Senior Manager, Entertainment Content Partnership

WME | William Morris Endeavor•Beverly Hills, CA

5d•$95,625 - $127,500•Hybrid

About The Position

WME Group is seeking a Senior Manager to join its Entertainment Marketing & Advisory team, working at the intersection of brand marketing and entertainment. The role serves as a link between Fortune 500 brands and movie studios, networks, streaming platforms, and production companies, managing the end-to-end process of identifying, negotiating, and executing global co-promotional partnerships and product integrations across film, series, and digital content. The successful candidate will advise brand clients and manage partnership opportunities from strategic development through execution. This includes identifying suitable entertainment properties, presenting recommendations, shaping and negotiating deal terms, coordinating stakeholders and campaign workflows, and overseeing creative and production requirements. The role also develops entertainment-industry relationship initiatives for clients, including seeding and gifting programs. WME Group works from the office four days per week. The stated annual hiring range is $95,625 to $127,500, with pay depending on factors including location and job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experience. The company describes its rewards package as including base pay, applicable short- and long-term incentives, growth and development opportunities, and benefits such as health care, retirement, vacation, and other paid time off.

Requirements

6–8 years of experience in entertainment brand partnerships and client services at a prominent entertainment studio, streamer, or network.
Deep knowledge of brand partnership business models and rights structures for co-promotional partnerships and integrations across film and series content.
Working knowledge of the entertainment industry, theatrical landscape, and streaming ecosystems, including key distribution platforms and cultural trends.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
Strong presentation and client-service skills, with a track record of pitching and advising senior- to mid-level marketing executives.
Strategic and critical thinking skills, including the ability to identify opportunities and connect entertainment properties with brand objectives.
Ability to drive programs from initial concept through on-screen integration and in-market partnership campaign.
Ability to build and monitor detailed tracking systems and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
Practical on-set experience managing real-time logistics and creative reviews for integrations and custom-content shoots.
Meticulous attention to production, creative, data, and legal alignment under high-pressure, fast-turning timelines.
Proactive, adaptable approach and enthusiasm for connecting brands to culture through entertainment and content.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience managing seeding or gifting programs for productions, sets, and writers’ rooms.

Responsibilities

Serve as a day-to-day entertainment partnership expert for brand clients, advising on and executing co-promotional partnerships and integrations across film, television, streaming, and digital series content.
Act as the primary agency contact for assigned studios, networks, and production companies to source, identify, and evaluate opportunities across upcoming slates.
Collaborate with WME Group colleagues to identify upstream opportunities, track entertainment intellectual property, and support new partnership initiatives.
Build data- and insight-backed consideration sets of upcoming films and series aligned with brand marketing criteria and target demographics.
Author and present proposals explaining the strategic fit and cultural potential of selected film, television, streaming, or digital properties for brands.
Partner with brand client teams to develop entertainment-focused briefs based on marketing objectives, target audiences, and KPIs.
Draft partnership deal terms for client approval, oversee negotiation of material terms, and facilitate contract execution between brand and legal teams.
Manage cross-functional stakeholders throughout campaign execution, including workback schedules, activation workflows, and day-to-day deliverables.
Direct real-time communication about entertainment partnerships and integrations among brand clients, agency teams, and external stakeholders.
Oversee integrations and co-promotional partnerships in alignment with briefs and production guidelines.
Manage review and approval workflows for partnership elements and resolve creative deviations or tactical issues.
Represent brands on set during production shoots for integrations or co-promotional campaign creative.
Develop and manage entertainment-industry relationship initiatives for brand clients, including seeding and gifting programs for active productions, wardrobe, props, set décor, and writers’ rooms.