Manager, Sports Investment
- Location
- New York, NY
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
- Agency: Omd
- Job Function: Media
- Job Subfunction: Media Planning and Buying
Position Overview
Omnicom is seeking a strategic and experienced sports investment professional to join our team. This role reflects the continued shift of client media investments into sports and will play a key role in shaping investment strategy, negotiations, and marketplace intelligence across the sports landscape.
As the Manager, Sports Investment, your role will be that of a primary contact and source of key information across all things Sports for clients, partner agencies, vendors, and internal teams. This position will support some of the largest sports advertisers in the industry and serve as a critical partner in securing value and opportunities across sports media properties.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
- Manage investment strategies across a broad portfolio of Omnicom Media clients
- Develop and deliver research, competitive analyses, sports marketplace insights, and industry trend reporting
- Monitor emerging sports media trends, audience shifts, and marketplace developments to inform investment decisions
- Collaborate with internal investment and planning teams across the Omnicom network
- Update status documents for client meetings, prepare email recommendations, and buy presentations/narratives
- Write POVs for targeted opportunities to drive client business
- Serve as a backup to the Associate Director for agency, vendor and client relationships
- Collaborate with internal teams to align with and deliver against client KPIs
- Stay knowledgeable about the client's business and competitors to determine advertising and media needs
- Oversee media negotiations for various channels (TV & POLV) and collaborate with partners for promotional opportunities
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sports programming trends, marketplace conditions, changes/updates to sports broadcast rights deals
- Track and evaluate new emerging opportunities that can bring value to clients
Required Skills and Experience
- Experience buying network, cable and syndication within sports, video, or premium content
- Experience in negotiating upfront, scatter and opportunistic buys
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Desktop software, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
- Proficient with MBox or equivalent Inventory Management system
- Strength in relationship development and management as it pertains to clients, partners, and coworkers
Desired Skills and Experience
- Understanding of Sports/Media business models preferred
- Proficient in analyzing and interpreting data and insights to help drive and inform meaningful insights
- Demonstrated ability to think and execute "out of the box" ideas.
- Existing relationships with the Networks.
- 4+ years of senior buying/supervising or related industry experience.
- Ability to work successfully within a team, handle multiple projects, and meet tight deadlines under pressure.
- $80,000 - $90,000
- To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.
- Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent.
- We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do.
- We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together.
- Join us-we look forward to getting to know you.
- We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
For US Job Seekers
It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F.
From Interpublic's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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