Associate Director
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About the Role
THE·TEAM (Wasserman) is seeking an Associate Director to lead one of its biggest accounts in the Middle East, managing client relationships and sponsorship strategy. The role requires experience in sponsorship, sports/entertainment, and tennis industry expertise.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the day to day relationship between Wasserman and the client
- Manage client account management and discussions on sponsorship strategy
- Build integrated activation plans ensuring alignment with broader sponsorship strategy
- Lead regular project and status meetings with clients and internally
- Develop and manage project timelines, budgets, task tracking and other documents
- Manage internal and external ideation sessions and creative development
- Support relationships and management of internal stakeholders, rights holders & suppliers
- Oversee team implementation of account touch points including rights delivery, live events, digital & social, PR & comms, guest management
- Line management of Account Team members
- Develop and manage strategic relationships across tennis, identifying commercial opportunities
Requirements
- Experience in sponsorship industry
- Passion for sports & entertainment sector
- Great client skills
- Subject matter expertise in tennis industry
- Ability to travel between UAE and KSA and other countries as required
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Company Overview
- THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties globally.
- Headquartered in Los Angeles, presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities.
- Wasserman Middle East team is seeking an Associate Director to lead one of its biggest accounts.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the relationship with the client, and day to day management
- Developing relationships with key stakeholders in the client’s in house teams
- Leading on client strategy updates and project planning
- Building the integrated activation plan, ensuring alignment with the broader sponsorship strategy
- Effectively leading regular project and status meetings with the clients and internally
- Leading the development and management of project timelines, budgets, task tracking and other documents
- Manage internal and external ideation sessions and creative development
- Support the relationships and management of internal stakeholders, rights holders & suppliers
- Overseeing the team in implementation of all aspects of the account touch points
- Join client in house meetings as required, and provide subject matter expertise
- Line management of Account Team members
Qualifications
- Great client skills, experience in sponsorship industry, passion for sports & entertainment
- Subject matter expert within the tennis industry with extensive knowledge of global tennis ecosystem
- Ability to travel between UAE and KSA and other countries as required
Workplace & Travel
- Based in Wasserman’s UAE offices with remote and flexible working options
- Travel between UAE and KSA, as well as other countries in the region as required
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