Senior Account Manager, Entertainment Marketing & Advisory
WME | William Morris Endeavor · Beverly Hills, CA · 1 mo ago
Sales$79k/yrFull-time
The Role And What You'll Do
WME Group is seeking a Senior Account Manager to join the Entertainment Marketing & Advisory (EM&A) team. This individual will be a key player in the day-to-day management of brand accounts, while supporting content development, talent relations/partnerships, and broader brand initiatives. The ideal candidate combines hands-on client service experience with strategic thinking, creative execution, and a deep understanding of the entertainment and media landscape.
Manage Day-to-Day Brand Client Relationships
- Provide guidance, execute strategic recommendations, and ensure client objectives are met across multiple workstreams
- Coordinate key account responsibilities and communications with internal and external stakeholders, including reporting, progress tracking, and leadership updates
Oversee Brand Account Operations and Internal Workflows
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with brand goals
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams (creative, strategy, business affairs, experiential, and comms) to implement integrated entertainment strategies within broader brand marketing efforts
- Secure approvals for timely delivery
Support Internal Leadership
- Contribute to EM&A growth by identifying new opportunities, sharing upstream insights, and supporting business development efforts, including pitch ideation, research, and proposal development
- Liaise between clients and external stakeholders — including talent, directors, producers, studios, networks, streamers, and agency partners — leveraging relationships to advance client objectives
- Maintain all account communications, ensuring detailed trackers and reporting systems are accurate and up to date
Collaborate with Colleagues
- Collaborate with colleagues across WME Group to share insights, identify upstream opportunities, and support the development of new content and partnership initiatives
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., film/TV production, marketing, communications, media studies)
- Minimum of five years’ experience in entertainment marketing, branded content, or agency-side client servicing, ideally with hands-on brand account management experience
- Proven ability to manage accounts and deliver multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
- Deep understanding of the entertainment industry, including established relationships across production, talent, studios, and digital platforms, and familiarity with Gen Z-focused content and talent
- Strong creative, strategic, and business acumen with experience developing compelling creative briefs, pitch decks, and content proposals
- Excellent communication, presentation, storytelling, negotiation, and relationship management skills, including engagement with executive stakeholders
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment while managing competing priorities
- Proactive, entrepreneurial, and dependable team player with a solutions-oriented mindset
- Ability to maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality at all times
Pay
Hiring Rate: Minimum $78,750 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds), Maximum $105,000 annually