Senior Account Executive - Talent & Partnerships

Company description

160over90 is an award-winning global marketing agency which forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With over 600 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full-service, channel-agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive the conversation of tomorrow. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon and Visa.

160over90 is part of Publicis Groupe. Follow our story at 160over90.com

Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our Talent & Partnerships team, supporting a major global brand with an extensive portfolio of athlete and talent relationships.

Working closely with and reporting into a Senior Talent Lead, the Senior Account Executive will play an important role in the day-to-day management of global talent partnerships, helping bring programs from strategy and talent identification through contracting, activation and ongoing relationship management.

This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized and executionally strong, but who also knows how to think beyond the immediate task at hand. We’re looking for someone who can connect dots, anticipate what’s coming around the corner and contribute thoughtful recommendations that help strengthen both the work and our client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Talent Lead in the day-to-day management of a global portfolio of athlete, ambassador and talent partnerships.
• Serve as a key contact across internal teams, regional partners, talent representatives and other stakeholders, helping keep complex, multi-market workstreams moving.
• Support talent identification and vetting, including research, evaluation of potential partners and development of recommendations and supporting materials.
• Assist with talent negotiations and the contracting process, partnering with senior team members, talent representatives and legal stakeholders to move agreements forward.
• Manage talent partnership details throughout the lifecycle of an agreement, including onboarding, key milestones, contractual obligations, approvals, asset tracking, invoicing and payments.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with talent representatives, providing clear, timely communication and ensuring a positive working experience.
• Coordinate talent appearances and activations from planning through execution, including creating briefing materials, schedules, travel plans, transportation and on-site logistics.
• Manage marketing and creative approval processes involving talent, working across internal and external teams to ensure materials are routed, reviewed and delivered on schedule and to mutual approvals.
• Maintain trackers, calendars and status docs across multiple talent relationships, deliverables and contractual assets.
• Support the development of client-facing presentations, POVs, evaluations, recommendations, recaps and other materials related to talent strategy and activation.
• Monitor relevant talent, cultural and industry news and identify developments that may create opportunities or considerations for the client.
• Support major global events and tentpole moments, including advance planning, talent scheduling, appearances, hospitality and other talent-related programming.
• Partner with teammates and client team across strategy, creative, experiential, social and regional teams to ensure talent is thoughtfully integrated into broader marketing initiatives.
• Proactively identify potential challenges, opportunities and next steps vs waiting for an ask.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team environment and ensure the work consistently meets a high standard of excellence.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–5 years of experience in account management, talent partnerships, sports marketing, entertainment marketing, sponsorship or a related agency or client environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work confidently and collaboratively with senior team members, clients, talent and external partners.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through and accountability.
• Ability to travel as needed and work in-office four days per week.
• Preferred experience includes working directly with athletes, talent, agents or managers; familiarity with talent agreements, contractual deliverables, usage rights and approval processes; and experience supporting global or multi-market programs, major sporting events or large-scale brand partnerships.
• Beyond experience, we’re looking for someone with strong judgment, curiosity and initiative. You should be comfortable looking beyond the immediate ask to understand the broader objective, connect the dots, identify where additional thinking is needed and anticipate what comes next.

How You’ll Work

You’ll work under the leadership of a Senior Talent Lead, who will provide overall leadership across the account, talent strategy and senior client relationships. As Senior Account Executive, you’ll take meaningful ownership of the day-to-day work, becoming deeply knowledgeable about the talent portfolio and helping ensure the team stays one step ahead.

You’ll have room to grow your strategic and client-management skills while building hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of sophisticated global talent partnerships.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

 

Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $93,600.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/30/2026.