Executive, Sports & Entertainment

TL;DR

Executive, Sports & Entertainment: Support day-to-day delivery of brand partnerships, sponsorships, and branded content in sports, music, gaming, and entertainment with an accent on strategy, activation, measurement, and commercial operations. Focus on translating business challenges into partnership solutions, managing end-to-end execution, and optimizing value across clients, rights holders, and stakeholders.

Location: Hybrid in London, United Kingdom (requires right to work in the UK).

Company

hirify.global is the UK’s biggest media agency network, focused on AI-driven media, data, partnerships, and sports & entertainment solutions for leading brands.

What you will do

• Support client activities across new and existing partnerships in sports and entertainment, providing counsel on opportunities and escalating issues.
• Translate business challenges into partnership-led solutions, leading responses to briefs with research, insights, and collaboration with WPP specialists.
• Manage end-to-end partnership delivery including contracts, activation planning, production, social/digital output, events, and reporting.
• Handle budgets, forecasting, invoicing, supplier negotiations, and compliance coordination.
• Support team delivery, workflow, resourcing, and foster collaboration across internal teams and external partners.

Requirements

• Experience in relevant positions with passion for sports, entertainment, gaming, and cultural verticals.
• Fast learner, autonomous worker, ambitious with a can-do attitude.
• Highly organized with strong project management skills across multiple clients and projects.
• Understanding of partnerships, content, media, social, digital, and experiential campaigns.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook for client presentations and documentation.
• Right to work in the UK required.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week to foster creativity and collaboration.
• Comprehensive benefits including competitive medical, dental, vision insurance, group retirement plans, and significant paid time off.
• Open, inclusive environment with employee resource groups, in-office events, and mental health awareness days.
• Opportunities for growth, professional connections via global WPP network, and learning at the cutting edge of marketing.