Senior Account Manager - Content in London

Wasserman is forever committed to serving our clients, colleagues and community with exceptional insight, influence and creativity, while making a positive and lasting impact. We support our employees' professional aspirations, with a rich internal culture where curiosity is rewarded. We offer our people multiple learning and development programs throughout the world. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you'll love life at Wasserman. Join our team today!

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Account Manager to work alongside our Content team to deliver first class content across multiple sport and entertainment clients within Wasserman. You will collaborate on the delivery of content strategy and planning, creative idea generation, production briefing, content amplification and laydowns, you will work with the account teams to devise and deliver content that aligns with the client(s) wider brand strategy.

The Senior Account Manager plays a key role in briefing and developing relationships with production teams and agencies, and ensuring Wasserman is always forward-looking when it comes to trends, tech advancements and media consumption. We want someone who lives and breathes content, with experience in delivering on global accounts, consumer brands as well as high profile partnerships.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborating with the content team and internal account teams on the strategic development of all content delivery across Sport & Entertainment clients within Wasserman.
• Providing guidance and insight to the day-to-day client account teams.
• Responsible for all elements of content delivery, working with both internal and external production agencies on creative briefing, production management.
• Developing detailed content laydowns and amplification strategies, aligned to the wider sponsorship campaign and objectives, to ensure optimal delivery of content to audience across multiple channels.
• Working with the Head of Content to run creative idea generation across Wasserman.
• Responsible for influencer and paid media alignment (deliverables, clear cast approvals etc.) working with external agencies.
• Guiding and recommending client KPIs (as linked to content).
• Ensuring that Wasserman retain their competitive edge in the market, and remain at the forefront of consumer trends, technology, digital & social media advancements etc.
• Collaborating on new business pitches, driving and formalising the creative briefing process across the business.
• Working to win, grow and retain client accounts within Wasserman.

The skills and experience you need:

• Prior agency side experience including past success in managing content delivery for brands that invest substantial budgets in digital content and media planning.
• Experience in delivering assets to a multi-channel media campaign.
• Creative thinker is a must.
• Prior experience working with production agencies – briefing and directing content.
• Understanding of brands, media and competitor agencies.
• Full comprehension and ownership of agency-client dynamic.
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated empathy and commitment to success, along with a proven ability to manage expectations.
• Confident, articulate, passionate individual with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as well as ability to listen.

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.