Corporate Strategy Director, VICE
$140-150k
Digital media & broadcasting company
Job no longer available
Digital media & broadcasting company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$140-150k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people navigate the ideas, issues, and context that other outlets miss.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Degree in Business / Finance; MBA a plus
- Experience: Minimum 5 years' experience in Investment Banking, Management Consulting or Corporate Finance with roles in strategy and mergers & acquisitions
- Industry: Experience in media, entertainment and digital media
Desirable
- Positive mindset, entrepreneurial spirit and ability to adapt
- Structured and analytical problem solver
- Strong business modeling skills, with a commitment to accuracy and credibility
- Ability to deliver on tight deadlines, in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate complex insights simply and clearly articulate recommendations
- Ability to earn trust and work with different levels of stakeholders in various environments
- Eager to learn the key strategic levers in the industry
- Strong communication skills (memos and written presentations)
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
What the job involves
- Vice Media Group is looking for a Director of Corporate Strategy & Development to be responsible for assisting the Chief Strategy Officer and the Corporate Strategy team across the development, communication, planning and execution of strategic initiatives across corporate strategy, business development, corporate development and M&A
- Additionally, this position will be responsible for aspects of Corporate FP&A such as preparing board and reporting packages for investor relations, as well as group level financial modeling and analysis
- Ongoing assessment of industry and competitive landscape identifying key industry trends
- Work with business units to define, formulate, develop, plan and execute new opportunities for growth through business development, corporate development and M&A initiatives
- Cultivate, develop and manage of a business & corporate development, investment, partnership and acquisition pipeline
- Drive quantitative and qualitative analysis for strategic initiatives
- Identify, asses and execute M&A, investments and partnership/joint-venture opportunities
- Manage execution including diligence, negotiations, structuring and integration
- Work with internal corporate teams to document, finance and communicate deals
- Partner with leadership and outside service providers to support execution of key initiatives
- Work with business units to ensure business initiatives reflect corporate strategy
- Supporting the execution of strategic projects: project scoping and work planning, strategic analysis, formalization of recommendations, coordination of stakeholders
- Providing ad hoc strategic analysis to support decision making process of executive team
- Assist in the corporate strategic planning process across business units
- Advisory resource across organization on various key business issues and initiatives
- Monitor investments, partnerships/JVs for performance, etc
Our take
VICE creates and published content aimed specifically at the youth market. Founded as a magazine in 1994, the company expanded into digital media, filmmaking and broadcasting, covering subjects ranging from drugs, food, youth culture, music and more.
Although VICE faced competition from outlets such as Vox and BuzzFeed, its bold and transgressive tone allowed it to differentiate itself from its rivals. It is through this that it made a name for itself, becoming one of the market leaders.
Affected by the decline in ad revenue across the media industry, the company has had a rough few years - including a bankruptcy filing in 2023. That said, it has since made some pivotal moves to re-establish its footing and we will have to wait and see what its future holds
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2021
$85m
LATE VC
Jun 2017
$450m
LATE VC
Total funding: $855m
Company benefits
- Health, dental & vision insurance
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Health spending account (HAS)
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
South Williamsburg, NY
Leadership
Shane Smith
(Co-Founder & CEO)An Emmy Award-winning journalist who co-founded VICE in 1994.
Suroosh Alvi
(Co-Founder)An experienced journalist, filmmaker and producer.
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