to think creatively in a team environment
Must be flexible and react calmly under stressful circumstances.
Ability to stay poised and professional when working with well-known talent
Ability to travel for partner programs or activations as required

Nice To Haves

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (nice to have)

Responsibilities

Support the planning and delivery of motorsport hospitality events and race weekend activations
Assist in managing day-to-day relationships with clients, rightsholders and suppliers
Deliver best-in-class guest experiences aligned to client objectives and brand narratives
Support event logistics including guest management, accreditation, schedules and on-site operations
Maintain event documentation, trackers, timelines and planning materials
Support the research and sourcing of event suppliers, hospitality collateral and gifting items
Assist with global event logistics by coordinating shipments of event equipment with the preferred warehouse and logistics supplier across multiple race locations
Contribute to creative brainstorming for race activation concepts and hospitality enhancements
Assist with financial administration including budgets, POs, supplier invoicing and cost tracking
Prepare clear internal and client-facing presentations, reports and post-even evaluations
Proactively identify relevant motorsport and partner news to support client storytelling
Maintain positive relationships with clients, partners, suppliers and colleagues daily
Support junior team members where required, ensuring tasks are complete accurately and on time
Effective management of regular project and status meetings with clients (and external agencies where relevant)
Ability to support business development initiatives and enthusiasm for taking on new challenges while managing client work first and foremost