Global Industry Leader - Media & Communications at Slalom | New York City, NY | $240K/yr – $385K/yr

Slalom

Global Industry Leader - Media & Communications

New York City, NY (Remote)

$240K/yr – $385K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the global media and entertainment industry strategy and growth agenda, aligning cross-market accounts, executive client advisory, and community-building to drive transformational outcomes.

Strategy & Growth: Shape industry targets, long-term vision, and cross-market growth plans with key partners.
Client Transformation & Advisory: Guide business and tech transformations with senior leaders to define capabilities and value realization.
Community & Market Expansion: Grow the ME industry community, expand offerings, and surface compelling success stories to accelerate market impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Industry Strategy: Set the vision for and lead the direction of the global media, communications, and entertainment industry; establish targets and develop the overall industry strategy.
Growth & Accountability: Partner with account leaders to develop growth plans and drive accountability to achieve targets.
Client Advisory: Advise clients on business and technology transformations with senior leaders to define strategic needs and future capabilities.
Community & Offerings: Develop and grow the ME industry community, cultivate experts, and expand industry offerings with compelling success stories.
Cross-Functional Synergy: Ensure alignment between processes, technology, data, and people to drive performance across ME enterprises.
Partner Strategy: Drive connections and strategy with Global Partners to best serve ME industry clients.
Leadership & Culture: Serve as a leader within the Global Industry Community and uphold Slalom’s core values with a growth mindset.
Business Development & Solutioning: Contribute to conversations across multiple markets and clients in media and entertainment sectors.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in the media, communications, and entertainment industry, including broadcast consulting, media operations, and entertainment production.
Expert and C-level relevant experience across multiple functional areas within M&E; 10+ years in the consulting services industry supporting ME clients.
Regularly attend industry conferences and share learnings with practitioners and clients; experience presenting at conferences or publishing in industry outlets.
Ability to set and achieve ambitious 5-year financial targets across diverse markets and craft thought leadership and innovative solutions.
Identify strategic ME accounts across markets, build account strategies, and lead negotiations for MSAs with target/greenfield opportunities.
Support procurement and pricing strategies tailored to the ME industry; cultivate partnerships to enhance market presence.
Commit to ongoing industry learning and alliances to drive organizational growth and client outcomes.
Demonstrated passion for building ME expertise to solve complex business challenges and drive transformational outcomes.
Thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, pursuing growth and innovative approaches to ME engagements.
Stay ahead of major ME/communications trends and disruptions, advising clients on opportunities from those shifts.

Benefits

Meaningful time off and paid holidays
Parental leave
401(k) with a match
A range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage
Adoption and fertility assistance
Short/long-term disability
Yearly $350 reimbursement for well-being-related expenses
Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

Slalom

3.8 Glassdoor

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. We team with leaders who expect more. So we bring more.From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 53 offices in 12 countries collaborate with you to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products, services, and businesses to life. Every day, we work at the forefront of industry, combining our deep roots in technology and data, to help you tackle challenges, improve operations, and drive sustainable growth. It’s why we are trusted by leaders across the majority of the Global 1000, many of the world’s most successful enterprise, mid-market, and emerging companies, and more than 500 high-impact public sector agencies, foundations, and universities.We lead with a balance of heart and practicality, curiosity and agility, local soul and global expertise. That means understanding your culture, goals, organization, and customers. That means being tireless problem solvers. And that means always standing by you as your trusted advisor, respectful challenger, and unwavering champion.Even our partnerships are built different. For more than 20 years, we've sought out and made strategic investments in the world’s emerging and leading technology platforms. Our 360-degree relationships with these innovators, built on mutual trust and respect, has cemented our position as a premier (and often first) partner of choice. We work together as one to offer tailored solutions that unlock the full potential of these technologies.At Slalom, we bring more day-one advantages, more connections and breakthroughs, more doing the right thing, more care for you and your team, and more return on your investment. So that together, we can dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all.

Founded in 2001

Seattle, Washington, USA

10K employees (706 in marketing)

www.slalom.com

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