Senior Account Director - Brand Consulting

CAA Club Group•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$144,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The CAA Brand Consulting Senior Account Director will lead the day to day account teams of key brand consulting clients, focusing specifically on the strategic concepting, management and execution of Olympics partnerships. The candidate will lead interfacing day to day with the client, manage junior team members and will work cross functionally with internal/external vendors, clients, agencies and properties within the Olympics ecosystem, as well as bringing new ideas and opportunities for consideration.

Requirements

At least 10-12+ years’ experience including negotiating and managing Olympic partnerships
Ability to travel and be on-site at events
Experience managing others including conducting performance reviews
Strong fiscal approach with excellent budget management and forecasting skills
Must have excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to negotiate with key stakeholders
Proven strategic development and stakeholder management/influencing skills
Strong market and industry knowledge and presence
Proven thought leader
Ability to balance and progress multiple projects and project components at one time, often within tight timelines
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or similar discipline, preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver overarching strategic vision based on brand objectives for the Olympics
Lead coordination of key stakeholder engagement and involvement including clients, other agencies and Olympics rightsholders
Negotiate with Olympic rightsholders including OCOGs, NGBs, NOCs, talent and beyond
Lead overall activation and hospitality planning, pulling in specific functions, as needed
Demonstrate creative and innovative thought leadership, keeping ahead of trends and providing proactive inspiration and recommendations
Creation of key project documents such as budgets and briefings
Oversee the team who will manage the day-to-day partnerships, ensuring continuity across properties and strategic, creative thinking
Oversee the development of integrated marketing and sponsorship activation plans, showcasing how digital, social, PR, retail and other channels come to life, working with internal account team, client team and external agencies
Work with internal Data & Analytics Team to oversee the management of measurement evaluation and ideate around ways to expand measurement
Work with other team functions (e.g. Creative, Experiential, Social Impact, Insights / trends, etc.) to ensure goals and objectives are met
Act as a resource for the teams in trouble shooting and problem solving
Lead, manage and inspire a team of direct and indirect team members
Create presentations for key meetings internally and externally
Develop and deliver compelling written and verbal communications
Build, maintain and play key role in driving year over year business and account growth