Description
Who are we hiring?
MSG Sphere is seeking a Creative Strategist to join our Partner Solutions Team at Sphere, responsible for ideating, structuring, and creating engaging, forward-thinking and on-brand partner content solutions connecting our next-gen immersive content/experience platforms to global brands and consumers. This role will support VP Partner Solutions in driving commercial partnership opportunities, building the bridge between our outside partners (including strategic partners, advertisers, sponsors, and marquee event partners) and our Sphere Studios team to develop and deliver creative solutions for world-class brand experiences at Sphere. In this position, the Creative Strategist will be responsible for researching, ideating, and presenting original, high-impact partner solutions spanning video, audio, experiential, social, digital, and beyond for a world-first immersive entertainment destination opening in Las Vegas in 2023. MSG Sphere is part of Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Our mission is to transform the live entertainment landscape, through the delivery of Sphere as its associated businesses. The future of immersive experiences across film, theatre, and live music are being designed for our groundbreaking venues here. This Creative Strategist position offers the opportunity to be in the vanguard of a company which is defining the future of entertainment.
What will you do?
• Create clear, compelling, and cohesive brand experiences that deliver on business goals, unifying consumer insights, creative strategy, and design solutions while connecting our company to world-class brands across entertainment, technology, consumer products, gaming, sports, and beyond
• Take ownership of brand partners in delivering against partner solutions, serving as the primary point for executing against MSG & Partner goals
• Craft all forms of research, copy, and presentation materials required to serve MSG Sphere marquee partner content, takeovers, events, and experiences
• Collaborate on the development and ideation of pitches, presentations, creative treatments, and brand experiences from concept through delivery, including problem framing, solutions approaches, creative concepts and supporting tactics across MSG Sphere’s diverse portfolio of platforms and products
• Uncover brand and consumer insights to inform creative direction and help businesses connect with people in meaningful ways
• Provide quality assurance, proofing, and editing team copy and presentation materials for clarity, consistency, and maximum impact
• Play an essential role in the conception and communication of partner solutions and ideas both internally and with MSG Sphere’s external partners
• Make amazing creative that wows the world and makes MSG Sphere and its associated properties a sustainable, revenue-generating powerhouse for years to come.
What do you need to succeed?
• 5+ years’ experience in a creative/content strategy, copywriting, or creative partnerships role in a creative studio, consultancy, or marketing agency
• Portfolio demonstrating excellent long and short form writing skills, in multiple styles formats, and voices
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills; precise, tactful, and articulate
• Ability to make the complex simple and compelling
• Relevant experience in multimedia/immersive/experiential/digital content, events, film and/or brand experiences
• Active listener, able to take a verbal brief and self-initiate work
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills
• A self-starter with excellent organizational and communication abilities
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment, while juggling multiple projects
The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.
Why is MSG for me?
With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will deliver immersive entertainment experiences at an unparalleled scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world, MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue planned for London, pending necessary approvals. To create immersive experiences, and content unique to Sphere, we are growing our full stack creative, experience, design, production and engineering team across our Burbank studio in Los Angeles and Ventures headquarters in New York.
We focus on Career Development and Invest in YOU
At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.
We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds
At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations. #LI-SA1