Full-Time

Manager – Experience

The.Team

The.Team

Entertainment payroll, business affairs, talent management

Compensation Overview

$60k - $75k/yr

+ Bonus Potential

Los Angeles, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Brooklyn, NY, USA

Hybrid

Three days on-site per week required.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Requirements
  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
  • 2 to 4 years relevant event experience, preferably within experiential marketing, sports, entertainment, beauty, or lifestyle sectors.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet tight deadlines.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to proactively identify issues before they arise and develop thoughtful solutions.
  • Comfortable working as an integral part of a collaborative team environment.
  • Open minded mentality with the ability to explore all ideas and thought starters thoroughly.
  • Ability to put out small fires while understanding when escalation is needed.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize workload while coordinating across teams to proactively meet deadlines.
  • Must thrive in a fast paced environment and possess a positive, can do attitude at all times.
  • Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
Responsibilities
  • Own various components of large scale projects to support the day to day management of accounts and projects.
  • Lead the development and execution of small scale projects with support from an account team and oversight from an Account Director.
  • Support the strategic development of activation concepts that deliver on client requests, demonstrating critical thinking and creative problem solving.
  • Manage various elements of a project from planning through execution and post event recapping.
  • Work collaboratively with all THE•TEAM account teams to ensure flawless project delivery against client objectives and agreed upon budgets.
  • Develop, manage, and reconcile project budgets of $200K+.
  • Ensure projects are correctly budgeted for and meet expected financial targets.
  • Develop status sheets, project milestone documents, and enforce deliverable dates essential to program success.
  • Manage and develop client, supplier, and third party relationships throughout the duration of projects.
  • Understand the landscape for each client’s business sector, as well as the media and cultural context for their investments.
  • Create a positive, collaborative, team oriented environment that aligns with THE•TEAM company culture and values.
  • Troubleshoot and creatively problem solve throughout projects.
  • Follow all project processes and procedures to uphold quality standards.
  • Attend conferences, tradeshows, and industry events as necessary to ensure THE•TEAM continues to provide best in class programs and innovative thinking for industry leading clients. Primary client focus will skew toward beauty and lifestyle brands, with a strong emphasis on luxury beauty education events and experiential programming.
  • Ensure consistent positive working relationships between departments and other Experience team members

The.Team provides payroll, business affairs, and talent management services for advertising, music, and live entertainment. It handles employer-of-record payroll for union and non-union talent, crew, musicians, and staff, and offers cloud-based production accounting for cost management, job costing, and profit analysis. For talent and rights holders, it processes payments (session fees and residuals), manages contracts, and tracks licensed content and publishing administration. Its goal is to help productions pay talent accurately, stay compliant, and manage costs and rights, supported by its 2021 acquisition by Cast & Crew to expand reach.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Rising VFX and video game payroll demand expands beyond advertising and music sectors.
  • Post-2021 Cast & Crew acquisition integrates services, enhancing union payroll scalability.
  • Talent contract platform tracks usage and expirations for digital content clearance.

What critics are saying

  • Backlight's Q1 2026 AI payroll automation cuts The TEAM's processing costs by 40%.
  • SAG-AFTRA 2026 blockchain residuals exclude The TEAM, eliminating 60% talent revenue.
  • Paychex's 2025 Wrapbook acquisition steals live music clients with 30% faster payments.

What makes The.Team unique

  • The TEAM Companies delivers union payroll expertise for SAG-AFTRA, AFM, and IATSE contracts since 1992.
  • Cloud-based software manages production costs, job costing, and residuals for advertising and music.
  • Canadian operations via Toronto office enable cross-border payroll for North American tours.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours