Senior Sales Manager, Digital Branded Content

• Full-time

Reporting to
:
Head of Digital and Branded Content

Contract
:
Permanent

Type of work
:
Hybrid working (3-4 days in office)

About Fremantle UK

Creating the Extraordinary, Together.

Fremantle UK is one of the UK's leading creators, producers and distributors of world-class entertainment, drama, film and documentaries. As part of the global Fremantle group, we develop and produce bold, distinctive content that reaches audiences across the UK and around the world.

From award-winning entertainment formats such as Britain's Got Talent, The Apprentice and Too Hot to Handle, to critically acclaimed dramas including The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, and internationally celebrated films such as Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-winning Poor Things, Fremantle UK is home to some of the industry's most recognised and talked-about programming.

Our Purpose

We are driven by a shared purpose of Creating the Extraordinary, Together. We tell stories that connect people around the world, reflecting and celebrating the diversity of the communities we serve. Through compelling and irresistible entertainment, we aim to engage, inspire and create meaningful cultural impact.

To achieve this, we bring together talented people from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives both within our teams and across our productions. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture and creating opportunities for diverse talent in everything we do.

About the team

The Digital and Branded team at Fremantle UK are pivotal in steering Fremantle's evolution as a media business across commercial work and on digital platforms such as You Tube and social media. The team create and deliver brand partnerships with our iconic IP, produce digital marketing content for our shows and work with Fremantle UK's award-winning labels on all things branded entertainment across linear TV, streamers, You Tube and social media.

Job Overview

Fremantle UK is looking for a Senior Sales Manager, Digital Branded Content to join our Digital & Branded team and help drive the next phase of growth in digital-first branded content.

This is a senior, commercially focused role responsible for generating new business opportunities with brands and agencies, securing briefs and developing partnerships built for You Tube, social and the wider digital content landscape.

You'll combine proactive business development with a strong understanding of content, creators and platforms – identifying where brands can play authentically in entertainment and translating those opportunities into compelling commercial propositions.

A key part of the role will be unlocking digital-first branded entertainment opportunities outside of our existing IP
, positioning Fremantle as a creative, production (working closely with the Head of Digital Production) and distribution partner for brands to build new, ownable IP ecosystems.

You'll also work closely with the wider Digital & Branded team, including partnering with our other Senior Partnerships Manager to develop and deliver digital growth in commercial partnerships around some of Fremantle's best-known shows and brands, including Britain's Got Talent, Grand Designs and more.

This is an opportunity to take real ownership of an important growth area within one of the world's leading creative businesses.

Here you will get to:

• Drive growth in digital-first branded entertainment
  , identifying and sourcing new commercial opportunities through proactive outreach to brands, agencies and other potential partners.
• Build and manage a strong new-business pipeline
  , developing relationships with senior decision-makers and turning conversations into tangible opportunities and briefs.
• Secure briefs for branded entertainment opportunities
  , establishing Fremantle as a go-to creative partner for brands looking to reach audiences through digital-first entertainment.
• Lead conversations with brands and agencies
  , confidently representing Fremantle's creative and commercial capabilities and identifying opportunities where we can add value.
• Develop compelling propositions and pitches
  , working with creative, production and commercial colleagues to turn opportunities into distinctive, sellable ideas.
• Assess Fremantle's existing IP catalogue to identify opportunities for digital-first content concepts tailored to brand integration, creator collaboration and platform-specific audiences.
• Build commercial models around opportunities
  , working at pace to understand…