Global Sports Business Operations & Audience Expansion Director
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10159227 Emplacement Glendale, Californie, États-Unis / Bristol, Connecticut, États-Unis / New York, New York, États-Unis Entreprise ESPN Date de publication 17/09/2026Résumé du poste:
This role is responsible for contributing to audience & revenue growth and leading operational efforts across ESPN’s global platforms. This person will identify and evaluate opportunities to determine the ROI for ESPN and constantly assess priorities to make sure they map to changes in our fast-paced industry. This position will report into the VP, Global Sports Cross Platform Development.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with internal departments to help drive revenue growth for ESPN Global Sports.
- Conduct sports rights analysis/deal modeling to support acquisition process.
- Partner with Programming & Scheduling teams to create efficiencies across global planning.
- Synthesize financial or growth strategies into story-telling presentations and participate in communicating findings to management.
- Serve as a key strategic partner, managing special projects and priorities on behalf of VP, Global Sports Cross Platform Development.
- Oversee Business Operations Global Insights budget.
- Help manage operations of Global Sports Films/Originals distribution across streaming and linear touchpoints.
- Operationalize analytics and fan insights that inform the ongoing growth strategy and drive commercial opportunities.
- Create and communicate digestible insight summaries for ESPN Global Sports leaders to understand performance and fan behavior. Insights should include the key audience opportunities & content performance based on strengths of our offerings.
- Identify and action future revenue and growth opportunities beyond distribution and traditional ad sales revenue in close collaboration with Business Development, Corporate Strategy, and Disney Ad Sales.
- Identify and evaluate content distribution opportunities onto third party platforms working in partnership with Disney Platform Distribution.
- Work closely with stakeholders to develop appropriate actions from revenue forecasts to maximize annual performance.
- Track competitive platforms to understand potential revenue and growth opportunities for ESPN Global Sports.
- Manage the coordination of shared services to unify business objectives across teams.
- Identify and conduct vendor evaluations that are focused on ESPN Global Sports growth.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years working in media.
- Ability to work across multiple time-zones and collaborate with regional teams.
- Ability to strategize and think creatively; strong problem-solving skills required.
- Organizational, prioritization and time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple high-priority projects, with keen attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills.
- Must excel in a fast-paced, result-oriented work environment.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to communicate ideas and concepts into decks and one-sheets, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Workspace.
- Exercise sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive, confidential, and pre-decisional information.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with growing revenue and understanding of financial inputs.
- Experience working with multiple digital media analytics platforms (e.g. Adobe, Conviva, Google Analytics, etc.).
- Experience in Media (to include experience in Entertainment or News), likely in an Audience Development, Strategy, Ad Sales, Business Operations, Finance, or Distribution function.
- Knowledge of the differences in audiences and how to capitalize on those differences.
- Experience in media across multiple platforms (traditional linear, digital, streaming).
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or similar field
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The hiring range for this position in Bristol, CT and Glendale, CA is $126,800 to $170,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $132,800 to $178,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur ESPN:
Travailler à ESPN est une expérience incomparable. En effet, nous trouvons toujours de nouvelles façons d’interagir avec les fans, quelle que soit la manière et le lieu où ils se connectent avec le sport. Chaque jour, nous faisons ce que personne n’a fait auparavant, et ce dans une culture dynamique où nous prenons des risques et nous surpassons continuellement. Lorsque vous disposez des toutes dernières technologies, d’idées révolutionnaires et de talents de classe mondiale dans votre équipe, chaque jour est extraordinaire.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à ESPN Productions, Inc , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons ESPN.
ESPN Productions, Inc est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.