Manager, Projects
Wasserman, Canada
Job Description
Wasserman is partner to the world’s most iconic brands, properties and talent in ventures across sports, entertainment and culture. With expertise in strategic consulting, creative development, marketing, and talent management, Wasserman relentlessly strives to transform the businesses of our clients for the better.
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman has offices globally in more than 20 cities including London, New York, Toronto, Raleigh, Carlsbad, The Hague, Portland and Shanghai. Learn more at www.teamwass.com
Job Description
Wasserman is looking for a passionate problem solver to join our Consulting Division. With a focus on brand and sponsorship strategy, this position involves conducting relevant and insightful internal and external analysis; building creative solutions and recommendations; and developing and managing business partnerships in order to ensure client service excellence. The successful candidate will have a strong analytical foundation that they can demonstrably transform into an insight-led narrative culminating with convincing creative recommendations.
This position will begin remotely but will be based in Toronto once offices reopen.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Comprehend the sponsorship marketplace and the role of sponsorship in supporting the client’s business objectives.
- Monitor the ongoing sponsorship and market trends within sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, sharing key insights with the client.
- Consistently solve problems through insight-led strategic frameworks and solutions.
- Creatively and concisely communicate ‘stories’ using data, aligned with the client’s business needs.
- Create compelling, design-forward presentation decks that illuminate strong strategic storylines.
- Provide strategic approaches to data collection and data usage, to align with achieving the client’s business needs and priorities.
- Conduct rigorous data and information analysis using the appropriate tools and technology, external and internal research using primary and secondary sources.
- Lead data pull methodology from various web analytics and media analytics tools.
- Complete detailed program and partnership valuation and measurement (utilizing proprietary and industry tools) to determine sponsorship ROI and strategic fit for clients.
- Conduct market landscape studies to determine suitable opportunities that align to client values, brand positioning and objectives.
- Oversee the work of junior team members and provide coaching accordingly.
- Manage work plans, client expectations, and anticipate challenges across various entities to ensure flawless execution.
- Conduct the day-to-day management of multiple client projects, determining critical milestones and reporting progress in a regular, timely manner.
- Go above and beyond to deliver best in class results and client service excellence.
- Work closely with the client to recommend new concepts and approaches, secure internal buy-in, develop and execute long-term strategies.
- Participate in business development initiatives including RFP responses and thought leadership deliverables, bringing an independent, well-informed point of view.
Requirements
Successful candidates have proven skills demonstrated on projects within a professional services environment or brand leadership capacity, using creative thinking and individual initiative, including the following:
- Up-to-date and above average knowledge of the sponsorship and/or marketing industry.
- Intellectual curiosity and the ability to isolate key insights that will contribute to practical strategic recommendations.
- Proven client/partner relationship management skills.
- Comfort with ambiguity and an ability to frame structured approaches.
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategy development and competitive strategy; project experience working with client segmentations and / or client portfolios
- Superior interpersonal skillsmust be able to work with a diverse group of internal and external partners.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to think creatively and to tell a compelling story, particularly through PowerPoint decks.
- Strong understanding of data visualization tools.
- High level of initiative and ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with minimal direction.
- Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
- Must possess business maturity and strong leadership skills (people management experience a plus).
- Ability to assess a situation and quickly recommend solutions.
- High-level proficiency with Microsoft Office applic