About the Role
Lead the strategic development and cross-functional activation of bundle and add-on offerings across the customer journey, with an initial focus on integrating NFL Network / NFL+ Premium into broader DTC bundle offerings like ESPN Unlimited. This role is critical for DTC success in bundle and add-on go-to-market strategies, working closely with the NFL Marketing team to develop and execute marketing strategies and drive business results.
Responsibilities
- Lead the marketing strategies of bundle and add-on positioning across ESPN DTC products and customer experiences.
- Define how key bundle components are integrated into the overall subscriber value proposition.
- Build scalable frameworks for marketing bundles and add-ons across acquisition, engagement, retention, and win-back efforts.
- Ensure bundle strategy is informed by subscriber strategy, business priorities, and evolving consumer value drivers.
- Develop the marketing strategy for communicating bundles and add-ons across channels and touchpoints.
- Partner closely with Media on the media/audience prioritization strategy for on and off ESPN platform.
- Serve as a strategic partner for the integration of NFL-related offerings into the broader bundle ecosystem.
- Work closely with the NFL marketing team and related internal stakeholders to define how NFL Network / NFL+ Premium should show up within bundle strategy and customer messaging.
- Ensure individual sports integrations support both immediate campaign opportunities and longer-term acquisition and retention strategies.
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years of experience in marketing, specifically subscription marketing, marketing strategy, or related disciplines.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in DTC marketing.
- Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives that span multiple channels, stakeholders, and business priorities.
- Strong understanding of subscription businesses, DTC models, lifecycle marketing, and customer journeys.
- Experience developing messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategy for complex consumer offerings.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across teams without direct reporting authority.
- Strong strategic thinking paired with executional orientation and attention to detail.
Skills
- Subscription marketing
- Marketing strategy
- DTC marketing
- Cross-functional strategic initiatives
- Subscription businesses
- DTC models
- Lifecycle marketing
- Customer journeys
- Messaging development
- Positioning development
- Go-to-market strategy
- Stakeholder influence
- Strategic thinking
- Executional orientation
- Attention to detail
- Media
- Streaming
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Subscription-based consumer businesses
- Bundle strategy
- Add-on packaging
- Multi-product subscriber experiences
- Creative team partnership
- CRM team partnership
- Media team partnership
- Sports properties
- Content partner collaboration
- Matrixed organization collaboration
Location
- New York, NY, USA
Work Type
- Full time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- 6 years of experience
- 2 years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Marketing, Digital Media, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $121,000.00 to $162,200.00 per year
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About the Company
- ESPN Media
- Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Growth Acquisition & Retention - Sports
- Marketing & Consumer Engagement
