Strategic Entertainment Business Development Coordinator

WME; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

WME in New York seeks a Coordinator to support the Entertainment Marketing & Advisory team's business development efforts, identifying opportunities, pursuing proposals, and coordinating cross-functional work to win new business.

You will work closely with senior leaders to develop client relationships, drafts of outreach materials, and scopes of work while helping drive the department's growth in a dynamic media landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 3+ years of related business experience.
• Strong interest in business development, entertainment marketing and commercial strategy.
• Strong understanding of the entertainment, media and cultural landscape.
• Excellent written communication skills with experience drafting presentations, proposals, outreach communications or other client-facing materials.
• Comfortable participating in client-facing meetings and representing the department in professional settings.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills - a collaborative approach and ability to communicate effectively at all levels with strong oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Highly detail-oriented, with a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work in fast-paced environments.
• Self-starter with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities, solving problems and taking initiative.
• Strong time management skills with ability to navigate competing priorities effectively while maintaining productive flow of work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; in particular Excel, Outlook, Keynote and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Support priority business development initiatives with the VP and develop strategic materials.
• Identify prospective clients and monitor market activity to uncover whitespace opportunities.
• Draft outreach communications, proposals, and client-facing presentations.
• Develop scopes of work and supporting materials for engagements, aligned with client objectives.
• Participate in client meetings, presentations and industry events.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external industry contacts.
• Coordinate deal information within the CRM system and support forecasting.
• Prepare agendas, capture meeting notes and distribute recaps and next steps.
• Coordinate timelines with agents and cross-functional stakeholders to move deliverables forward.
• Represent the team with professionalism in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Skills

3+ years of related business

Strong interest in entertainment

Excellent written communication

Client-facing meetings

Interpersonal skills

Organizational and project management

Detail-oriented

Self-starter

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Outlook

Keynote

Job description

WME in New York seeks a Coordinator to support the Entertainment Marketing & Advisory team's business development efforts, identifying opportunities, pursuing proposals, and coordinating cross-functional work to win new business.

You will work closely with senior leaders to develop client relationships, drafts of outreach materials, and scopes of work while helping drive the department's growth in a dynamic media landscape.