Description

Front Office Sports is seeking a Director of Creative Strategy with experience in creative concepting, media strategy, and presentation development. We’re looking for a natural-born storyteller to collaborate with our brand partnerships team, crafting strategic, high-impact proposals that drive advertising revenue across our multi-platform media flywheel.

The ideal candidate has a passion for sports, a strong creative point of view, and the executive presence to confidently pitch ideas and strategies to both internal and external stakeholders.

The Creative Strategy team powers the ideation and development of custom partnership proposals and strategically packages offerings across our ecosystem, including newsletters, website, social media, original content, shows, and events, into compelling recommendations for brands across all verticals.

This position reports directly to the Vice President, Marketing & Strategy. Candidates must be able to work from the NYC office at least 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development of strategic recommendations in response to RFPs and sales requests, providing thoughtful, creative solutions that align with client goals and drive business.
Represent the FOS voice in agency and brand calls; passionately pitch ideas to clients to win business.
Thoroughly analyze and challenge brand briefs to extract key insights, learnings, priority tactics, and/or solutions that inform our strategy.
Manage and mentor a team of strategists, assigning tasks and supporting workflows to effectively meet tight deadlines.
Problem-solve in real time during client calls or briefings, acting as a strategic partner and creative storyteller to complement the sales team.
Lead external and internal brainstorms and strategy sessions confidently, without requiring guidance from Marketing & Strategy leadership.
Independently generate concepts and ideas beyond team brainstorming sessions.
Develop new products and placements, as well as innovative ways to leverage existing offerings.
Present, defend, and promote ideas effectively to senior leadership.
Understand the media planning process, including digital and content-heavy plans, and provide strategic recommendations to the Account Management team.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

6-8+ years of experience in a creative, strategic, program development, or partnerships role.
You have experience leading the development of proposals and marketing materials for brands.
You are passionate about the intersection of sports, business, and culture, with the ability to turn insights and trends into executable ideas.
You’re a channel-agnostic creative who enjoys ideating and crafting concepts across social, digital, content, experiential, and more.
You have strategic instincts; you understand how to digest a brief and develop a strategic framework that is rooted in data and key insights
You’re skilled at multitasking with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients while maintaining strict attention to detail.
You have natural creative, writing, and storytelling skills and a strong executive presence.
You’re a visual storyteller with deep expertise in Keynote.
You are comfortable working with data and insights, using numbers conceptually to tell a compelling story and inform strategic recommendations.
You’re constantly on top of social trends and following key storylines within the world of sports, culture, and media.
You can execute with little oversight, building strong working relationships with internal and cross-functional teams, as well as brands, agencies, platforms, and partners.

Perks & Benefits

Generous PTO policy to use as you please, plus sick time and company holidays.
Employer-sponsored health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
An annual professional development stipend and endless development opportunities at a growing startup.
Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan, complemented by a 3% company match. We believe in supporting your long-term financial goals.
Thrive in a dynamic environment with endless development opportunities at our growing startup.

About Front Office Sports

Front Office Sports (FOS) is the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports.

Front Office Sports is the category leader in scale and engagement, with an audience that delivers more than 150 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 10 million video views, and two million page views each month. In addition, with over 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America.

Front Office Sports is backed by RedBird IMI, a joint venture between RedBird Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm founded and led by Gerry Cardinale, and International Media Investments (IMI), a global media company based in Abu Dhabi.

In 2021, Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. In 2022 and 2024, Front Office Sports was named 'Hottest in Sports' on AdWeek’s Media Hot List. In 2023, Front Office Sports was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

Compensation at Front Office Sports
At Front Office Sports, we approach compensation with fairness and transparency. Each role has a salary range that reflects the responsibilities of the position, the current market, and the value we place on experience and skills. Where a candidate falls within that range depends on several factors, including their background, expertise, and location. Decisions about final offers are made based on these variables, but inclusion in the range does not guarantee an offer at the top end.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Front Office Sports is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. We will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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