UEG is an award-winning global agency specializing in entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing. We create breakthrough marketing by leveraging the people, places and platforms that shape pop culture. Our suite of services includes celebrity/influencer programming, music-film-tv/digital-sports partnerships, communications, branded content, and experiential.
UEG’s communications practice helps deliver transformative stories for brands around the world by tapping into culture. We are focused on creative and innovative storytelling that helps global brands across the sports and lifestyle space tell better stories that not only appeal to their core consumer, but attract new audiences.
We are currently looking for a seasoned leader and communications pro to work across our sports and lifestyle client portfolio, with a specific focus on Olympic and sports sponsorship communications. This leader will help drive strategy and execution for top-tier clients, partner with several interagency and external teams, our finance group, and serve as a mentor to junior staff.
This role is focused primarily on sports and lifestyle media relations, including the sports, sports business, consumer, culture, health & lifestyle, technology, general interest and entertainment categories. This candidate should have a passion for creative storytelling and a strong track record of relevant experience in at least one of the above areas. He or she is also a skilled account manager, adept at providing strategic counsel to clients, has a strong media rolodex, and proven leadership skills in motivating, coaching and nurturing team members.
This role will work closely across interagency teams at UEG and within the DJE family of companies. If you are an innovative storyteller, proactive team player, and passionate about helping a clients activate major sports programming, and helping brands resonate with Gen Z – we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Experience in sports and lifestyle communications and an interagency environment
- Understanding the value and impact of creative storytelling through talent, content and bespoke media experiences – and being able to help push clients with breakthrough ideas
- Demonstrating ability to lead a high-priority account and serve as a primary point of contact for clients, while maintaining and mentoring a high-performing, creative and cross-functional team
- Demonstrating deep understanding of earned media strategies, activation tactics for product launches, athlete and influencer engagement, brand announcements and ability to leverage cultural trends through a PR lens is a must
- Experience managing multiple projects from concept to completion by anticipating challenges, troubleshooting problems, proposing solutions, offering client counsel, overseeing quality of work, and ensuring deadline and budget adherence
- Strong financial acumen and ability to lead a profitable business; including budgeting, client billing, vendor invoicing, reporting, and recapping, etc.
- Contribute to cultivating long-term relationships with key sports, lifestyle, fashion, fitness, tech / innovation, business and consumer media and influencers on behalf of clients.
Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in communications, including a previous focus on sports, lifestyle and culture
- Proven track record managing high-performing client accounts and agency teams
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Strong and consistent problem-solving and analytical skills. Experience using data to inform planning is a bonus.
- Team player with the ability to project confidence, a positive attitude, good judgement, and skilled under pressure
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university
PAY RANGE: $79,000 – $116,000
An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.
United Entertainment Group is a global entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing agency and part of the DJE Holdings network. UEG creates breakthrough marketing with the people, properties and platforms that shape culture, and has been recognized with industry awards including Cannes Lions, Clios, OneShow, Sabre Awards, Tellys, and more. UEG, founded in 2007, is headquartered in New York with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, London, Hamburg and Tokyo and works with FORTUNE 500 companies, celebrities, athletes and leading media properties.
For more information visit http://www.uegworldwide.com.
United Entertainment Group is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.