Advertising Strategy Manager M/F/D

Do you want to shape the future of the biggest sports entertainment destination in the world and create tailor-made activation concepts for brands & agencies? 

As our new (Senior) Advertising Strategy Manager, you will become an integral part of the ad sales department of DAZN DACH and engage with our clients to bring them creative, solution-oriented ideas and products to meet their business challenges as well as goals and objectives. 

You will be using your innovation, communication & project management skills effectively to maximize sales revenues & establish DAZN Media as leading sports sales house from a B2B perspective – but most of all you will be passionate about sports and delivering the very best service to all stakeholders while collaborating with numerous internal functions across the entire DAZN business. 

This role is based in Munich.
 

Please note, our Talent Acquisition team and some Hiring teams are based in the UK so parts of the recruitment process will be in English. Please also upload your resume in English, thanks!

As our new Advertising Strategy Manager m/f/d, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Take responsibility for the strategic output of the DACH ad sales team including creation of sales materials & brand activation concepts in presentation 
• Working closely with direct & agency sales team to deliver ad sales revenue targets leveraging the broad DAZN ecosystem incl. OTT, social & FAST 
• Driving recognition & awareness of DAZN Media in the sports industry by creating a holistic B2B marketing strategy (conventions, road shows, etc.) 
• Highlight areas of growth and opportunity by designing physical & customized brand activations (e.g. on-site events)  
• Management of strategic & creative process between multiple stakeholders following briefings, ensuring projects are delivered time-efficiently and against brand objectives  
• Development of media-based responses to brand or agency briefs demonstrating relevant market insights & a creative mindset including presentation towards clients in alignment with direct & agency sales team 
• Engage with all relevant DAZN functions including content, commercial rights, marketing and PR to maximize opportunities for DAZN Media 

You'll have:

• Multiple years of experience working in sports media within a creative agency, media owner or social platform 
• Extensive understanding of the sports rights landscape including rights IP usage & sponsorship restrictions 
• Strategic leadership within the sports, media, social and content verticals 
• Confident presenting multi-platform project executions to budget holders & decision makers 
• Proficient in the creative process, managing specialists to ideate & produce compelling brand concepts digitally & physically (e.g. events) 
• Holistic knowledge of marketing opportunities on a B2B level 
• Broad understanding of content formats & platforms and influencer network 
• Exceptional PowerPoint and communication skills 
• Experience of working with multiple internal teams to deliver premium output 
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both in German and English 

About DAZN

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be. 

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop. 

DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:  

Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen. 

Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact. 

Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One. 

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. 

Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone.

To apply for the vacancy please click the ‘apply’ button below.

If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.

Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.