Senior Manager, Talent Relations – Sports

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SiriusXM is committed to integrity, excellence, and diversity among its employees.

The Senior Manager of Talent Relations is responsible for the procurement of all sports and sports related appearances for SIRIUS XM’s sports radio channels.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Booking and Appearance Responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Book significant and relevant athletes, coaches, and sports personalities for interviews and appearances on various sports and talk channels; work across all talk and music channels to cross-promote talent
• Work directly with programmers in sports to identify talent needs on a daily, monthly and annual basis
• Manage, liaison and coordinate bookings with management, programming and engineering departments
• Maintain, nurture and cultivate relationships within all relevant sports communities to attract key talent and create further awareness of SIRIUS XM sports content offerings
• Prepare for and create the ultimate “talent” experience: meet, greet and take care of talent while they are at SIRIUS XM.
• Ad hoc projects, upon request

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Four year bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in talent relations, with expertise in sports or a sports related field

Requirements and General Skills:

• Strong relationships with sports talent and management agencies, sports PR firms and Major League Team Front Offices
• Solid client rolodex and network across all areas of sports
• In-depth knowledge of national and local sports arenas, sports pop culture and sports icons;  working knowledge of music and talk radio
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent influence and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to project a professional image over the phone and in person
• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects
• Comfortable working with high profile talent, personalities and creative individuals
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task within a fast paced business environment
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Technical Skills:

• Thorough knowledge of MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

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