Marketing Brand Manager, EMEA

UFC - Manager
United Kingdom
Marketing · Consumer Marketing/Brand Management · National/Tour Marketing
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Who We Are:

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and approximately 300 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 950 million households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

This position is responsible for leading, planning, and executing the marketing direction for UFC initiatives in Europe, Middle East and Africa as well as maintaining the brand guidelines and vision across the region.

The position will primarily support various content marketing efforts, while also extending to support multiple departments to develop initiatives that enhance the brand and business outcome across the region.

  • Drives UFC marketing and brand activities ensuring alignment with company vision and strategy. As strategic changes evolve, ensures consistent market execution is developed and maintained.
  • Maintains brand integrity and compliance across product lines, marketing materials and all other internal and external communications as they pertain to the UFC brand.
  • Directs the development of media buying and media planning for UFC events held in the EMEA region, and promote UFC content for those events held internationally that have specific relevance for the local EMEA market
  • Maintains strong relationships with content partners across cable, satellite and digital distribution platforms to foster and grow UFC PPV, linear TV and digital content businesses through marketing initiatives.
  • Ensures that content partners have all necessary marketing materials and works with them to create materials compliant with UFC brand guidelines.
  • Works to identify possible events in market for a UFC Fan Experience in collaboration with global brand team, pulling together location plans and assisting with execution on the ground.
  • Leads the marketing and development of UFC Fight Pass throughout the territories.
  • Regularly tracks results and prepares monthly reports for circulation to the Executive team.
  • Manages the relationship with and the performance of territorial advertising and marketing agencies.
  • Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as content, social/digital, sponsorship sales, creative, product teams, public relations, research and operations to execute specific marketing initiatives.
  • Sets and tracks brand health metrics and drives the development of brand tracking across products.
  • Lead identification and execution of market research to support marketing and brand plans.
  • Provides advice and counsel to senior business leaders about strategic opportunities to grow the UFC brand and our financial results.
  • Other tasks, projects, and responsibilities as assigned.

 

You Have These (Add Qualifications): 

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated strength in marketing competencies with particular strength in positioning, brand development, innovation project leadership.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement both strategic and tactical initiatives. Ability to focus on long-term and short-term needs simultaneously.
  • A self-motivated individual able to take on a range of tasks.
  • Demonstrated leadership in project management and brand management. Ability to take creative ideas and ground them in the brand’s strategy and back them up with strong business cases on consumer and customer research.
  • Teamwork, project management skills and creativity a must.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Detail oriented and creative.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, social media applications. 

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