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Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, 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 68 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.
Job Description
Role Overview
Having worked within football and F1 (amongst other sports) for over 2 decades, Wasserman have recently won a multi-year deal for Brand Partnerships and activation work for highly established, tech based company. Our team is already strong at the senior levels with AVP, Senior Director and Director levels covered. This is an exciting opportunity to join that team and immediately get hands dirty and active with ample opportunities for travel and activation in different countries across the European and Global footprint.
What You Will Be Doing [including but not limited to]:
Administration:
- Working closely with Project Director and Senior Director to learn admin procedures and ways of working and to take responsibility for these within Workday, our Project and Finance management system.
- Be an active member of the internal team status.
- Join and on occasion lead all or elements of both client and key stakeholder meetings.
- Input into key project presentations.
- Create event briefing documents and training aids for suppliers.
Management Responsibilities:
- Liaising with suppliers, providing a clear idea of what services are required.
- Work as part of the team on the delivery, build and activation of all associated elements
- Designing schedules with supplier movements, crew shift timings and staff movements
Financial Responsibilities:
- Day to day lead on project budgets, working into the senior team
- Day to day lead on budget tracking, payment schedules and budget reconciliation across all staffing projects.
- Write quote requests and collate comparisons where possible, negotiating with suppliers on quotes if required.
- Raising POs and allocating where necessary across staffing budgets.
- Recon of all budgets.
- Feed into the project lead on overall budget management and updates.
Live Event:
- Overseeing and managing the install of the events
- Management of all suppliers onsite.
- Lead on any key briefings which need to occur.
- Be responsible for maintaining general standard and performance of the workforce.
- Be point of contact onsite for any client requests, and reacting to any needs or challenges which emerge.
- Reporting any issues or problems to Project Director, which become apparent whilst on the ground, so support can be given.
Post Event:
- Ensuring the return of team equipment and kit post event to the Wasserman warehouse or packing ready for the next leg
- The inventorying of stored kit post event
- Compiling post event reports with key learnings and performance analysis
Support:
There may be times when your support is required outside of what is mentioned above, alongside your expertise called upon to assist other members of the team.
Other Responsibilities:
- Assist with purchase of any additional kit or equipment needs.
- Receipt and expense management post event.
What You Need
- Be a good communicator and able to instruct confidently and clearly to both clients and team members.
- Have a positive and friendly disposition.
- Be attentive and considerate of the onsite team’s welfare.
- Be responsive and able to think on your feet.
- Forward thinker to identify any issues.
- Be calm and collected when faced with high pressured situations.
- Have solid experience of Experiential build and activation.
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.