Associate Director, Sports Investment

Adelphi Group • New York, NY

7d • $70,000 - $125,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As the Associate Director, Sports Investment, reporting to the Director, your role will be that of a primary contact and source of key information for clients, partner agencies, vendors, and internal teams. You will also oversee the implementation of media plans and advise on buy stewardship based on data driven decisions through results analysis and campaign trending.

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 Haves

• 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)

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

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed