Otsuka Pharmaceuticals

Senior Manager, Media & Sports

Otsuka Pharmaceuticals$120K — $145K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of media experience, including 3+ years leading brand-side media for a consumer brand.
  • Diverse media channel expertise (TV/video, digital, social, search, programmatic, retail).
  • Primary client lead for media agency relationships with direct report management experience.
  • Strong background in leading sports partnerships and integrations preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

  • Own the long-term media strategy for Nature Made, focusing on channel roles and audience approach.
  • Steward the national media budget, optimizing investments and shifting strategies across channels.
  • Lead TV/video investment planning from strategy through to inventory approval.
  • Oversee sports marketing strategy, partnership negotiations, and activations.
  • Establish media standards and coach internal and agency teams on best practices.
  • Direct acquisition media strategy for commerce channels, focusing on key performance metrics.
  • Define retail media investment principles and support customer account plans.
  • Collaborate with Analytics to set media measurement and translate insights into actionable recommendations.

Benefits

  • Career growth opportunities with a focus on learning and development.
  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package tailored to employee and family needs.
  • Supportive environment fostering curiosity, experimentation, and learning.
  • New recognition program to acknowledge employee contributions and well-being.
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY

The Sr. Manager of Media & Sports owns the long-term and annual media strategy for the Nature Made brand, translating business priorities into investment choices that drive media reach, return on spend, and incremental dollar sales growth. You will serve as the media expert for the brand, setting direction and making recommendations to commercial teams and senior leadership. You will develop plans grounded in evidence-based media best practices, consumer insights, and business need. The role leads media partnership integrations and sports partnerships from strategy through to negotiation and execution. You will be accountable to deliver brand and sales results through full-funnel media strategies that drive brand equity, awareness, and conversion.

The Sr. Manager Media and Sports reports to the Senior Director of Brand Activation and manages two direct reports.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Critical contributions this role is counted on to deliver include:
  • Own the media strategy for Nature Made, including channel roles, audience approach, investment principles, and learning agenda.
  • Steward the national media budget and investment portfolio, making optimization decisions and recommending material shifts across channels and partners.
  • Own the TV/video investment planning and upfront process from briefing and strategy through investment approval, to secure inventory that advances media and business goals.
  • Own sports marketing investment strategy, recommend partnership opportunities to leadership, negotiate agreements with sports properties, and govern activation across all elements.
  • Serve as a media center-of-excellence leader, establishing evidence-based standards, playbooks, and decision principles; coach internal teams and agencies; and advance capabilities in targeting, testing, technology, and AI-enabled media optimization.
  • Oversee acquisition media for direct commerce channels, setting strategic direction and performance expectations across CAC, LTV, ROI.
  • Set retail media strategy and investment principles, owning national retail media investment, and consulting with customer teams on account-specific plans.
  • Define the media measurement and learning agenda in partnership with Analytics; translate campaign performance insights into investment recommendations and action plans.
  • Own the media agency relationship, setting expectations for staffing, workplans, scope, and performance.


THE CANDIDATE

Ideal Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate is a visionary media leader with a passion for driving short and long-term brand growth. You drive strategic choices in media, inspire the team and agency towards continuous learning and innovation, and make investment decisions easy to understand for senior leadership.

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

You'll be most successful in this role if you have :
  • A track record of driving results through deep consumer understanding, media expertise, and performance orientation.
  • An ability to drive strategy through to execution - you are equally comfortable setting the long-term vision, and working with the teams to bring it to life.
  • A data-driven approach to decision-making built on a foundation of innovation and experimentation
  • An ability to design processes and systems that enable complex workflows to move forward with transparency and accountability
  • A personal passion for health and wellness and a desire to connect audiences with wellness information they can trust
  • A positive attitude, a collaborative approach, and a focus on helping others succeed


CAPABILITIES & SKILLS REQUIRED

In order to take on these challenges, you'll need to have:
  • 8+ years of experience working in media, including 3+ years as the brand-side media lead for a consumer brand.
  • Diverse media channel experience including TV/Video, digital, social, search, programmatic, and retail media.
  • Experience as the primary client lead for a media agency relationship, and with managing one or more direct reports.
  • Experience leading sports partnerships and integrations strongly preferred.
  • A Bachelors degree or equivalent.


OUR OFFER

Here, career paths aren't predefined, and bureaucratic limitations don't exist -- you have the opportunity to grow, learn from industry pioneers, and develop the way you want to. Pharmavite is investing more in the development of our team -- to help us deliver on our purpose and help you achieve your career aspirations. Our environment is geared to fuel curiosity, encourage experimentation, and generate learning as this is the way we develop ourselves and our organization.

Pharmavite is committed to meeting the needs of our employees and their families with a Total Rewards package that's as comprehensive as the vitamins and supplements we deliver to consumers. With competitive compensation programs and standout benefits, we provide employees with optimal health and well-being -- as well as peace of mind. These rewards -- plus our new recognition program -- ensure employees feel supported both at work and home.

About Otsuka Pharmaceuticals

Otsuka Pharmaceutical is a Japanese pharmaceutical company that develops and markets a range of products including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and nutritional supplements. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Otsuka Pharmaceutical has a strong research and development program and has developed several innovative drugs for the treatment of various diseases. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented several initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. Otsuka Pharmaceutical has a global presence and operates in several countries around the world.
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9,171 employees
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Founded
1989
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