Job Description

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit

www.teamwass.com

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Job Summary

Office Policy - Hybrid min 3 days per week from our Central London offices Role Type - Perm

Job Overview

Wasserman UK is working with a large technology company and their major football partnership -- This will be the brand's biggest football collaboration to date and a key driver of digital transformation within the league.


This partnership has both B2B and B2C goals: driving commercial growth by engaging IT decision-makers and connecting with a new generation of AI users through football.


Wasserman's role includes partnership management, approvals, activation support, ticketing and hospitality, and inter-agency collaboration across key markets including the UK, US, Europe, and Asia.


We are looking for a Senior Partnerships Manager, who is passionate about technology and AI, with an understanding of Football to support and deliver this partnership at the highest level.

What You'll Be Doing:

General account responsibilities include:


Partnership planning aligned to client insights on target audience, objectives, budget parameters. Implementation and partnership roll out in conjunction with rights holder and sister agencies, and general account management of suppliers, budget and client reporting Partnership review, interpretation of measurement results and recommendations to the clients

Role specific responsibilities include:

Management of key relationships with clients, rights holder and suppliers Management of weekly client and rightsholder status Oversee development and delivery of activations, implementation of partnership rights and touchpoints and success measurement against KPIs Management of ticketing and hospitality workstream including liaison with markets to ensure tickets are fulfilled and distributed Management of brand and rightsholder approvals process, including maintaining a market toolkit and liaising with markets on approvals on their content Management and fulfillment of suite of digital and physical partnership rights ranging from brand experiences to social activations Research trends and data to create and deliver strategic presentations Strive to meet client KPI's and ensure activity is effectively measured Work across additional client programmes and activations Thorough appreciation of client budget parameters Continually seek cost saving measures and opportunities Pursue opportunities to grow business organically Monitor and approve spending of direct reports Manage team members, including an Account Executive, ensuring that tasks are being completed correctly, efficiently and timely Promote conflict resolution amongst staff, and recommend and manage solutions Regular interactions with Account Director to ensure client goals are managed
consistently

Additional Responsibilities

Develop clear and concise internal and external presentations and reporting Demonstrate appropriate behaviours, conduct and professionalism in all interactive,
written and verbal communications


Track time and financial expenses on a day-to-day basis

What We're Looking For:

Agency experience is preferred Tech fluency and passion, with exposure to using new innovations (including AI) in previous work Team management and mentoring experience Strong organisational skills, and a pro-active approach Ability to multi-task; you will be working across a number of activities with tight deadlines Presentation skills (both writing and delivery), internally and to clients / suppliers including use of Microsoft PowerPoint Excellent communication skills - verbal and written Creative thinking Ability to anticipate problems / issues and suggest proactive resolutions to be put into place
Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.