ABOUT US
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater racing series and one of the fastest growing sports on the planet.
Consisting of some of the world’s finest drivers and greatest car manufacturers, the Championship brings close-combat, wheel-to-wheel racing to the streets of the most progressive cities.
Formula E is more than just a race. With a grid made up of all-electric cars, it’s a competitive platform to test and develop road-relevant technologies, helping to refine the design of electric vehicles while promoting the uptake of clean mobility to tackle air pollution on a global scale.
WORKING WITH US
At Formula E, we have created an environment that supports our colleagues to perform at their best. We are innovative, curious and we love the world we live in which is why we value sustainability. We believe that work should be fun and, whilst we are passionate about delivery, we are one team and supporting each other is key to our success.
YOUR ROLE
As an integral member of the FE Media and Distribution team, reporting to the Head of Media and Distribution, you will have a core focus on the day-to-day management of our broadcaster and media platform relationships. You will also support the wider team with growing the distribution of FE’s media rights portfolio and syndication off our content output.
As FE is about to enter a new cycle of media rights, you will be responsible for preparing both new and incumbent broadcast partners and platforms for this, beginning with the first race of Season 7 in December 2020. This will include devising and implementing localized bespoke promotional/marketing plans and launch campaigns ahead of the new season, organizing production, content and social media workshops, and delivering tailored training materials as part of comprehensive onboarding tutorials.
You will be assigned responsibility for several key broadcast partners and media platforms with whom you will develop and maintain highly collaborative relationships. You will also facilitate sponsorship workshops with FE’s Commercial Team in order to engage series partners with opportunities that exist across the broadcast and digital networks of partners in your care.
You will create season-long account plans in order to continually drive account performance across key engagement verticals such as audience growth, promotion, optimised scheduling, production value and use of FE/original digital content.
Alongside your core responsibilities, you will periodically support the team’s rights distribution and commercialisation remit, participate in contract renewal discussions with your key accounts and play an active role in rights sales processes within certain territories.
The ideal candidate will have proven and demonstrable account management experience, with some content distribution experience also a plus. Ideally you will have worked within the broadcast and/or digital media sphere, preferably having worked previously with major licensees as well as social/digital media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube).
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Account lead for several of FE’s key broadcasters and platforms, developing close working relationships and managing all day-to-day aspects of the partnerships
- Onboarding new and existing broadcast partners for next media rights cycle: providing hands-on training around FE’s future media product and broadcast tools
- Management on-site at races as well as other events/activations
- Support wider team with distribution of FE’s content and programming portfolio to new and existing broadcasters and platforms
- Account and strategic lead on digital platform rights partnerships (Facebook, Twitch, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube)
- Close interaction with FE’s internal Marketing and Brand, Insights, Commercial and Strategy Teams.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Industry experience ideally at broadcaster, platform, rights-holder or agency
- Proven track record of successful client relationships and strategic account management
- Experience of building and tracking account plans to ensure continued account performance
- Expertise within digital/social media sphere specifically around sports partnerships
- Solid production, technical and operational broadcasting experience, ideally within sport
- Experience of media sales/content distribution environments a plus
- Clear understanding of broadcast and sports industry trends, threats and developments
- Knowledge of motorsport as well as experience supporting at major sporting events is advantageous
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational and administrative abilities
- An ability to identify and generate commercial opportunities and leads
- Adaptability and patience in a frequently evolving professional environment
- Confident and articulate presentation capabilities (often in front of large groups)
- Fluency in English is essential and another international language ideally German, Italian, Spanish or French is a major benefit
- You will have the ability to work to tight deadlines and handle multiple simultaneous projects
- You will be a problem-solver, both a team player and capable of working proactively using your own initiative
- Working knowledge of MS Office programmes including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- Willingness to travel is essential, often for sustained periods and at short notice. Approx. 30% overseas travel.