Job Description

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Wasserman connects head and heart to meaningfully grow brands, businesses, and careers.

We are a partner to the world\'s most iconic brands, properties, and talent in ventures across sports, music, entertainment and culture. With expertise in strategic consulting, creative development, marketing, and talent management, Wasserman is committed to driving value and transforming the businesses of our clients for the better.

At Wasserman, we let our work speak for itself, but also take great pride in our culture and the people who bring it to life. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman has offices globally in more than 20 cities including Toronto, London, New York, Raleigh, Carlsbad, The Hague, Portland and Shanghai. Learn more at .

Who are we looking for?

As a passionate, forward-thinker, you are a team player and ultimately a leader who loves to build client relationships and solve business problems. You get excited when presented with opportunities to organically grow the business and are extremely resourceful with a progress mindset. You have experience delivering analytics and research solutions and the ability not only to gather and analyze data, but to effectively communicate compelling insight-led narratives.

What will you do?

• With minimal oversight, lead key day-to-day client contacts, expertly managing deliverables alongside a diverse range of property consulting clients and projects

• Develop and foster industry relationships, to proactively drive net new & organic business development opportunities to achieve divisional revenue targets
• Quickly grasp and utilize Wasserman\'s proprietary and syndicated research tools to efficiently conduct sponsorship measurement and valuation; determining asset value across owned, earned, and paid media
• Design, develop and execute custom research methodologies including, but not limited to, consumer surveying, audience intelligence, business analysis and brand health/impact studies
• Lead the development of client deliverables, POV\'s, reporting tools, and supporting materials that blend our capabilities and data sources to deliver actionable insights
• Assemble ideas, themes, and observations into compelling visuals through design-forward client presentations
• Manage client expectations, deliverables, and administrative tasks adeptly communicating within our internal team and partners
• Develop, manage, and reconcile project budgets against initial scope, required resourcing and meet financial targets.
• Contribute beyond core functions of this particular role and be willing to support and/or help lead new cross-functional client pitches and play a role in responding to RFPs.
• Actively provide mentorship and foster the professional growth of direct reports and junior team members, nurturing the next generation of agency talent.

Requirements:

• 8+ years relevant sponsorship consulting experience including managing a team
• Specific knowledge of the sport, entertainment, and sponsorship industry
• Experience translating quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights and recommendations
• Strong ability to communicate information through storytelling, specifically in the form of visual and written presentations
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced skills particularly required for PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to multi-task and self-manage to meet deadlines and handle competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to lead people through successful coaching, communication, and empathy as well as superior interpersonal skills to be able to create a rapport with a diverse range of people.
• Experience or working knowledge of syndicated research tools (e.g. Nielsen, Vividata, Scarborough, GWI, Tableau, Meltwater, CrowdTangle, etc) considered an asset
• Innate curiosity, proactive problem-solving skills, and well-developed analytical ability to isolate key insights that will contribute to practical strategic recommendations.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, project manage multiple competing projects simultaneously and achieve deadlines.
• Ability to build client relationships by having a growth mindset to aid in building a business unit
• Ability to plan and carry out day-to-day responsibilities with minimal direction
• Strong attention to detail and is highly organized
• High level of initiative and proactively works well independently and in a team environment

Benefits:

Competitive salary, benefits, RRSP matching and more

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