Associate Agent, Golf

Job Description

WME is a leading entertainment agency representing the world's greatest artists, content creators and talent across books, digital media, film, food, music, sports, television, and theater. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, WME is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global entertainment, sports, and content company.

Essential Functions:
• Originate, direct, develop and implement marketing schemes, methods, and strategies through the use of our existing client roster
• Develop, manage and nurture new business partnerships to accomplish revenue goals
• Assists in client service, partnership management, general relationship development, and project coordination.
• Performs research and analysis of various demographics and statistics to help inform strategies and initiatives.
• Works on strategies, programs and insights for long-term client projects.
• Ability to handle client agreements, travel and additional responsibilities of client services
• Effectively communicate and present research to key stakeholders (agents and clients) across the organization and provide strategies to target new opportunities
• Possess and present a solid understanding and track record of developing sound marketing strategies and opportunities that drive revenue
• Act as a representative for a client when negotiating a new contract, contract extensions, or endorsement signings
• Able to work across various lines of businesses and agents to present opportunities to our existing client roster
• Consulting and servicing on behalf of accounts ranging from talent to brand to property; needs to be nimble in the varying types of advancement for unique accounts
• Supporting key golf executives as needed as the key account back up and day-to-day on a variety of client services, can include administrative and financial book-keeping

Qualifications / Experience:
• 3+ years of equivalent experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and passion for sports, especially golf
• Proven experience leading and negotiating opportunities
• Thorough understanding of data analytics, marketing and brand enhancement
• Stay atop of needs and opportunities
• Work closely with existing agents to explore and capitalize on client marketing opportunities
• Comprehensive understanding of established and emerging social platforms, and the tactics required to influence audience these platforms
• Showcase intimate knowledge of marketing strategies and idea generation, to partner negotiations to program execution and ROI measurement

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Broad knowledge of marketing, sales principles and practices, in media and entertainment
• Strong relationships with senior level executives across brands and agencies
• Determine whether projects have substantial market potential
• Ability to create and develop innovative marketing ideas which directly support the achievement of brand awareness and client revenue goals
• Experience in comprehensive research of sponsorship marketplace
• Effective communicator who has proven selling and relationship skills with internal and external constituents at all levels, including understanding of building client-facing marketing materials
• Must have strategic agility, organizational ability, and successful track record for building effective relationships
• Must have analytical, planning and decision-making skills along with demonstrated fiscal responsibility and business ethics
• Forward thinking and strategic mindset are a must
• Creative mind, well versed in shepherding big ideas, ideally has been involved in developing and producing branded awareness
• Ability to demonstrate a unique approach to problem solving with a business, brand and consumer lens
• Demonstrated ability to understand and activate concepts/programs cross-functionally
• Proven ability to interact with people at all levels of an organization, fostering strong cross-functional teamwork and results

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3oxxx-216-73-216-117-42 in your application.