Responsibilities

• Develop and implement media strategies aligned with client objectives and industry trends
• Provide thought leadership on emerging media technologies, platforms, and best practices
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring satisfaction and long-term retention
• Translate client goals into actionable media plans and performance metrics
• Works in direct cooperation with respective strategy teams
• Interacts with members of other SBU’s as the respective disciplines of those SBU’s are pertinent to proposed and executed media investments and sponsorship marketing strategies
• 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

• 3-5 years’ experience as a member of a business development/account management team
• Track record of transacting new businnes and retaining current client roster list
• 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

Preferred

• 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) New York: $50,000.00-$85,000.00