Wasserman Media Group

Wasserman Media Group is a global sports and entertainment agency, with global expertise in building brands, properties and athletes’ careers. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman has operations in New York, London, Sao Paulo, Miami, Toronto, North Carolina, Carlsbad, California, UAE and Singapore.

Due to organic growth within the London consultancy team, the agency engaged with the Robert Walters marketing recruitment team on an exclusive basis to source a number of marketing specialists.

Growing team

Due to the high number of industry specialists in the marketing recruitment team, Robert Walters could fully comprehend the parameters of Wasserman Media Group’s requirements. Robert Walters consultants built a strong relationship with the organisation and thoroughly researched the candidate market and the agency’s needs. We were impressed by [Robert Walters'] ability to understand our needs and identify candidates with the right skill set and fit for our team.

An efficient hiring strategy was agreed as it was important that the shortlist of candidates had the right mix of professional experience and personality fit for the organisation.

Building a new client relationship

The search involved sourcing candidates at different levels, suitable for different roles within the same team. The consultants provided a thorough face-to-face candidate screening service, and submitted a refined shortlist of candidates to the organisation for review in an in-depth client briefing before arranging interviews. 

Completing the recruitment process

Robert Walters consultants completed the final selection process by making the offer to the successful candidates and provided thorough feedback to all who interviewed.

Tailored approach

Robert Walters has made significant investments in their marketing recruitment team in order to expertly service the sports and entertainment market. By demonstrating their dedicated and efficient approach, the team was enlisted by the client to fill subsequent roles for the agency.

"Robert Walters has helped us to successfully hire a number of specialist marketing professionals into our growing sports and entertainment consultancy team.

"We were impressed by the team's ability to understand our needs and identify candidates with the right skill set and fit for our team, ultimately leading to three successful appointments who are already making a positive impact with our clients." Belinda Stevenson, Senior Director - Wasserman Media Group

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