Senior Account Executive, Brand Consulting, Sports & Entertainment Partnerships

This is a Full Time Job

The Role

The Senior Account Executive will play a key role in one of our largest Brand Consulting clients, a financial services company. The Senior Account Executive will work in lock-step with our internal team and client counterparts to support managing select key sports and entertainment partnerships for the client's portfolio. The role includes day-to-day partnership management and activating at live events to deliver results-driven campaigns on behalf of the client.

This position will require an extreme level of attention to detail, strong organizational habits, and a passion for sports and entertainment. This role will require on-site event support (primarily, but not limited to, LA) and planning coordination/logistics as needed, along with the ability to effectively manage clients, partners, and vendors leading up to, during, and post events. customers.

Responsibilities
• Own the day-to-day management of key partnerships, serving as the primary point of contact.
• General research as required on: talent, industry trends, competitors, properties, brands, and territories.
• Ability to own projects from start to finish with minimal oversight.
• Develop high-quality presentations to support client meetings and client-facing deliverables.
• Mentor junior team members and play a supporting role in their growth, learning, and overall development.
• Oversee account finances, including budgets, expenses, invoices, booking reports, check requests, retainer fees, and revenue trackers.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee and support the development of various projects, including competitive reports.
• Experience with long-term strategic partnership planning and an ability to think outside the box to expand client reach in the sports and entertainment landscape.
• Ability to lead client calls and present in meetings with key stakeholders.
• Oversee on-site event experiences and manage applicable vendor relationships.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with key internal CAA Brand Consulting functions as well as across the agency.
• Create a strong rapport and relationship with key clients, becoming a trusted resource and advisor.
• Contribute to team morale and culture with a passion for work and executional excellence.

Requirements
• BA or BS strongly preferred.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in marketing and brand partnerships.
• On-site event work and management of high-profile partnerships with professional sports teams, leagues (e.g., NFL, NBA), and live music properties strongly preferred. Experience with music festivals is a plus.
• Ability to travel and be on site at events (mainly on weekends during the fall/winter).
• Ability to learn the client industry and CAA responsibilities.
• Ability to quickly learn CAA operational processes, such as finance, legal, and operational procedures.
• Strong understanding and ''pulse'' on current events, pop-culture trends, and happenings – especially in the sports, arts, entertainment, and culinary fields.
• Technologically savvy (MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Keynote, Photoshop, Google Slides/Sheets/Docs, Slack). Social media/digitally versed.
• Extremely detail-oriented.
• Curious and creative.
• Ability to balance and progress multiple projects and project components at one time, on tight timelines.

Location

The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires three days per week on-site at our Los Angeles office.