Account Executive - Brand Consulting

Job Description

Account Executive - Brand Consulting (Experiential)

Who we are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA), is the world's leading full service entertainment, media, and sports agency. We represent many of the most successful professionals working in television, film, music, theatre, video games, sports, and digital content. We also provide a range of strategic and marketing consulting services to corporate clients.

The Role

The Experiential Executive will have direct client relationships and support the internal account leads, as well as clients, in the following responsibilities outlined. This role will work cross-functionally with internal/external properties, vendors, clients, and agencies.

Responsibilities
• Works with Account Service Teams to deliver breakthrough ideas that deliver against client objectives
• Deliver best-in-class, business-driving experiential opportunities, ideas, and activation for brand clients
• Ensures the most forward-thinking, breakthrough ideas and activations
• Contributes by helping keep our finger on the pulse of the latest developments in the Experiential Marketing space by identifying and implementing the newest cutting edge technologies
• Works across the broader Brand Consulting department to identify new opportunities where Experiential may deliver business-driving opportunities
• Develops and maintains relationships with world-class vendors, fabricators & technology partners
• Lead project-based brand client experiential initiatives from start to finish (briefing to execution)
• Work with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure consistent & comprehensive communication
• Lead development of concepts & facilitate creative approval process (i.e. renderings, signage, POS, etc.)
• Develop & manage timelines, run of show, budgets & reconciliation
• On-site event logistics management & execution
• Establish effective relationships across agency multi-disciplinary teams
• Ensure all agency protocols are being followed including vendor agreements, accounting processes, recaps, etc.
• Utilize agency resources appropriately and efficiently
• Demonstrate highest level of critical thinking with focus on proactiveness and attention to detail
• Coordinate directly with brand clients/properties on necessary approvals, weekly calls and project plans
• Create presentations for key meetings internally and externally

Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent experience
• 5 + years experience in sports & entertainment partnership/event marketing
• Agency experience highly preferred
• Best-in-class client servicing and relationship building
• Project management and big picture thinking abilities while also being creative
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to ''think on one's feet'' in a fast-paced, agency environment
• Ability to balance and progress multiple project components at one time, on tight timelines
• Solution oriented
• Travel required
• NY based

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5e937-3-135-190-232-42 in your application.