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Wasserman · 4 weeks ago

Associate Director, Experiential Production

USA-NC - Raleigh Office

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$75K/yr - $90K/yr

6+ years exp

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. The Associate Director, Production is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of agency projects, managing resources, budgets, and vendor relationships to ensure quality execution and client satisfaction.

AdvertisingMarketingSocial MediaSports

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Able to own various components of multiple large-scale projects simultaneously with support from account team

Support in the strategic development of activation concepts that deliver on client requests, demonstrating critical thinking and creative solutions, ensuring successful activations

Work in a collaborative manner with all Wasserman account teams to ensure flawless project delivery against the client’s objectives and agreed budget

Manage vendor relationships with audio, lighting, staging, fabrication, graphics, digital technology, venues, labor, and other project executional vendor partnerships as necessary to ensure that all agency suppliers meet Wasserman standards of sustainability, ethical purchasing, diversity, quality control and pricing structure

Regular communication with agency team and client team regarding roles and responsibilities, budget, schedules, and project status

Develop, manage and reconcile project budgets of $1MM+, responsible for ensuring that projects are correctly budgeted for and meet expected financial targets

Develop production schedules, run of shows, cue to cues, and enforce deliverable dates key to program success

Responsible for building and maintaining effective client relationships, ensuring that all client needs are addressed in a timely fashion throughout the duration of projects

Manage and develop the relationships with Wasserman trusted suppliers and third parties, throughout the duration of the project

Manage the working team across a client account, providing guidance and leadership, communicating a vision, and challenging the team to achieve goals

Creates a positive, collaborative, teamwork environment based on the company culture and values

Promotes our team environment and provides work direction and guidance including coaching, professional development and training; guides team on deliverables, and establishes best practices with project management

Cultivates account-specific collaboration and has awareness of nuances within individual account teams and continually guides and evolves team process, serving as a trusted resource on integrated teams

Contributes to business development efforts for new revenue opportunities with existing clients and potential clients

Qualification

Budget managementVendor managementProject managementExperiential marketingTeam leadershipCommunication skillsProblem-solvingAttention to detailCollaboration

Required

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree

6 – 8 years relevant / increasing operations experience (preferably in the experiential, sports or entertainment field)

Ability to remain calm under pressure, work on multiple projects simultaneously and achieve deadlines

Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the experiential landscape and proven ability to deliver projects from the ground up

Confidence to present and communicate with senior clients as well as the ability to independently craft complex, nuanced written communications for internal and external outreach

Must be comfortable working as an integral part of a team environment

Demonstrated ability to oversee and mentor junior staff, providing structured feedback and day-to-day support

Continuously demonstrates solution-oriented mentality

Lead and inspire other team members, generate positive morale

Strong attention to detail and highly organized

Thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a ‘can-do' attitude at all times

Ability to travel onsite for activations and programs