Brand Consulting - Senior Account Manager, Entertainment Talent

Creative Artists Agency•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$89,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, licensing, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. The CAA Brand Consulting Senior Account Manager, Entertainment Talent will play a key role for one of our largest Brand Consulting clients. The Senior Account Manager will lead talent partnerships across the brand’s sponsorship portfolio and is responsible for linking Talent strategy alongside broader Sports & Entertainment strategy. The candidate will interface day to day with clients and will work cross functionally with the sports talent counterpart, internal account team, internal/external vendors, and agencies. They will work directly with the client and connect the internal account leads across festivals, tours, tentpoles, private event performance programming and related engagements.

Requirements

6-8+ years of relevant experience
Ability to travel and be on site at events, outside normal business hours on an as needed basis
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrate highest level of critical thinking with focus on proactiveness and attention to detail
Expertise in managing projects and budgets
Excellent presentation skills
Previous experience with managing and developing junior staff members
Project management expertise
Sustain relationships with clients and grow the business
Understanding of the client’s industry and latest developments
Strong negotiation skills
Strong PowerPoint & Excel
Ability to balance and progress multiple projects and project components at one time, on tight timelines
BA or BS preferred

Nice To Haves

Previous experience at an Agency, Music Label or Brand in leading Talent-specific programming
Prior knowledge/experience with festivals, musical talent and performance programming preferred

Responsibilities

Account lead across all entertainment talent and influencer partnerships for the client, providing recommendations, and the negotiation and management of talent deals
Day to day management of existing talent partnerships including communication directly with talent representation, developing talent activation plans, organization of project plans and asset tracking documents
Main point of contact for client for assigned projects focused on talent partnerships within entertainment vertical
Develop and deliver talent strategy based off client briefs
Develop talent approach, talent recommendations, program recaps, presentations for key meetings internally and externally
Manage multiple projects and budgets autonomously
Lead client calls and provide expert opinions
Lead client presentation for talent programs
Manage budget development, tracking & reconciling for talent
Lead development of concepts & facilitate creative approval process for talent
Oversee & facilitate the creative development process of marketing materials for talent integrated into experiential assets and event-related creative (includes briefing talent and talent reps & obtaining internal & client approvals)
Work with other team functions (e.g. Creative, Experiential, Social Impact, Insights / trends, etc.) to ensure goals and objectives are met
Develop relationships across CAA and with external partners to find and promote new opportunities to client
Develop and deliver compelling written and verbal communications
Ongoing Talent relationship and partnership management
Manage internal/support team members