Account Manager

• Support the Director of Global Entertainment in the development and implementation of USO entertainment with celebrity talent recruitment and industry relations.
• Assist the Director, Global Entertainment Relations in program implementation and manage initiatives and activities that attract, secure and engage high profile celebrity talent for diverse USO programming worldwide and key USO storytelling and fundraising initiatives.
• Participate in celebrity recruitment activities including but not limited to planning and implementation, coordinating, sourcing and fulfilling talent requests, and preparing and providing follow-up.
• Manage a high volume of entertainment activities, including but not limited to talent/agent solicitation and procurement, in-kind donation classification and handling, distribution and reporting.
• Interface with key internal stakeholders, external partners, and audiences as it relates to celebrity engagement requirements and commitments.
• Provide talent guidance and assistance to regional teams, with a specific focus on coordinating emerging talent.
• Prep program related briefings and electronic presentations including but not limited to strategic plans, work plans, meeting summaries, recruitment inquiries, internal offer letters, and talent confirmations.
• Receive and respond to inquiries related to celebrity recruitment.
• Maintain internal celebrity profile database.
• Track progress on prospective talent requests and performance outcomes.
• Research and monitor celebrity publicity trends, events and social media postings.
• Maintain departmental knowledge databases, and prepare reports, briefings, and internal communications.
• Organize and maintain electronic documentation.
• Produce and prepare reports, updates and event metrics.
• Assist with general administrative tasks including ordering, processing invoices, credit card reconciliation, procurement requisitions and expense reports.
• As required, travel on in support of special events and USO tours in times of heavy volume.

Manager, Entertainment Relations