Optimum Sports
Overview
Associate Director, Investment role at Optimum Sports , the dedicated sports marketing agency within Omnicom Media Group (OMG). OMG connects capabilities across OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver relevant and actionable consumer experiences. Optimum Sports combines sports sponsorship and sports media to provide cohesive, multi-platform strategies informed by research and ROI tools. Established in 2003, the practice supports ideas from ideation to execution to actualization.
Responsibilities
- Develop broad understanding of sports media landscape across all access points
- Solicit, evaluate, and negotiate media and media sponsorship packages
- Proactive in identifying new opportunities and changes in media landscape
- Build relationships within media sales and broader sports marketing community
- Manage and develop support staff (up to 5 personnel) and be involved with evaluation of existing staff and consideration of potential employees
- Support Director and management across a variety of needs
- Analyze, identify, and realize compelling insights and trends and apply those to buy executions
- Travel as required (often on weekends) for presentations, meetings and other client or industry events
- Core competencies include clear verbal and written communication, formulating strategic marketplace approach, and evaluating media proposals
- Produce relevant research from databases, industry trades and additional sources
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree required, preferably in Marketing, Business, Sports Management and/or Communications
- Graduate or professional degree, or equivalent experience, recommended
- 6+ years of experience that provides aforementioned skills and abilities
- Strong ability to effectively communicate ideas in both written and verbal setting
- Expert in industry knowledge and understanding of sports media vernacular and trends
- Experience with sports media across linear, digital and social media
- Ability to work well under pressure and deliver assignments under deadline
- Ability to effectively and intelligently communicate with media partners, clients, internal agency teams, and alternate OMG SBUs
- Ability, willingness, and flexibility to work beyond the normal hours of the traditional workday
- Self-starter traits are essential
- High level of proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and online research
- Efficiency, organization and ability to handle multiple tasks
- Ability to perform and thrive in both a structured and unstructured environment
- Strong working knowledge and passion for global soccer landscape a plus
Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation Range: $100,000 - $120,000 USD
- Benefits include: 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, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement: three days per week in the office; two remote. In-office days may be adjusted based on team needs.
Employment details
- Location: New York, NY
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Finance and Sales
- Industries: Advertising Services