About the role
THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. NEXT GEN·TEAM connects brands with the next generation of consumers. From high school to college and into young adult life, the team takes an audience-first approach, using unrivaled access to understand the passions and interests of these consumers, generate ideas that resonate, and deliver hyperlocal, culturally relevant engagement at scale. NEXT GEN·TEAM’s integrated approach allows clients to understand and engage with Gen Z and Millennial consumers through custom research, peer-to-peer, social and digital, experiential, media, and community integration strategies.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, THE·TEAM's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit
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The Role:
We are looking for a
Manager, University Relations,
to join our rapidly
growing
team of college and youth marketing enthusiasts. As a
Manager
- for our University Relations team ,
- you will
- be responsible for
- facilitat ing
- meaningful interactions between brands and students on college campuses across
North America
- . You will
- be responsible for
- developing and nurturing collaborative relationships with key campus contacts ,
- and
actively contribute to the success of client projects
, playing a key role in all disciplines from strategic development to execution.
Key
Responsibilities
- Develop a clear understanding of each client’s business, marketing goals, and program
- objectives ,
- identifying
- how to enhance the student experience through client
- work
- Develop solid business relationships with key campus contacts, learning the ins-and-outs of each assigned
- school
- Partner with team members from
- Client Services team (Boston-based) to
- execute
- t he needs of each client and
- provide
- campus-specific recommendations for marketing tactics and
- activations
Assist
- in managing
- cli ent program execution, including but not limited to budget reconciliations, reporting metrics, and wrap reports,
- identifying
- learnings and future opportunities for enhancements
- to ensure
- client success
- Serve as a liaison between
- campus contacts , program lead, and/or
- clients to develop and execute on-campus marketing activations that
- benefit
- both
- parties
Manage and co
- ordinate
- execution of
- on-ca mpus client activations by overseeing event planning
- logistics ,
- including but not limited
to:
- locations, contracts ,
- invoicing,
- p ermits, etc.
- Track all campus learnings and activities in Salesforce by creating,
- updating
- and
- maintaining
- accurate
- documentation of communications and events
Lead
- daily workflow of client projects to ensure
- timely , economic program
- execution
- P roduc e
- client-facing reports by gathering qualitative and quantitative program
- data
- Research higher education institutions, including campus trends, policies, procedures, event opportunities, campus contacts, etc.
- serving as a resource to the broader
Next Gen
- tea m
- Leverage university research and trends to
- assist
- in new business development,
- p articipate
- in agency brainstorms to help develop new, creative
- ways to
- engage
Next Gen
- consumers , etc.
- Contribute to agency culture by actively
- participating
- in building positive internal relationships and
- maintaining
- enthusiasm toward day-to-day tasks and agency passion
- points
Perform other duties, as
assigned
Qualifications
& Skills :
Bachelor’s
- degree in marketing,
- business ,
- communications
- or a related field
0-3
years of related work experience, ideally with exposure to events and experiential marketing
Ability to travel to events
Strong
- entrepreneurial
- spirit with
- eagerness to
- learn and grow
- in a fast-paced
- environment
- Values and respects the importance of organization and time management
- for effective
- multitasking
Customer-service focus
- with
- outstanding interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills
- C reative thinker that is willing to t hink
- ‘outside of the box’ for the right solution(s)
Self-motivated with p
roven ability to think quickly and problem
solve
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Knowledge of Salesforce
- and Asana
- a plus
- Experience in higher education a plus
- THE·TEAM 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.