Director, Creative Strategy Job at Front Office Sports LLC in New York

Director, Creative Strategy

Application Deadline: 31 January 2026

Department: Marketing and Strategy

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York, New York

Reporting To: VP, Marketing and Strategy

Compensation: $110,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

Front Office Sports is seeking a Director of Creative Strategy with experience in creative concepting, media strategy, and presentation development. We're looking for a natural-born storyteller to collaborate with our brand partnerships team, crafting strategic, high-impact proposals that drive advertising revenue across our multi-platform media flywheel.

The ideal candidate has a passion for sports, a strong creative point of view, and the executive presence to confidently pitch ideas and strategies to both internal and external stakeholders.

The Creative Strategy team powers the ideation and development of custom partnership proposals and strategically packages offerings across our ecosystem, including newsletters, website, social media, original content, shows, and events, into compelling recommendations for brands across all verticals.

This position reports directly to the Vice President, Marketing & Strategy. Candidates must be able to work from the NYC office at least 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of strategic recommendations in response to RFPs and sales requests, providing thoughtful, creative solutions that align with client goals and drive business.
• Represent the FOS voice in agency and brand calls; passionately pitch ideas to clients to win business.
• Thoroughly analyze and challenge brand briefs to extract key insights, learnings, priority tactics, and/or solutions that inform our strategy.
• Manage and mentor a team of strategists, assigning tasks and supporting workflows to effectively meet tight deadlines.
• Problem-solve in real time during client calls or briefings, acting as a strategic partner and creative storyteller to complement the sales team.
• Lead external and internal brainstorms and strategy sessions confidently, without requiring guidance from Marketing & Strategy leadership.
• Independently generate concepts and ideas beyond team brainstorming sessions.
• Develop new products and placements, as well as innovative ways to leverage existing offerings.
• Present, defend, and promote ideas effectively to senior leadership.
• Understand the media planning process, including digital and content-heavy plans, and provide strategic recommendations to the Account Management team.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 6-8+ years of experience in a creative, strategic, program development, or partnerships role.
• You have experience leading the development of proposals and marketing materials for brands.
• You are passionate about the intersection of sports, business, and culture, with the ability to turn insights and trends into executable ideas.
• You're a channel-agnostic creative who enjoys ideating and crafting concepts across social, digital, content, experiential, and more.
• You have strategic instincts; you understand how to digest a brief and develop a strategic framework that is rooted in data and key insights
• You're skilled at multitasking with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients while maintaining strict attention to detail.
• You have natural creative, writing, and storytelling skills and a strong executive presence.
• You're a visual storyteller with deep expertise in Keynote.
• You are comfortable working with data and insights, using numbers conceptually to tell a compelling story and inform strategic recommendations.
• You're constantly on top of social trends and following key storylines within the world of sports, culture, and media.
• You can execute with little oversight, building strong working relationships with internal and cross-functional teams, as well as brands, agencies, platforms, and partners.

Perks & Benefits

• Generous PTO policy to use as you please, plus sick time and company holidays.
• Employer-sponsored health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
• An annual professional development stipend and endless development opportunities at a growing startup.
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan, complemented by a 3% company match. We believe in supporting your long-term financial goals.
• Thrive in a dynamic environment with endless development opportunities at our growing startup.