Brand Partnerships Associate

Description:

Reporting into the Associate Director, Brand Partnerships, The Business of Fashion is seeking a Partnerships Associate to join its growing Brand Partnerships team. Based in London, you will be responsible for supporting the Brand Partnerships execution team to deliver best-in-class content and events for our global partners with tasks including creation and management of project plans, detailed timelines, client communications and event recaps reports. This opportunity will give you access to a range of experiences by working cross-functionally with teams including the sales, content strategy, events and studio. We are looking for someone who is proactive, detail oriented and solutions focused.

Who Are We?

The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the global fashion and beauty industries. Our mission: to open, inform and connect the global fashion and beauty industries.

Serving members in more than 125 countries, The Business of Fashion combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.

Over time, our pioneering approach has made BoF the fashion industry’s leading source of business intelligence, and one of its most respected and influential voices, simply because you won’t find BoF’s original reporting, analysis and advice anywhere else. The Business of Beauty brings the same kind of agenda-setting coverage to the beauty and wellness space. Today, our talented team of correspondents, editors, analysts, engineers, designers, marketers and more numbers more than 100 people in London, New York, Paris and Milan.

What we need you to do:

The Brand Partnerships Associate is an essential supporting role on the Brand Partnerships team and it is a great opportunity for engaged and enthusiastic talent to work across a wide variety of creative marketing solutions projects and global events.

You will be responsible for:

1. Supporting the Brand Partnerships Associate Director with managing 50+ clients and delivering partnership elements across partner content, advertising and global events.
2. Assisting with client communication and management to ensure outstanding partner experience and delivery of project elements.
3. Creating project plans per partner and monitoring delivery against the plan to update the client accordingly.
4. Maintaining the commercial partnerships calendar and handling any changes required depending on client needs or BoF editorial changes.
5. Communicating, managing and monitoring the delivery of projects against agreed plans.
6. Coordinating all logistical components on partner projects - securing additional imagery, B-roll, logos etc.
7. Developing partnership summary reports and detailed recaps - high proficiency with Keynote, Adobe, PowerPoint is essential.
8. Overseeing advertising assets and campaign management for all advertising clients.
9. Building strong and trusting relationships with both internal stakeholders and day-to-day clients.
10. Guiding internal teams and clients, being aware of the process and being a great partner.
11. Building strong, professional and collaborative relationships with other teams, acting as a buffer for the creative teams where helpful, and championing Brand Partnership clients in every interaction.
12. Promoting a culture of excellence through outstanding project management skills and attention to detail.

Who you are:

You are in the early stages of your career with an authentic enthusiasm for fashion and a commitment to a long-lasting career in the industry.

Outside of this, you have the following attributes that will set you up for success:

1. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
2. Organised and detail-oriented, providing reassurance to both internal teams and clients that you’re in control of your projects.
3. Calm and professional in a fast-moving environment, while maintaining a positive and proactive attitude.
4. Focus on problem-solving at all times, fostering great relationships around the business to enable swift resolutions.
5. Knowledge of and sensitivity to various creative processes including graphic design, AV production and written content.
6. Sensitivity to nuance around the types of content we produce and the variety of approaches or sign-offs those might require.
7. Proactive and always going above and beyond, never assuming it’s someone else’s responsibility, keeping everyone around you well informed.
8. Proficiency in Keynote and/or Adobe Suite is a must.

You’ll know you’re successful when…

1. Global partnerships are delivered at the highest standard of excellence and seamlessly integrated across the business.
2. You have developed trusting and productive relationships with both our global client base and key internal members of the BoF team.
3. Our global partners see you as their trusted BoF contact and resource.