Brand Consulting - Manager - Experiential (Production Manager)

Job Description

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, licensing, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations.

The Role

The Production Manager will support the Experiential Director and 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.

The Department

CAA Brand Consulting is a strategy-led, full-service marketing agency with expertise in Cultural and Consumer Insights, Data and Analytics, Talent/Influencer and Property Partnership Advisory, Experiential, Social Impact, Creative Services, and Content and Digital Strategy. These integrated capabilities come together to offer solutions from planning through execution, and we pull in a collective perspective of expertise with each client brief to ensure we are tapping into diverse thinking and building strategies reflective of the marketplace and culture we work within.

Responsibilities

• Effectively plan and project manage experiential and event marketing from branded environments, live events, festivals, sponsorship events, pop-up events, and influencer events.
• Work with diverse project teams to develop, concept, and program ideas.
• Evaluate project details, cost/budget, and timelines and make appropriate recommendations and/or suggest alternative solutions.
• Research venues, prepare contracts, review vendor proposals, and negotiate contracts/costs.
• Collaborate with the Creative and Account Service Teams to deliver breakthrough ideas that deliver against client objectives
• Conduct pre and post-project activities such as site visits, budget development & reconciliation, and project recaps.
• Deliver overall project management and ensure quality assurance for all deliverables.
• Use rigorous logic and proven methodology to solve challenging problems with effective solutions, can see hidden problems, is excellent at honest analysis, looks beyond the obvious, and does not stop at the first answer
• Can effectively cope with change, can shift gears comfortably, can decide and act without having the total picture, is not deterred when things are up in the air, and can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Work with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure consistent & comprehensive communication
• Manage overall project plans, timelines, run of show, budget development, management, tracking & reconciliation
• Ensure all agency protocols are being followed including vendor agreements, accounting processes, recaps, etc.
• Utilize agency resources appropriately and efficiently
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in sports & entertainment partnership/event marketing
• Agency experience required
• Core understanding of how brand partnerships work- from negotiation through execution, management and event production
• Strong vendor relationships
• Direct client servicing experience and strong relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently as well as with internal and external teams
• Ability to manage internal and external staff
• Creative and strategic thinker
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to work non-traditional hours as needed (nights, weekends, holidays when necessary)
• Travel Required including on weekends and holidays (when necessary)
• Ability to work in the office a minimum 3 days per week
  
  
  

Location

Based out of the New York or Los Angeles office, this role is onsite/in the office Tuesday through Thursday and remote Monday and Friday.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $73,000-$95,000 (LA)/$73,000-$97,000 (NYC). This position also is eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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.