What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant, External Relations position at Endeavor?
Who We Are:
Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.
The Role and What You’ll Do:
We’re seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Assistant to support an External Relations Associate in the Country Music Department. In this role you will:
- Assist External Relations Associate in all professional administrative matters
- Support in planning and executing company and client events
- Work occasional evenings and weekends as needed for events
- Support various stewardship efforts for clients, industry partners and company executives
- Assist in creation of various PR assets including creating decks and pitches, social media assets, company stats, and compiling talking points
- Organize and reconcile department expenses using Concur and track and update various budgets
- Conduct client-related research
- Answer phones and make calls in a professional manner
- Schedule meetings and maintain calendar
You Have These:
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- 1-2 years of communications and event managements experience
- An interest in business/corporate events and partnerships
- Basic understanding of Event Management and Public Relations
- Basic PC skills and a basic understanding of Microsoft Suite
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook, with ample experience in tracking and manipulating data in Excel.
We’d Love If You Also Have These:
- General knowledge of, and keen interest in, the entertainment industry
- Detail-oriented and able to handle complex instructions with care and follow-through
- Excellent multi-tasker with proven problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in execution of assigned tasks
- Ability to work autonomously and spearhead delegated tasks
- Friendly and open demeanor with ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Ability to adapt to changes and work in a fast paced, demanding environment
- Dependable, proactive, and able to prioritize the workload and use time efficiently
How we work:
Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
