Associate Director, Sports Investment

New York, USA (Hybrid)

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

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive omnichannel video investments and strategy for client partnerships, leading multiple projects and mentoring juniors.

  • Own client relationships and lead strategic video buys across several projects.
  • Must-have: 6+ years in Omnichannel Video Investment with complex partnership negotiations.
  • Standout: Advisory on emerging TV trends (Programmatic, Addressable, OTT) and cross-team mentorship.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Maintain client relationships where applicable
  • Contribute to new business efforts including research, ideation, pricing, and presenting
  • Analyze, identify, and realize compelling insights and trends and apply those to buy executions
  • Elevate strategic thinking at all levels, inspiring and creating new ideas that permeate across our people
  • Meet with media sales reps and industry representatives on a regular basis to pursue ideas that are strategically aligned with the client’s business and needs
  • Works in direct cooperation with respective strategy teams
  • Develop expertise and serve in an advisory capacity on all emerging TV trends (i.e., Programmatic, Addressable, OTT)
  • Provide oversight to junior level and supervisory staff by providing oversight to their buys and aiding them in identifying insights and trends
  • Lead multiple projects concurrently, while prioritizing the most important, right-fit opportunities at hand

Requirements

  • 6 years of experience as a member of an Omnichannel Video Investment team
  • Track record of negotiating complex strategic partnership agreements
  • Proficient in analyzing and interpreting data and insights to help drive and inform meaningful insights
  • Strong business acumen and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
  • Highly effective mentor, motivator, and leader of junior level staff
  • Strength in relationship development and management, as it pertains to clients, partners, and coworkers
  • Able to hit and exceed targeted goals and deliverables as agreed upon
  • Drive to be proactive and bring their informed point of view to deliver the highest quality of work
  • Ability to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Have

  • Understanding of Sports/Media business models preferred
  • Experience working in related role in the sports/media industry
  • A personal passion for sports and/or media technology
  • Background within the Television & Digital buying systems, not required, but a plus (can be but not limited to DDS & Prisma)

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • vision insurance
  • dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • vacation days
  • sick days
  • personal days
  • paid parental leave

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