Senior Account Manager - Sports Brand Consulting

This is a Full Time Job


The Role

The CAA Brand Consulting Senior Account Manager will play a key role in one of our largest Brand Consulting clients, a financial services company. The Senior Account Manager will lead the day to day management and activation of marquee sports and entertainment properties in the brands portfolio. The candidate will interface day to day with the client and will work cross functionally with internal/external vendors, clients and agencies.

Responsibilities
• Lead day-to-day management of sports and entertainment partnerships, serving as a primary client and property contact and owning project plans, timelines, and asset tracking
• Plan and execute campaigns, events, and activations end-to-end, partnering with internal teams, clients, and external agencies
• Develop and manage property-specific programs, including contractual assets, promotions, and experiential activations
• Co-develop integrated sponsorship activation strategies, bringing digital, social, PR, retail, and experiential channels to life
• Provide proactive recommendations and POVs tied to client business and brand objectives, influencing decision-making
• Oversee creative development and approvals for marketing, experiential, and event-related assets
• Manage multiple workstreams or full programs, including activation budgets and internal processes (Legal, Finance, Procurement)
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics to support measurement and performance evaluation
• Support organic growth and new business efforts through insights, research, and pitch support
• Develop and deliver clear, compelling communications and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Build strong relationships across CAA to identify and promote new opportunities for clients
• Mentor junior team members, fostering collaboration and best practices

Qualifications
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to travel and be on site at events (in and outside of normal business hours)
• Ability to develop relationships across the CAA enterprise
• Strong, established industry (sports & entertainment) relationships
• Solutions oriented / resourceful (strong network of vendor partners)
• Demonstrated ability to autonomously manage at least (1) client project
• Can speak to CAA Brand Consulting offerings
• 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 strongly preferred

Location

This role will be located in our New York office. The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires a minimum three days per week on-site.