Strategic Advisory Manager, Market & Growth

United Talent Agency; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global entertainment company

Center of excellence resources

Well-being programs

Collaborative environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

UTA seeks a Manager to join our Consultancy function that advises the world’s most important and influential companies in media and marketing today. In this role, you will lead market research, situation analysis through qualitative and quantitative means and contribute your perspective on how our clients learn, grow and transform in their respective sectors.

Managers are staffed across multiple clients, supporting Advisory teams, developing strategic insights, and implementing key

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience in consulting, media, marketing, advertising, technology and/or banking.
• Proven analytical skills, expertise in qualitative and quantitative research.
• Advanced MS Office skills including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Fluency in media/advertising/technology industry terms, players and trends.
• Proven track record of selling through recommendations to internal teams and/or clients; demonstrated success in turning ideas into actions.
• Self-starter with an ability to multi-task efficiently and effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member to deliver objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead market and company analyses, strategic diligence, and competitive benchmarking on key business issues in marketing, media, advertising, and technology.
• Support stakeholder and diligence efforts by connecting concepts and opportunities into clear takeaways and recommendations.
• Evaluate corporate and business unit strategies, reflecting market, competitive and other key external drivers.
• Assess new businesses and revenue opportunities and assist with the development and execution of market sizing, business and investment cases, capability assessments, and change management plans.
• Apply analytical thinking and experience-based judgement to complex challenges via qualitative and quantitative research.
• Own client communications, lead status calls, and participate in readouts based on guidance of engagement leads.
• Support the creation and development of client deliverables such as marketplace analysis, client benchmarking and stakeholder discovery and analysis.
• Turn ideas into recommendations and actions and own bottoms-up deliverables.
• Play an active role in proposals, thought leadership efforts, and other market and business development activities.
• 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.
• Support junior team members with respect to approvals around communication, prioritization of project workload, and evaluation of draft output for client deliverables.
• Work with internal teams to integrate learnings and best practices from related projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Self-starter

Interpersonal skills

Industry terms fluency

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Microsoft Office

Job description

UTA seeks a Manager to join our Consultancy function that advises the world’s most important and influential companies in media and marketing today. In this role, you will lead market research, situation analysis through qualitative and quantitative means and contribute your perspective on how our clients learn, grow and transform in their respective sectors.

Managers are staffed across multiple clients, supporting Advisory teams, developing strategic insights, and implementing key