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.
Optimum Sports is the dedicated sports marketing agency within Omnicom Media Group. Unlike traditional sports marketing agencies, Optimum Sports operates in both the Sports Partnership and Sports Media landscapes. With the combination of both disciplines under a single offering, Optimum Sports provides 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 Negotiation and Ideation to Execution and Actualization.
Our approach integrates media, investment, property, and insights to develop strategy, manage negotiation and execution, and evaluate performance of partnerships. Established in 2003, we continue to innovate in the sports marketplace and build solutions for our constantly evolving world.
This position reports into the Senior Director of the Property Marketing Group as well as the Senior Director of the Sports Marketing Group.
Education & Standards

• 12 years of relevant experience in sports business
• Deep expertise in partnership (rights holder) marketing and athlete relations
• Extensive sports sponsorship and athlete network of contacts
• Undergraduate degree required (preferably Marketing, Business, Sports Management or Communications)
• Extremely strong communicator and presenter, in person and on conference calls
• Creative thinker who develops unique ideas, solutions, and programs
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage and prioritize many simultaneous deliverables
• Experience with data, analytics, and measurement solutions

Critical Skills

• Strong ability to effectively communicate ideas in both a written and verbal settings
• Expert in industry knowledge and understanding of sports marketing vernacular and trends
• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver assignments under deadline
• Strong management skills and the ability to be a strong team leader
• High level of proficiency in word, excel, power point, online research
• Solution oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to navigate complicated situations
• Efficient, organized and ability to handle multiple tasks
• Self-sufficient, enthusiastic, and proactively pursues assignments

ResponsibilitiesThis role oversees all aspects of sports and athlete partnerships for one specific client. This individual will work alongside the OS sports marketing team dedicated to the client business as well as alongside the property marketing team to ensure best practices. Our purpose is to provide strategy, consultation, recommendations, and oversight regarding sports rights holders marketing initiatives for Optimum Sports’ clients.
Duties & Essential Functions

• Lead the Optimum Sports’ Property Marketing Group dedicated to a specific client
• Work alongside Optimum Sports’ sports marketing team in NYC to provide strategic direction, recommendations, negotiation and execution
• Negotiate high-level team, league and talent partnerships
• Manage senior-level relationships on behalf of client with multiple sports teams, leagues and athletes
• Present new partnership opportunities and annual sports strategic recommendations to senior level executives
• Produce and interpret relevant research from third party data, industry trades and additional sources
• Proactive in identifying new projects and business opportunities with client
• Recognize and solve tactical problems; participate in development of strategic solutions
• Develop broad understanding of client’s business needs, KPI’s, goals and objectives
• Strong understanding and experience with personal service agreements (PSA), athlete marketing process, workflow, and agent management
• Strong knowledge and understanding of sponsorship legal terms and contractual language
• Familiarity with in-stadium partnership structure, assets, team dynamics, and overall sponsorship terminology
• Contributes to company initiatives: business pitches and internal projects, as needed

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
$140,000—$170,000 USD
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