Director, Growth Strategy
UTA Ventures is the venture division of United Talent Agency.
About UTA Ventures
UTA Ventures seeks out, builds, and accelerates innovative businesses that change how people live, work, and play. It operates at the intersection of entertainment, commerce, and technology, partnering with talent to build companies, extend brand platforms, and expand into new categories. The division also invests in growing startups, including businesses in the creator economy, frontier technology, and the future of entertainment.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead client engagements from discovery and market analysis through recommendations, narrative, sales enablement and activation. You will present to senior executives, own workplans and deliverable quality, direct and develop consultants and analysts, and help grow the business through pitches and proposals.
Requirements
- 5 to 7+ years in marketing, sales, consulting, agency, media or technology with client-facing experience
- Track record of recognizing and acting on growth opportunities
- Strength in analysis and storytelling
- Fluency in media, advertising, adtech and technology
- Experience leading client relationships and mentoring junior team members
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Advanced in relevant tools including AI
Responsibilities
- Lead discovery including stakeholder, customer and market interviews and competitive analysis
- Turn research into a clear point of view for clients
- Frame client choices and build business cases
- Present and defend recommendations to senior executives
- Develop positioning, narrative and messaging
- Build sales and marketing enablement materials
- Plan activation to reach buyers
- Track pipeline, deals and market perception
- Serve as day-to-day lead and main client contact
- Own workplans, timelines and deliverable quality across engagements
- Direct and develop consultants and analysts
- Identify client needs and bring in UTA Advisory capabilities
- Partner on new business, pitches and proposals
- Build network and presence through events and published views
Benefits
- Competitive programs to support your well-being