Associate, Medialink - Beverly Hills, United States - United Talent Agency

Description

MediaLink, a UTA company seeks an Associate to join our team as part of our Consultancy function that advises the world's most important and influential companies in media and marketing today in either Los Angeles or New York.

In the exciting new role as an Associate, you will support 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.

Associates play a pivotal role in the management and success of our client engagements and apply analytical thinking and experience-based judgment to complex challenges by focusing on the critical issues, opportunities, and constraints that impact business performance.

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.

Across all your staffing assignments, you will connect themes and insights for the benefit of all clients and help build a centralized body of knowledge and industry perspective.

The Associate role is an ideal career accelerator with growth potential for an early-career individual that is passionate about the future of media and marketing.

A successful person in this role will have strong organizational skills, the ability to proactively function under tight deadlines in a fast-paced working environment and be energized by the variety of assignments and inter-connectivity of the industry.

The salary range for this role is $70,000 to $90,000 commensurate with experience and skills.

What You Will Do

Client Service & Project Management

• Drive day-to-day project management (both internal and external) across several client engagements or workstreams
• Action follow-ups for timetable of tasks to reach scope of work objectives
• Monitor weekly to-do's and take proactive measures to set the team and engagement up for success
• Support the creation and development of client deliverables based on guidance of engagement lead such as marketplace analysis, client benchmarking and stakeholder discovery and analysis

Research & Analysis

• Gather, analyze and synthesize research to assist in the identification of client problems and the development of client specific solutions
• Conduct 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
• 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

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

What You Will Need

• 2+ years of work experience in consulting, media, marketing, advertising and/or technology
• Proven analytical skills, experience with qualitative and quantitative research
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Fluency in media/advertising/technology industry terms and trends
• Excellent interpersonal skills; strong oral and written communication skills
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritize
• Organized with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member to deliver objectives
• Limitless intellectual curiosity and general desire to learn, absorb information and trends from colleagues, trade sources and the broader marketing network

What You Will Get

• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companies
• Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
• Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
• Competitive benefits and programs to support your well-being
• Collaborative colleagues who are focused on making an impact

About MediaLink:
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 unites ideas, opportunities, and talent.

The company represents some of the world's most iconic, barrier-breaking artists, creators and changemakers-from actors, athletes and musicians to writers, gamers and digital influencers.

One of the most influential companies in global entertainment, UTA's business spans talent representation, content production, as well as strategic advisory and marketing work with some of the world's biggest brands.

Affiliated companies include Digital Brand Architects, KLUTCH Sports Group, Curtis Brown Group, and MediaLink. UTA is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York and London.

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

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