Senior Associate, Sports Investment

The Company:
Hearts & Science has been inspired by confident marketers seeking business advantage in a world of personalized digital marketing, where CRM and addressable channels converge, and decisions must be made in real time to aggregate effective reach and deliver the right message at the right time.
Designed to inform brand strategies with real-time insights, Hearts & Science is a data-driven marketing agency with expert media planning and buying capabilities, among other services that include shopper marketing, marketing innovation and content activation.
  Overview
The Senior Associate is responsible for working with the strategy team in the development and execution of media plans. In this position, you will lead efforts in gathering and preparing information for media plan development, plan stewardship, and performance reporting, while beginning to take greater ownership of workstreams and outcomes.
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


Qualifications




• Interest in the principles of advertising, marketing and media, with a foundational understanding of media planning and investmentStrong 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 PPT, with ability to manipulate and present dataAbility 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

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 $40,000 — $75,000 USD This role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.
 
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