Director, Growth

Horizon Media•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Horizon Media, founded in 1989, is a marketing and advertising firm headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. It is recognized as one of the most innovative firms, known for its personal approach to client service and its culture, consistently appearing on 'Best Places to Work' lists. Horizon aims to create a welcoming, safe, and empowering environment where employees feel valued and can contribute their authentic voices. The company's success is attributed to hiring talented individuals, challenging them, and providing opportunities for growth.

Requirements

Must be a self-starter and motivated to grow the business.
Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
Ability to multitask while exhibiting great attention to detail.
Strong intrapersonal skills, and confidence in managing talent of diverse seniority to ensure deadlines are met.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret information from a variety of sources, such as trade journals, research reports, white papers and cross-tabulated survey data.
Ability to write business briefs, case studies and general business correspondence.
Ability to work well under pressure and remain calm amidst chaos.
Strong people skills.
Deadline-oriented.
MS Office, spreadsheets, Internet software, E-mail/Teams.

Nice To Haves

6 + years of experience in new business / business development capacity / media strategy.
Bachelor’s degree.
Interest in marketing, advertising and/or media.
Flexibility with work hours – late nights and/or weekends may be necessary.

Responsibilities

Support the EVP in project management of all new business workstreams and pitch activity, and outreach.
Manage RFIs/RFPs and outreach.
Manage RFI submissions, preparing relevant research and insights, and coordinating the pitch process across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Work closely with senior leadership across the organization and other COEs.
Lead partnership with BST leadership on strategic assignment development.
Manage case studies: copy, consistency, organization.
Help pitch team organize content to enhance storytelling; identify gaps and areas for improvement.
Act as a strategic sounding board for BST and creative ideation.
Ensure RFP objectives and brand challenges are being addressed.
Collaborate with Design team and TBD PM to ensure pitch team is operating within established timelines.
Support tone & stylistic continuity for new business content.
Manage & organize written content: saving plan, identify opportunities for enhancement, updating.
Lead RFI development (populate, edit & refine answers with feedback from A, J); ensure accuracy in final submissions.
Collaborate with Design to ensure RFI and written deliverables are being completed per established timelines.
Create/Maintain Database of all RFPs Best Answers and a library of all materials for easy access.
Help to manage all active pitches and ensure process timelines are being adhered to.
Establish timelines and calendar invites for active pitches.
Manage day-of pitch logistics; collaborate with vendors, hospitality, EA's to ensure all day-of needs are in place.
Help to ideate creative engagement opportunities for pitches.
Oversee calendars and set up key pitch meeting dates.