Entertainment Partnerships, Account Manager

Entertainment & Partnerships Manager
DRUM, Sydney
DRUM AU is a high performing, dynamic team within OMG, servicing PHD Media and Foundation. We specialise in creative, innovative and connected solutions for our clients that fuel their business growth. We deliver award-winning work across 4 key pillars: Social & Innovation, Entertainment Partnerships, Sport Partnerships and Creative Solutions. We recruit fast thinking, curious and motivated teammates who thrive in collaborative and inclusive environments. We're known for our team culture and our passion and our motivation and strive to be the team that everyone - clients, partners and colleagues - wants to work with.
In this role, you will demonstrate advanced Entertainment Partnerships and project management skills, continue to build on your specialty knowledge and will be responsible for the development of junior staff members. The Senior Manager, Entertainment Partnerships will have responsibility for fostering and leading relationships with a number of internal teams and external clients on behalf of DRUM AU, proactively guiding them through areas they can be unfamiliar with, aiming to become a trusted advisor
Key Responsibilities
- Planning of integrated communications plan either working directly from client briefs or to bring PHD Content-developed strategies to life. This will include creative development, budgeting, defining of roles and activities and negotiating partners.
- Share information appropriately. Ensure agency team and client are up-to-date on work in progress, schedules, cost estimates, market information, etc.
- Contribute to idea development and drive implementation from conception to completion. This process is almost never linear. This will also include participating in formal and informal brainstorm sessions.
- Organise and manage all aspects of implementation, including timelines, budgets, briefing process and accuracy of final materials. Ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Obtain/keep track of approvals, including internal, client and legals.
- Organise and lead WIP meetings and ensure that WIP documents are up-to-date and suitably distributed. Understand exactly where each project is at any given point in time.
- Proactively suggest opportunities to improve process

**Required Experience**:

- Experience in delivering content and partnership projects
- ~ 2-3 years experience in the content division within an agency or broadcast environment essential
- Media/production background appreciated
- Require a deep understanding of branded content and content marketing.
- Positive can-do attitude and an ownership of all that you do

Why DRUM and who are we?
DRUM AU works with PHD & Foundation's planning, strategy, social and trading teams to deliver better solutions for our clients across TV sponsorships, sport and entertainment partnerships, bespoke branded content on any platform, trend reporting, TVC production, social & innovation, brand ambassadorships, activations & events.
PHD is a strategic-led planning and buying media agency, a vital part of the Omnicom Media Group and Australia's fastest growing media network. Today, we are one of the most acclaimed media and communications agency networks globally and locally, here in Australia, we are recognised as an Employer of Choice as well as Australia's 2nd most innovative company by the Australian Financial Review.
Built on a culture of creativity and innovation, PHD substantially invests in its people and culture to generate a unique, energetic and collaborating working environment that inspires.