Associate Director, Branded Content

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive branded content programs for clients with cross-functional strategy and execution across digital, linear, social, and experiential.

  • Must-have: Minimum 6 years of entertainment or content marketing and partnerships experience.
  • Standout: Cross-functional program ownership from strategy through execution with client-facing leadership.
  • Standout: Experience coordinating multi-platform distribution plans across digital, linear, social, and experiential.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support and contribute to the overall vision and management of branded content initiatives on behalf of our clients
  • Actively build out content strategies and content opportunities that deliver on our clients’ marketing and media objectives with media networks, digital publishers, and more
  • Develop sound content recommendations to clients, with insights, big ideas, cultural proof points, and compelling tactics
  • Develop close relationships with internal media strategy and investment teams to align our team’s content programs to broader strategic priorities and objectives
  • Stay atop of current content, storytelling, and technology trends and how those may impact the client business
  • Support the Executive Director with presentation materials, status updates, and ad hoc meetings to ensure successful communication with clients and agency partners on a consistent basis Execution
  • Serve as the day-to-day point of contact and content expert for clients, integrated agency teams, and partners to execute multiple programs across a calendar year, from strategy to ideation to creative development to execution
  • Assist in the development and lead the activation of multi-platform distribution plans for programs across digital, linear, social, and experiential
  • Develop and execute timelines, manage production schedules, adhere to deadlines, set up/organize internal/client meetings, and enforce ongoing team communication throughout program
  • Manage internal and external work streams and production process for assigned projects during the creative development phase; development phase will require help with producing written and visual materials such as brand briefs to share with partners, client recommendations, program overviews, and more Team Management

Requirements

  • Minimum 6 years’ experience in entertainment and content marketing, integrated partnerships, or strategic partnership development
  • Plus: Knowledge of the media marketplace and thinking creatively
  • Proven analytical, strategic thinking, communication, client service, and project management skills
  • Interest in and passion for the future of the marketing and media industries
  • Stellar written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to address challenges, work under pressure, follow-through and solve problems quickly in the face of challenges
  • Ability to communicate information effectively and confidently in both verbal and written formats (development of ideas, pitches, research and recaps, client presentations, etc.)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advertising, Media, or related field preferred
  • Passion for entertainment and culture opportunities for brands
  • Experience working with various marketing channels (including digital and social)
  • Experience in concept development, production oversight, and foundational understanding of working with and managing media partners
  • Understanding of the digital and social landscape
  • Experience implementing effective measurement models, synthesizing data to prove value and program success
  • Can manage peer level clients with a successful track record in account management and client service

Preferred

  • Plus: Knowledge of the media marketplace and thinking creatively
  • Passion for entertainment and culture opportunities for brands
  • Experience working with various marketing channels (including digital and social)

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