About the Role
ESPN is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager to lead marketing strategy and execution for ESPN across Australia and New Zealand. This 12-month fixed-term maternity cover role is crucial for growing ESPN’s brand, audience engagement, and consumer-facing platforms across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social channels.
Responsibilities
- Lead the ESPN brand and marketing strategy across Australia and New Zealand.
- Plan and execute multi-platform campaigns across TV, digital, social, streaming and partner channels.
- Partner with Disney+ Marketing to support ESPN on Disney+ campaigns, key sports moments and new rights launches.
- Manage ESPN Australia/New Zealand’s social media strategy to grow reach, engagement and audience connection.
- Collaborate with editorial, sales, programming, research, creative, finance, international marketing and agency partners.
- Build strong relationships with affiliates, sports leagues, rights partners and external suppliers.
- Oversee marketing budgets, vendor management, reporting and campaign optimisation.
Requirements
- 8+ years’ relevant marketing experience, ideally within media, entertainment, sport, digital or consumer brands.
- Strong experience developing and delivering ATL, digital, social and integrated marketing campaigns.
- A confident stakeholder manager who can influence and collaborate across local, regional and international teams.
- Strong creative judgement, communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A passion for sport, media and entertainment, with strong awareness of the Australian and New Zealand sports landscape.
- Experience managing budgets, agencies, suppliers and campaign reporting.
Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Richmond, Australia
Work Type
- Full time
- 12 month contract
Experience Level
- 8+ years
About the Company
- ESPN is the world’s leading sports entertainment company, guided by its mission to serve sports fans.
- In Australia and New Zealand, ESPN operates the ESPN and ESPN2 channels, ESPN on Disney+ and a digital network comprising ESPN.com.au, ESPNcricinfo and ESPNfootytips.
- ESPN distributes an extensive portfolio of premium sports rights including the NBA, NFL, NBL and MLB.
Equal Opportunity
- The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong.
- We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
- The Walt Disney Company can provide individual accessibility support that may be needed during your interview process. Please let us know of accommodations that may assist in helping you feel welcome by emailing wdi.careers.au@disney.com.
