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Account Manager, Experiential

160Over90

Chicago, IL 05-08-2024
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
Who We Are:

160over90 is a full-service cultural marketing agency. An integrated part of the Endeavor network, which includes entertainment agency WME and sports, fashion and events leader IMG, 160over90's cultural insight, access and influence helps brands stay connected to what their consumers care about most. With offices in seven countries around the world, 160over90's expertise spans experiential, creative, public relations, digital, social, impact, influence, higher education and more. We represent culture. (B)ring (You)rs. At 160over90, we invite you to be the most authentic version of yourself. No matter where you come from or what you look like, you can be your full self here. Our work reaches diverse communities around the globe. So, it's important to us that our team reflects the full spectrum of voices, values, and perspectives of the audiences we're looking to reach through our work. Just as we're obsessed with our clients, their businesses, and the work we do, we're even more obsessed with the team bringing it to life. Each day we are actively investing to ensure our people feel seen, heard, and appreciated. No matter where they are, who they are, and what they believe in, 160over90 is the throughline to infuse a culture rooted in acceptance and belonging.

The Role and What You'll Do:

160over90 helps clients connect with consumers to build their branding power. Every year, more than 50 of the world's best-known brands rely on 160over90 to provide integrated marketing solutions. Through our learnings about the client's
objectives , 160over90 designs strategic marketing solutions that break through to consumers and deliver results.  160over90 connects many of the world's leading brands with consumers through access to unique sports and entertainment properties. We tap into our broad global assets to create marketing solutions that help clients break through the clutter, build brand loyalty and quantifiably drive revenue.

160over90 is seeking an Account Manager to join the Experiential Team. The Account Manager will play an integral role in managing a variety of a key 160/90 client's sports partnerships including Major League Soccer, as well as lead and roll out the activation plan across multiple US market s.
• Lead the management, planning, coordination, and execution of the client's Sponsorship and Activation strategy and execution across multiple US markets
• Interact daily with client, partner agencies, properties, vendors, and other stakeholders relevant to support client activation initiatives
• Evaluate and provide a POV on new partnership opportunities against the established partnership strategy
• Participate in the ideation, development and implementation of Activation plan against the established criteria
• Liaise/interface with internal cross-functional departments and with external agency partners and vendors
• Develop presentations and client materials to support Activation strategy and implementation
• Manage all creative ideation approval processes with key stakeholders and clients
• Provide general insight and expertise
on Experiential landscape in Covid and post-Covid environment
• Assist with strategic and creative concept development
• Provide oversight and management of success metrics, internal tracking documents, weekly updates and program recaps
• Manage activation related administrational and budget/accounting matters, including payments to vendors

You Have These:
• Bachelor's Degree
• A minimum of 5+ years of agency or client-based experiential marketing and account management
• Previous experience in managing sports sponsorships and activations
• Capable of managing multiple projects independently and diligently while delivering under time pressure towards pre-defined goals
• Prior experience managing day-to-day relationships with client, agency(s ) and vendors . Experience working with an automotive brand is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and attention to detail
• Enthusiastic and flexible team player with proactive approach to think strategically and creatively
• Ability to problem-solve independently and in groups
• Willing and able to work nonstandard work hours, weekends and travel as required
• Ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with passion, a can-do attitude, and minimal direction
• A team player with a positive attitude who can handle stressful situations and deadlines calmly

How we work: 

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-re0pq1-18-118-162-111-42 in your application.

Company Profile
160Over90

Endeavor is a global entertainment, sports and content company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency William Morris Endeavor (WME); sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation; marketing and licensing; content development, distribution and sales; event management; and a number of direct-to-consumer offerings.