Executive, Culture and Entertainment Marketing

Job Description

UTA's Entertainment & Culture Marketing (E&CM) European department in the London office is seeking an Executive to help expand the roster of clients. New clients will be both on a retainer and project base, spanning the breadth of entertainment and culture marketing. This will include branded entertainment and product placement for film, TV and music videos, talent partnerships and co-marketing around entertainment IP.

UTA E&CM team has developed and launched high-impact, creative initiatives for Ancestry.com, Coca-Cola, Google, Gymshark, Montblanc, Corona and LinkedIn, among many others. Marketing brings a wide lens and industry expertise to clients across entertainment and technology, connecting some of the most influential brands to culture.

The ideal candidate will have established relationships with key decision makers within brands (CMOs and empowered Content and Partnership Directors globally (specifically EMEA). An ability to sell an unusual angle and the capability to bring the US model to Europe, ensuring cultural sensitivity across local audiences is key to the success of this role. Good instinct for which brands have strong story possibilities would also be beneficial. This is a great opportunity for an established individual who wants to use their skills in new business to expand and grow their client base in a small but dynamic team.

What You Will Do

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
• Work collaboratively with the E&CM team in the UK as well as with US and global colleagues.
• Build visibility of UTA's E&CM offering via outreach initiatives – dinners, events, conferences, personal relationships.
• Identify opportunities in the entertainment landscape for our existing and new clients.
• Create innovative and creative outreach ideas to bring our vision to life.
• Work across departments to create and expand ideas for brands.
• Implement tools to demonstrate the value and return on investment of the work that UTA can bring to a brand.
• Track all new business and update the global team on a regular basis.
• Work within compliance guidelines to ensure clients are protected correctly.

What You Will Need
• Experience within a Senior New Business role in the publishing or entertainment industry.
• Experience working with brands in the content, partnership or entertainment spaces.
• Client-focused mindset.
• A real passion for entertainment (TV, film, music, art), a knowledge of culturally relevant trends and talent.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders of varying seniority.
• Connections across the industry, ideally inside brands.
• Can-do, positive attitude and willing to ''go the extra mile''.
• Vision to identify new clients and match them with brands.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly intense client service work environment.
• Highly proficient technical skills with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote).
• Familiarity with video conferencing systems (Zoom, Slack, Concur, and Workday).
• Experience building substantial business cases for brands and working through full project lifecycle.
• Ambition to grow culture marketing as a discipline at UTA.
• Understanding of UTA's Client Roster.

What You Will Get
• A competitive salary
• A benefits package to support your wellbeing, including private medical insurance and gym membership
• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companies
• The opportunity to work in an inclusive and diverse company culture

About UTA

UTA unites ideas, opportunities and talent. The company represents some of the world's most iconic, barrier-breaking artists, creators and changemakers - from actors, athletes and musicians to writers, gamers and digital influencers. One of the most influential companies in global entertainment, UTA's business spans talent representation, content production, as well as strategic advisory and marketing work with some of the world's biggest brands. Affiliated companies include Digital Brand Architects, KLUTCH Sports Group, Curtis Brown Group, and MediaLink. UTA is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York and London.

For more information: https://www.unitedtalent.com/about/

Many of our colleagues spend their careers here. It's one of the reasons UTA is considered to be among the entertainment industry's best places to work.

At UTA, the belief in the client relationship is paramount – marked by respect, a sense of stewardship, and a commitment to an artist's entire creative life. Our commitment to every employee is the same.

UTA seeks the innovators, the entrepreneurs. The talented, the creative, the thoughtful. And, the passionate, who share our love for the work all of us are privileged to do.

We encourage applications from all people with relevant experience and skills and are determined to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment because of age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, nationality race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, or caring responsibilities. If you require us to make any adjustments throughout the interview process to meet your needs, please let us know.

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