Director, Strategy, IMG Media

Who We Are:

IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages some of the world’s greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

Who You Are

IMG Media are looking for a Strategy director, the role will require a mix of strategy consulting skills and an ability to collaborate within a large, matrix’d organization. A deep understanding of the sports ecosystem and its commercial value drivers is essential.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To

• Develop and manage a range of strategy projects for IMG Media’s clients – including commercial strategies, media rights portfolio strategies, market expansion strategies and more.
• Develop and manage a team of highly skilled and motivated people, providing mentorship and guidance to help them develop professionally
• Collaborate with stakeholders to lead cross-functional initiatives and bring the best of IMG Media and Endeavor to our clients
• Develop and project manage internal strategy initiatives that explore and develop new opportunities for IMG Media to expand regionally. Work with IMG’s leaders to understand local market dynamics and define ways for IMG Media to add value to local and pan-regional customers
• Anticipate and monitor trends in the broader Media space, and leverage this to solve clients’ key business issues
• Use a strong analytical approach to quickly identify and size new business or market opportunities, scope profitable initiatives, and develop compelling business cases
• Bring innovative thinking to solve clients’ challenges, and develop new insights and approaches
• Ideally, experience of developing business cases to support potential M&A/investments
• Use a strong commercial acumen to understand the shifting media landscape, and identify how IMG Media can help clients improve their performance within their ecosystems

You Will Have The Following Strengths

• Experience within strategy consulting within the media and entertainment space
• Ideally experience of consulting or working within strategy / commercial strategy teams for sports rights holders – governing bodies, leagues, federations etc
• Ideally experience of working with broadcasters / streamers within the sports ecosystem
• Inclusive and collaborative leader, working effectively with diverse staff, and stewarding an organizational culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, and an ability to apply IMG core values to all areas of your work.
• Strong commercial acumen
• A demonstrated growth mindset with ability to create and maintain standards of high performance and accountability, and foster innovation, continuous learning, and improvement.

We'd Also Love If You Have These

• Strong strategic and analytical skills, able to both conduct analysis and scope analysis for others to execute
• Strong project management skills, scoping new consulting projects and managing teams to deliver projects successfully
• Mission-driven and thrive working in a growth-oriented and entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven leadership ability in a fast-paced, high-profile organisation; with a track record of leading strategic work that has demonstrably had proven success
• An ability to multi-task, and manage multiple initiatives at different development stages
• A natural ability to think strategically about a business and individual topics and issues
• A drive for results and a challenge, being action orientated and pragmatic in approach
• Experience in presentation and communication to a range of stakeholders and the ability to ‘bring people along’ on a journey and meeting deadlines 

Working Conditions

• This is a permanent position.
• This role will be based at Chiswick Park, with some flexibility on remote working as appropriate
• Working hours are 9:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday 
• May be required to attend (and travel to) locations, including other IMG buildings and meetings
• Unsocial hours may be required, as dictated by the demands of the business schedule
• Adapting to use of new systems and technology where appropriate.

Our Work Ethic:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and ally-ship the way we do anything. Fiercely and fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.