Manager, Experiential - Brand Consulting

Creative Artists Agency•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a leading entertainment and sports agency with global expertise in various sectors including filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales, licensing, and brand marketing services. The Manager, Experiential, will support the internal Event Production team and clients by delivering best-in-class, business-driving experiential opportunities and activations. This role requires working cross-functionally with internal and external properties, vendors, clients, and agencies to ensure the highest quality and smoothest operation of overall production, from brief through execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications or similar discipline
At least 4-6 years’ experience in sports & entertainment experiential and/or event marketing
Understanding of how brand partnerships work- from negotiation through execution, management and event production
Strong relationships building skills
High level of critical thinking with focus on proactiveness and attention to detail
Must be creative and a strategic thinker
Strong writing and presentation skills
Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills
Must have the ability and knowledge to utilize agency resources effectively.
Willingness to work early mornings or late nights to accommodate weekends and holidays (if applicable)
Must be able to lift heavy boxes and items up to 30 lbs
Ability to work in office minimum 3 days per week

Nice To Haves

Agency experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

Deliver best-in-class, business-driving experiential opportunities, ideas, and activation for brand clients
Ensure the most forward-thinking, breakthrough ideas and activations
Contribute by helping keep our finger on the pulse of the latest developments in the Experiential Marketing space by identifying and implementing the newest cutting edge technologies
Lead CAA’s efforts in developing and maintaining relationships with world-class vendors, fabricators & technology partners
Participate in and contribute to project planning/development meetings and internal/external status meetings.
Work cross-functionally to ensure the highest quality and smoothest operation of the overall production – from brief, through pre-production and onsite execution.
Help identify appropriate outside vendors, (per event scope/type), request and negotiate bids, select, hire and manage vendors & vendor contracts, payments and deliverables; monitor and evaluate vendor performance.
Works with Account Service Teams to deliver breakthrough ideas that deliver against client objectives
Support on all Event Production needs to ensure world-class execution
Collaborate on project-based brand client experiential initiatives from start to finish (briefing to execution)
Work with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure consistent & comprehensive communication
Facilitate creative approval process (i.e. renderings, signage, POS, etc.)
Develop & manage timelines, run of show, budgets & reconciliation
On-site event logistics management & execution
Establish effective relationships across agency multi-disciplinary teams
Ensure all agency protocols are being followed including vendor agreements, accounting processes, recaps, etc.