Associate Director - Media Strategy & Commercial Due Diligence

• Associate Director, Strategy Consulting - (Media Practice)
• $265,000–$300,000 base salary + bonus
• New York, NY | Hybrid | Limited travel

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Join a fast-growing New York team within an established international strategy consultancy, working with private equity and corporate clients on high-value commercial due diligence and growth strategy engagements.

As an Associate Director, you'll play a key role in building the firm's expanding Media practice, leading client engagements, developing senior relationships and supporting business growth.

You'll join a collaborative, low-hierarchy culture where senior hires are given genuine ownership to shape the team, develop people and influence the future direction of the New York office.

Role Highlights

You will:

– Lead commercial due diligence and growth strategy engagements across the Media sector.

– Oversee multiple consulting teams and complex projects with limited Partner involvement.

– Develop senior relationships with private equity and corporate clients.

– Contribute to pitches, sales conversations, marketing and wider practice growth.

– Mentor consultants, manage careers and help shape a growing New York office.

You Will Need

– Strong strategy consulting experience within Media-focused strategy engagements.

– Hands-on commercial due diligence and growth strategy experience.

– A track record of leading several complex projects simultaneously.

– Confidence managing senior clients and external stakeholders.

– Previous involvement in business development, pitches or sales activity.

Why You'll Love It

– $265,000–$300,000 base salary.

– Clear opportunity to progress rapidly to Director, with a longer-term pathway to Partner.

– 401(k) contributions matched up to 4.5% of base salary with no vesting period.

– Hybrid working with limited travel and initiatives designed to reduce excessive weekend work.

– Up to 39 days away from work annually, including vacation, holidays and optional unpaid leave.

– Enhanced parental and fertility treatment leave policies.

– Sabbatical opportunities as your career progresses.

– Personal coaching, employee assistance and broader wellbeing support.

– International project exposure through established US and European client relationships. xhyhwjd

– Regular company events, including an annual global summer event in Europe.

Unfortunately, due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates