Senior Associate, Sports Investment

Hearts & Science; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hearts & Science in New York is seeking a Senior Associate to join the strategy team in developing and executing media plans. You will gather and prepare information for plan development, stewardship, and performance reporting, while taking ownership of workstreams and outcomes.

You will work with data, collaborate with strategy and operations teams, and participate in client and publisher meetings to drive effective media investments.

Qualifications

• Interest in advertising, marketing and media principles.
• Strong data interpretation and analytical thinking.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proficient in Excel; able to present data effectively.
• Willingness to learn media tools with limited supervision.

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.

Tools

Mediaocean Prisma

Google Campaign Manager

Innovid

DV360

IAS

DoubleVerify

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Job description

Job Description

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.

Agency

Hearts & Science

Job Function

Media

Job Subfunction

Media Planning and Buying

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 investment
• Strong 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 data
• Ability 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

Salary

New York: $40,000.00-$75,000.00

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