Duh, not sure how I missed that. I'll update the OP with a link to the job... which is with the NFL in NY.
https://www.nfl.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/ ... rentPage=1
Job Title: Director, Digital Media Business Development
Position Type: Full Time - Regular
City: New York
State: New York
Travel Requirements: 0% - 25%
Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, with an MBA preferred
Years of Experience: 5-10 years
Certification, Licenses, and Registration:
Description:
The NFL Digital Media Group is seeking a Director of Business Development to help grow the company through extending the reach of current digital products, development of new business opportunities, the formation of strategic partnerships and alliances, and managing existing partnerships /renewals.
The Director will be expected to help develop short and long-term strategies to expand the business, consumption and revenues for all the NFL’s digital media businesses.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will:
•Identify, develop and execute business strategies for key business areas
•Assist in developing new market initiatives by assessing new markets and analyzing business opportunities
•Conduct financial analyses and develop proposals for new business opportunities
•Take a meaningful role in all aspects of the deal development and prospecting, sourcing, negotiating and closing, including proactively identifying potential business partners and negotiating agreements
•Partnership & client management
•Create and participate in strategic presentations to senior executives inside and outside the organization
Special Skills/Abilities:
•Proven ability to think strategically and analytically
•Have a strong understanding of digital media trends (along with media broadly), evolution of platforms/consumption, and understand the business dynamics/models of digital media properties
•Effective presentation creation abilities
•Strong understanding of financial analysis and modeling
•Strong command of contracts and experience working with legal professionals
•Strong organizational skills with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects
•A team player who is capable of interacting and working cross-functionally in a multi-function organization
•Work along-side, manage, and help develop a group of junior professionals across a variety of projects
Ideal Experience:
Education or Equivalent Experience:
•5-10 years of experience in business development at a leading media company, investment banking (preferably in TMT groups), consulting (technology focus) or venture capital
•Bachelor’s degree, with an MBA preferred
The finalist will be a bright, highly motivated and pro-active, confident media professional. It is essential that this person be a team player with a competitive but collaborative style. He/she will be a proactive, with an ability to work independently and anticipate the business needs.
The finalist should have a “can do” attitude and be able to work effectively in developing media and strategies. The ability to make decisions that are strategically well conceived will further characterize the successful candidate.
The candidate of choice will possess diplomacy skills and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced environment. In addition to strong interpersonal abilities, excellent verbal, written and oral presentation skills are essential.
The finalist will have experience managing a team, collaboratively working on multiple projects and providing them with development opportunities.
The candidate should be a fan of spectator sports in order to relate to the user experience of sports fans and visitors to NFL.com
Additional traits include:
•Risk-oriented
•Strong sense of prioritization and time management
•Hard-working
•Detail-oriented
•Able to establish credibility quickly in order to effectively interface at all levels in a complex organization
•A strong personal style that will enable him/her to persuade and motivate others to accomplish corporate goals
•A solid work ethic; positive attitude and potential for continued career growth
•Trustworthy and loyal
•Comfortable in a lean, “start-up like” environment
