Senior Associate, Sports Investment

Media planning and buying role focused on developing and executing media plans in collaboration with the strategy team.

Responsibilities

• Lead data gathering and analysis to support media recommendations.
• Help manage execution of media plans, including authorizations and insertion orders.
• Prepare and distribute weekly status reports; analyze performance data and flag optimizations.
• Monitor media performance against objectives and provide insights.
• Collaborate with strategy, investment, and operations teams to ensure accurate execution.
• Participate in client and publisher meetings with active contribution.
• Take ownership of select campaign workstreams.
• Attend trainings and apply learnings to day-to-day work.
• Contribute in internal and external meetings, building vendor knowledge.

Requirements

• Interest in the principles of advertising, marketing, and media, with a foundational understanding of media planning and investment.
• Strong analytical thinking with competency in mathematical concepts and data interpretation.
• Works well independently and in a team environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with ability to manipulate and present data.
• Ability to learn media tools and software and apply them with limited supervision.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely, as well as communicate and interact professionally.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• 1–3 years of agency experience or relevant/translatable work.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Mediaocean (Prisma/DDS)
  • Ad servers (Google Campaign Manager, Innovid)
  • Excel/spreadsheet tools
  • Brand verification partners (IAS, DoubleVerify)
  • At least one investment platform (Meta, Google Ads, DV360, etc.) preferred
• Interest in and knowledge of sports.

Pay

$40,000.00–$75,000.00 (New York).

Schedule

Minimum of three days per week in-office; some teams or managers may require additional in-office days.