Creator & Partnerships Lead

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. 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. This role requires a proactive, organized, and detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage multiple client priorities, and has a strong network across the entertainment landscape. Manage day-to-day brand client relationships, providing guidance, executing strategic recommendations, and ensuring client objectives are met across multiple workstreams Oversee brand account operations and internal workflows, ensuring 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 and secure approvals for timely delivery Coordinate key account responsibilities and communications with internal and external stakeholders, including reporting, progress tracking, and leadership updates Support internal leadership with account operations, budgeting, forecasting, and workflow optimization to strengthen overall team performance Contribute to EM&A growth by identifying new opportunities, sharing upstream insights, and supporting business development efforts, including pitch ideation, research, and proposal development Act as a liaison 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 across WME Group to share insights, identify upstream opportunities, and support the development of new content and partnership initiatives You Have These 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 How We Work WME Group is a global network of businesses representing the world's leading talent, intellectual property, and brands. Our portfolio includes the preeminent talent agency WME, brand licensing agency IMG Licensing, and the non-scripted content company Pantheon Media Group. To foster collaboration, nurture future talent, and strengthen internal relationships, we work from the office four days per week. We believe this environment provides immeasurable value—both internally and across the businesses we support. We're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You might be just the right fit for this or other roles. Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings. Hiring Rate Minimum $78,750 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds) Hiring Rate Maximum $105,000 annually #J-18808-Ljbffr WME (William Morris Endeavor)