Associate, Creative Strategist

Job Description:

Overview

MKTG Sports and Entertainment is looking for an Associate Creative Strategist to join our team as an individual contributor , reporting to the Senior Director of Content Strategy. You'll create bold narratives that bring ideas to life at the intersection of sports, culture, and brand storytelling.

We work with a range of clients—from established power brands to latest players—and need someone who's a natural researcher, culturally experience, and accomplished at turning data into compelling stories. You will focus on client sponsorships in the sports space, so sports experience and passion are important.

Job Location: NYC (This is a hybrid remote/in-office role).

About You:

We're looking for candidates with 2–4 years of experience in creative strategy, creative writing, or marketing who:

• You will ensure accuracy in everything from processes to grammar.

• You will stay on top of trends, communities, and brand campaigns.

• You will turn complex ideas into clear, engaging copy.

• You will research and summarize data into compelling insights.

• You will lead calls and emails to keep projects moving.

Responsibilities:

• Manage team processes including briefs, file organization, and internal communications.

• Support new business with storytelling, presentations, and pitch materials.

• Assist department admin for the Head of Creative Strategy, including revenue tracking and project management.

• Develop narratives and messaging that scale across campaigns, channels, and activations.

• Build brand strategies for voice, tone, and creative applications to ensure consistency.

• Collaborate in brainstorms and concept development with imaginative, strategic ideas.

• Translate cultural trends into insights that shape brand communication at the intersection of sports, culture, and creativity.

Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $51,000 - $83,375 annually. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply" button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

About MKTG Sports and Entertainment

MKTG S E is a global agency that harnesses the power of sports and entertainment for brands. For over 20 years, we've ignited fandom and innovated activation in the world of sports and entertainment to make something worth noticing, engaging, liking, sharing and remembering. We use deep INSIGHTS and our network of creative team members to create IMPACT between properties, fans and brands.

Today, we help brands move at THE SPEED OF FANS which means we aim to know fans better than they know themselves. MKTG S E is a part of the broader dentsu Sports International network.

Work with us

We're an agency born of fanatics…fans of sports (yes, even pickleball).

Fans of music (we sing in the shower).

Fans of data (we're proud nerds).

Fans of art (from exhibitions to film).

Fans of culture (this is huge). And that means we put it all in for what we love, understanding what fans need, want, feel, hate and love about the brands and properties we lead.

We're led by our core values which focus on collaboration, community, inspiring change, pursuing excellence, and celebrating bravery – all of which are foundational to our culture and how we treat each other and our clients.

We're a community where you are free to be you, where good work gets rewarded, and you are energized by the team around you. It's more than just 'warm and fuzzies' – happy humans are important to our commercial success. And together, we make magic.

Location:

New York

Brand:

Mktg Sports

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color , national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.