Senior Marketing Manager, Sports Disney+ EMEA

Senior Marketing Manager, Sports Disney+ EMEA

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London, United Kingdom

Disney+ is The Walt Disney Company’s Direct to Consumer streaming service. Launched within the EMEA region in 2019 it includes long and short form content from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Disney+ is a key business priority for TWDC and has quickly become a growth engine for the business. In February 2021 it expanded its proposition in EMEA to include General Entertainment with a broad range of content targeted at adults, then in 2024 it expanded further to include Sports.

The service has already been recognised externally as ‘streaming service of the year’ in many markets and has been commended for its appealing and easy to use interface accessed across multiple platforms (television, mobile devices, PCs).

The Disney+ team is responsible for the strategy and day‑to‑day commercial performance and operations of Disney+ across Europe and future market launches across Middle East and Africa. This position will be located in London regional HQ with flexible working policies and will specifically focus on leading our Sports marketing in order to drive awareness and excitement for our sports offering, and our continued growth through customer acquisition and engagement.

The Senior Marketing Manager, Sports – Disney+ will lead the development and execution of the sports marketing strategy across EMEA, driving awareness, engagement, and demand for Disney+’s sports offering.

The pivotal role sits within Disney+’s Content Marketing team and operates in close collaboration with ESPN, Networks, and third‑party rights holders, as well as cross‑functional Disney+ verticals including merchandising, commercial, performance, finance, PR, social, product, and analytics.

The successful candidate will deliver best‑in‑class sports marketing campaigns, as part of a broader strategy to position Disney+ as the ultimate destination for both entertainment and live sports.

This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either Monday or Friday working from home.

• Develop and execute the regional Disney+ Sports marketing strategy, ensuring alignment with the overarching Disney+ marketing sync plan and regional business priorities
• Work with our Disney+ and ESPN colleagues to deliver complementary, cross‑platform marketing plans that leverage the combined strength of Disney+ and ESPN to maximize reach, resonance, and brand impact
• Serve as the Disney+ Sports marketing lead across the region, acting as the key liaison between Disney+ Global Marketing, Business Development, and ESPN teams

• Oversee the development of outstanding sports creative across all EMEA territories, ensuring a consistent look and feel, tone of voice, and message hierarchy while adapting to local market nuances where needed
• Partner with internal creative and external agencies to deliver world‑class, culturally relevant campaigns that engage diverse sports audiences

• Act as a subject‑matter expert across all marketing channels, with a particular focus on social, influencer, and digital marketing
• Engage the analytics and insights teams to understand audience behaviours, content viewing drivers, and effective ways to reach and retain sports viewers

• Collaborate with Disney+ business verticals to deliver integrated campaigns that drive both brand and business objectives
• Work closely with Merchandising teams to build a cohesive approach to Sports on our platform
• Collaborate with the in‑house social team to deliver innovative social and influencer strategies that deepen engagement and community building among sports fans
• Collaborate with PR to build a drumbeat of news and events that keep Disney+ Sports offering front and centre in earned media
• Work with product, performance, commercial and finance teams
• Coordinate and amplify joint marketing initiatives with Networks, ESPN, and third‑party rights holders
• Provide marketing input into rights negotiations, ensuring fan insights and promotional potential inform…