Job Description

Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) - delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients, and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, PHD, and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences for the more than 24,000 people serving the world's leading brands in OMG agencies around the globe.

As OMG continues to expand our portfolio of strategic client wins and partnerships, we are excited to be recruiting for positions that will be part of a massive consumer-centric, technology and innovative client we are onboarding!

Optimum Sports is the dedicated sports marketing agency within OMG. Unlike traditional sports marketing agencies, Optimum Sports operates in both the Sports Sponsorship and Sports Media landscapes. By combining both disciplines under a single offering, Optimum Sports is able to provide its clients with unique and advantageous marketplace leverage through which it delivers cohesive, multi-platform sports marketing strategies. Ingrained with the latest research and ROI tools, Optimum Sports facilitates everything from Ideation to Execution to Actualization.

The Associate Director reports directly to the Senior Director and serves as the direct line of communication with clients on both media and sponsorship levels. He/she will analyze, design, initiate, and oversee sponsorship marketing and media strategies for assigned client(s). This includes the overall investigating of opportunities, evaluating them for fit with client/brand objectives, negotiating best terms on behalf of the client, managing day-to-day execution, and providing follow-up analysis of instituted programs, as needed.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required (preferably Marketing, Business, Sports Management or Communications)
• 8+ years' experience working in an integrated strategy role and/or sponsorship marketing position with direct client-facing access
• 4+ years of relevant experience in sports
• Experience working on sports sponsorships and 360 activations is a plus
• Experience across mainstream media channels (national TV, local, digital, social, etc)
• Strong communicator - both written and verbal - and presenter, in person and on conference calls
• Extensive client facing experience
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage and prioritize many simultaneous deliverables
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Google Docs, Teams

Critical Skills

• Strong background in marketing and media strategy, with experience in building out integrated recommendations across various budget scenarios
• Strong ability to effectively communicate ideas in both a written and verbal setting
• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver assignments under deadline
• Industry knowledge and understanding of sports marketing and media vernacular and trend
• Strong management skills and the ability to be a team leader
• Self-sufficient, enthusiastic and proactively pursues assignment
• Support direct reports in developing overarching strategy across multiple media channels
• Co-lead broader sports strategy development for client education
• Design materials (PPT presentations, POVs, etc) that convey strategy supported with appropriate research
• Interpret relevant research from third party data, industry trades and additional source
• Primarily manage day-to-day comms with client POCs and across internal teams
• Develop broad understanding of clients' business needs, KPI's, goals and objectives
• Ability to work seamlessly across internal and external groups
• Work directly and daily with planning and investment teams to develop holistic client strategy
• Promote use of data and other insight tools to build strategic recommendations
• E.g., Target analysis, competitive, marketplace intelligence
• Collaborate with external agency partners on IAT deliverables including but not limited to a respective annual business planning, brand/master brand communications strategy, tactical media recommendations, etc.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for budget tracking across a portfolio, where funding may be sourced from various LOBs
• Detailed knowledge of all working budgets; accountability to address internal and client-based budget allocation questions and responsible for any budget reporting
• Familiar with and staying up-to-speed on the evolving digital landscape - both related to sports-specific properties as well as social channels and content strategies
• Have base knowledge of the sports marketplace to identify new opportunities, areas of white space, vacant ownership positions, etc that fit within the overarching client strategy and work in conjunction with internal planning and investment teams to bring these to life
• Oversee direct reports by managing workload, delegating responsibilities, checking work for accuracy and being their lead POC in terms of mentorship and growth development

#LI-CY1

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, 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.

Compensation Range

$90,000-$120,000 USD

Omnicom Media Group is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Review Our Recruitment Privacy Notice Omnicom Media Group US

Job Tags

Local area, Flexible hours,

Similar Jobs