Director of Entertainment Strategy & Growth

WME; New York (NY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement plan

Vacation

Paid time off

Additional offerings

Job summary

WME is seeking a Director in our Entertainment Marketing & Advisory team to lead the development of commercial narratives and client-facing materials that drive growth across the department.

The role sits at the interface of strategy, BD, and creative, working with agents, EM&A specialists, and business stakeholders to transform client opportunities into commercially driven solutions that position the department for growth and enable the team to win new business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Requires 6+ years of experience in entertainment marketing, brand strategy, business development or related fields

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of pitches, proposals and client presentations from initial brief through final delivery, translating client objectives into compelling, commercially viable solutions across WME’s Entertainment ecosystem.
• Collaborate with agents, business development, creative services, specialists and executive leadership to shape strategic recommendations, business objectives, positioning and client narratives
• Bring a deep understanding of culture, entertainment, talent, media and brand marketing, proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen client recommendations and business development efforts.
• Lead enterprise positioning across the department including strategic narrative, overall presentation approach, flow and executive messaging.
• Serve as a strategic partner in client meetings, pitch presentations and business development discussions, helping shape opportunities, strengthen relationships and drive commercial outcomes.
• Partner with Creative Services, ensuring excellence in design execution, quality control and final deliverables.
• Design and continuously improve scalable workflows, intake processes, templates and operating procedures that increase efficiency, consistency and visibility across the department's business development efforts.
• Maintain and evolve a centralized repository of pitches, proposals, case studies, strategic frameworks, historical work and best practices, proactively identifying opportunities to repurpose insights and strengthen future pursuits.
• Strategic thought-leader in building enterprise opportunities, applying cross category insights that improve recommendations and output across pursuits
• Operate with a high level of professionalism, discretion, emotional intelligence, and executive presence within fast-paced and highly collaborative environments

Job description

WME is seeking a Director in our Entertainment Marketing & Advisory team to lead the development of commercial narratives and client-facing materials that drive growth across the department.

The role sits at the interface of strategy, BD, and creative, working with agents, EM&A specialists, and business stakeholders to transform client opportunities into commercially driven solutions that position the department for growth and enable the team to win new business.