Job Description

THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

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 the.team

Wasserman is looking for an Associate Manager to support one of our key retained clients as it prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This role will be critical to the management and delivery of key rights delivery workstreams in the lead up to the event.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a dynamic environment with team members all over the world, has a track record of successfully managing parallel needs in a timely manner, demonstrates professional communication skills and has a proficiency in traditional client management, data systems and presentation software such as Monday.com, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.

This is a fixed term position with an end date of July 31st 2026.

What You'll Do:

This role will join our FIFA partnership management team and be expected to support the following workstreams and general account servicing needs.

Partnership Governance

• Together with members of the FIFA partnership management team, play a central role in tracking, monitoring and leading the approval request process as assets utilizing FIFA IP prepare to go to market.

• Collaborate with team members on updates to a centralized digital playbook designed to help keep key stakeholders up to date with partner requirements and event details.

• Oversee the process for approving requests for public viewing and leading communications with teams seeking sign off.

• Support across the broader accreditation process leading up to and during the tournament time frame

• During the tournament timeframe, help support the management of more urgent approval requests and timely communications with clients and property partners.

Hospitality Programming

• As needed, play a support role to the broader hospitality and ticketing workstream as it relates to coordinating needs around merchandise and gifting.

General Account Management

• Support development of daily briefing documents and match recaps throughout the duration of the tournament.

• Collaborate with the FIFA partnership management team on all meeting requests, recapping key conversations and decisions, status updates and general project management tasks.

• Serve as a cross-over resource if required on other partnership deliverables across experiential activations in key markets.

What We're Looking For:

• At least 1-2 years of relevant experience in sponsorship and/or partnership marketing

• Direct experience in the sport, entertainment, or marketing / partnership sector

• An open and inclusive mindset with the flexibility to take on a range of responsibilities and challenges

• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment

• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, specifically in the form of data-visualization, analysis, and written deliverables.

• High level of initiative and innate curiosity, adaptable to high performance in both an independent and team setting

• Strong attention to detail and highly organized, with a proven ability to multi-task and self-manage to meet deadlines and handle competing priorities

• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced skills particularly required for PowerPoint and Excel

• A basic understanding of project management tools like Monday.com and SharePoint.

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