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Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, licensing, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations.

The Role

The CAA Brand Consulting Senior Account Manager will lead the strategic management and activation of Olympics partnerships across a portfolio of beauty brands. This role will operate at the intersection of beauty, sports, entertainment, culture and consumer marketing, helping shape high-impact Olympic programs from strategy through execution. The ideal candidate is a seasoned, highly organized, proactive marketer who can independently lead complex workstreams, guide cross-functional teams, manage client relationships, and bring a strong point of view on how a global beauty company can use the Olympic platform to drive brand relevance, consumer engagement and business impact. The Senior Account Manager will interface day to day with brand clients and senior stakeholders, while partnering closely with internal and external vendors, agencies, properties and rights holders throughout the Olympics ecosystem.

Essential Functions:

Lead strategic and day-to-day management of Olympics partnerships, serving as a senior point of contact across CAA, client teams, properties, rights holders and external partners.

Own complex activation workstreams across campaigns, events, content, hospitality, talent, retail, social, PR and experiential programs.

Develop integrated sponsorship activation strategies that align Olympic partnership rights with brand objectives, consumer insights and cultural moments.

Manage multiple concurrent brand and property-specific programs, including project plans, timelines, budgets, approvals, deliverables, contractual assets, promotions and event execution.

Provide proactive strategic recommendations and clear POVs that influence client decision-making and advance business priorities.

Oversee internal coordination across Legal, Finance, Procurement, Data & Analytics, Creative, Talent and other CAA teams to ensure seamless execution.

Identify emerging trends across beauty, sports, entertainment, culture and consumer marketing, and translate them into relevant Olympic partnership opportunities.

Support measurement planning and performance evaluation in partnership with Data & Analytics, translating results into actionable client recommendations.

Contribute to organic growth and new business efforts through insights, research, strategic thinking, proposal development and pitch support.

Develop and deliver polished communications, presentations and status materials for internal and external stakeholders.

Build strong relationships across CAA to identify new opportunities, resources and cross-functional support for clients.

Mentor junior team members by providing guidance, feedback, best practices and day-to-day oversight on assigned workstreams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications or similar discipline

6-8+ years of relevant experience in sports marketing, sponsorship activation, brand consulting or an integrated agency environment

Demonstrated experience managing Olympics, large-scale sports, entertainment or global brand partnerships

Experience working with global brands, complex brand portfolios and multi-market stakeholder groups

Familiarity with Olympic, LA28, Team USA, NGB, athlete, talent or rights-holder approval processes

Proven ability to independently lead complex integrated marketing programs from strategy through execution

Strong client management skills, including the ability to build trust, manage expectations and communicate with senior stakeholders

Experience developing executive-ready presentations, strategic POVs and client-facing recommendations

Experience overseeing budgets, timelines, approvals, vendor relationships and cross-functional workstreams

Ability to travel and be onsite at events, including outside of normal business hours

Strong knowledge of sponsorship activation, rights management, experiential marketing, content, social, PR and consumer engagement

Established relationships across sports, entertainment, beauty, lifestyle or consumer marketing industries

Solutions-oriented and resourceful, with a strong network of vendor and partner relationships

Strong negotiation, executive-ready presentation, written communication, PowerPoint and Excel skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities and project components simultaneously on tight timelines

Experience mentoring or managing junior team members

Preferred Skills:

Beauty, fashion, luxury, consumer products or lifestyle marketing experience

Location

This role will be located in our New York or Los Angeles office. The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires a minimum three days per week on-site.

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is as follows:

Los Angeles, CA -$98,000 to $135,000.

New York, NY -$98,000 to $135,000.

This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Benefits

At CAA, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits* package for all regular full-time employees:

Benefits where the company pays 80%-100% of the cost include:

Medical Insurance

Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

Telemedicine

Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually or through text

Paid Vacation / Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave and Other Paid Leaves of Absence

NICU leave

Bereavement resources

Adoption Benefits

Educational Assistance

Mental Health Resources

Employee Assistance Plan

Employees may also elect to participate in voluntary benefits

Dental, Vision Insurance

401K Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care)

Health Savings Account

Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Perks

Commuter Benefits

*Benefits offered also include other statutory mandated benefits

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.