Manager, Sports Strategy

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.

Overview

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!

Summary

The Manager, Sports Strategy will help to deliver client business objectives through bespoke and insight rooted media plans. Key to this role is the ability to steward strategic & tactical plan development and implementation, including channel allocations, flighting strategies, and budget scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Be a champion for the brands you support and continually strive to find innovative solutions that build the brand
• Provides oversight and training to junior team members.
• Provide excellent client service by being responsive, accountable and detail oriented
• Stays up to date on Industry and consumer trends, competitive activity, best practices and opportunities across channels.
• Studying demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences
• Presents recommendations and educational materials to the client and internal team
• Integrating strategic planning philosophy into communication plan development
• Overseeing the execution of and present media plans to clients
• Helping develop planning objectives and strategies that coincide with the client's marketing direction
• Gauging media performance to determine the extent to which the original objectives and strategies are met
• Maintaining budget control and ensure execution of media plans by authorizing approved media schedules and monitoring buys/schedules
• Consistently utilize Omni, in order to effectively leverage our people-based marketing platform to drive targeted audience activation, develop creative channel planning ideas, analyze digital content inventory, and contribute to the overall success of our marketing efforts.

Experiences

• Strong Leadership (Proficient) and Management (Advanced) (Proficient) skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
• Strong Analytical (Proficient) and strategic thinking (Proficient) abilities, with the capability to derive actionable insights from Data (Proficient).
• Exceptional Communication (Proficient) and interpersonal (Proficient) skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with external partners.
• Proficiency in Media Planning (Expert) (Proficient) and buying tools and platforms (Proficient).
• Strong understanding of Project Management Methodologies (Proficient) and process improvement techniques (Proficient).
• Understanding of financial operations (Proficient), Budget Management (Proficient), Strategic Planning (Proficient), and media activation (Proficient).
• Exceptional narrative skills, demonstrated ability to craft compelling stories that engage the audience, convey complex ideas clearly in order to effectively detail a strategy, problem, solution or Initiative.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in media operations, preferably in an agency or media organization
• Strong knowledge of media planning, buying, and optimization across various channels.
• Retail/eCommerce/entertainment experience

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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

$80,000-$90,000 USD

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