Senior Associate, Advisory Practice

Job Description

MediaLink is seeking a Senior Associate to join the MediaLink Advisory Practice team as part of our Consultancy function.

In the exciting new role as Senior Associate you will lead market research, situation analysis through quantitative and qualitative means and contribute your perspective on how our clients learn, grow and transform in their respective sectors of media, entertainment, marketing and technology.

As a Senior Associate at MediaLink, you will apply analytical thinking and experience-based judgment to complex challenges by focusing on the critical issues, opportunities and constraints that impact business performance. Senior Associates are most often staffed across multiple clients or engagements, supporting MediaLink teams actively as they advise clients, develop strategic insights and implement key recommendations.

What You Will Do

Research and Analysis
• Conduct market and company analyses, strategic diligence, and competitive benchmarking on key business issues in marketing, media, advertising, and technology
• Evaluate corporate & business unit strategies, reflecting market, competitive and key external drivers
• Assess new businesses and revenue opportunities and lead the development and execution of market sizing, business and investment cases, capability assessments and change management plans

Client Service & Project Management
• Drive day to day project management (both internal and external) across several client engagements or workstreams
• Support the creation and development of client deliverables based on guidance of engagement lead such as marketplace analysis, client benchmarking and stakeholder discovery & analysis

Communication & Collaboration
• Communicate effectively across the project team to ensure internal and external messaging is aligned
• Ensure proper and timely escalation of project risk or potential for missed delivery deadlines
• Work with internal teams to integrate learnings and best practices from related projects
• Play an active role in proposals, thought leadership efforts, and other market and business development activities

What You Will Need
• 4+ years of work experience in consulting, media, marketing, advertising and/or technology
• Proven analytical skills, expertise in qualitative and quantitative research
• Proven track record of selling through recommendations to internal teams and/or clients; demonstrated success in turning ideas into actions
• Fluency in media/advertising/technology industry terms and trends
• Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel (or Google Suite equivalent) skills are essential
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Impeccable attention to detail

At MediaLink, we create competitive advantage and growth strategies for large- scale organizations. We drive growth and foster innovation by identifying key challenges, providing practical tactics and helping to implement the solutions.

Unlike other companies, we can offer you access to direct client relationships with large global companies at a senior level. We provide you with the opportunities, strategies and execution of these to help you develop and grow, all while giving you access to senior leadership and their expertise.

MediaLink is a UTA company. UTA is one of the world's leading talent and entertainment companies. At UTA, the belief in the client relationship is paramount and marked by respect, a sense of stewardship, and a commitment to an artist's entire creative life. Our commitment to every employee is the same.

For more information: https://www.medialink.com

UTA and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g34mx9-3-14-141-228-42 in your application.