Red Bull

Director, Sports Marketing

Red Bull$125K — $150K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 6 years of experience in sports marketing and management
  • Strong planning and project management skills, including budget management
  • Experience with traditional and non-traditional brand marketing strategies
  • Proven history of executing creative marketing ideas
  • Expertise in identifying regional and national sports trends
  • Experience in large budget management
  • Strong knowledge of marketing communications and storytelling

Responsibilities

  • Establish a network in regional sports to stay aware of trends
  • Identify and amplify local athletes’ stories within different markets
  • Create and implement the regional Sports Marketing Business Plan
  • Lead project management for local Red Bull Sports Marketing events
  • Utilize knowledge of local sports to drive innovation in event development
  • Manage alignment with National Gaming team to enhance brand presence in gaming
  • Collaborate with various teams to ensure well-planned sports marketing activities
  • Recruit and develop direct reports towards achieving regional goals

Benefits

  • Travel requirements of 50-60%
  • Permanent employment position
  • Eligibility for benefits
Full Job Description
The Sports Marketing Director leads sports marketing strategy and execution across the region, creating opportunities for consumers to connect with the Red Bull brand through athletes, events, gaming, and other passion points. This role is responsible for bringing national and global marketing priorities to life at the regional and local levels, ensuring initiatives resonate with communities while strengthening brand relevance and engagement.

The Director oversees a team of Senior Sports Marketing Managers who lead Athlete Marketing, Event Marketing, Gaming, and related programs across the region. By providing clear direction, fostering collaboration, and supporting team development, they enable their teams to deliver impactful experiences and partnerships that reflect the spirit of Red Bull.

Working closely with regional teams and partners in Santa Monica, the Director ensures alignment across strategies, programs, and key initiatives. This leader is focused on developing innovative ideas, elevating execution, and creating memorable experiences that help Red Bull remain a leader in sports and culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:
  • ATHLETES, PLAYERS, CREATORS. OPINION LEADERS
    Establish a rich network in regional sports scenes to maintain awareness of latest sports trends and scenes
    Identify locally relevant athletes' stories and help create opportunities to amplify their reach within the region and nationally
    With Athlete Marketing Managers, the National Athlete Marketing team, and the Gaming Managers and National Gaming Player team identify, develop and build relationships with local athlete and player talent
  • EVENT INITIATIVES & PROJECTS
    Responsible for creation and delivery of the annual Region Sports Marketing Business Plan, adapting strategy to local direction and execution
    Lead the project management and execution of local Red Bull Sports Marketing events
    Use knowledge of local sports scenes and sports landscape to inform development of new event concepts, driving innovation
    Oversee regional Sports Marketing resources to maximize the impact of local events
    Support Athlete, Gaming and Event Marketing Managers with accomplishing athlete projects and sport events
  • GAMING
    Manage the Gaming Manager in alignment with National Gaming team colleagues to identify opportunities in the region to reach the gaming consumer and bring the brand to life through gaming events, players, and the community to reach new consumers across the wide work of gaming.
    Build a network in the gaming communities to build relevance and frequency of touchpoints with the gamer following national strategies.
    Establish a network of Gaming partners to establish new avenues to activate the Brand
  • COLLABORATION & DISCOVERY
    Lead and partner with Field Marketing, Event Logistics, Gaming, Athlete Marketing Managers, and the whole marketing mix to ensure quality planning all Sports Marketing activities in the region
    Identify relevant branded and non-branded sports content and stories for our owned and shared media channels
  • PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
    Find and hire the right people to lead regional Sports Marketing projects
    Manage direct reports towards annual regional goals
    Promote a culture by focusing on individual, strengths-based development
    Identify and train employees for succession opportunities
    Provide direct and productive feedback to help maintain quality performance
    Create a culture that rewards effort and execution following Red Bull's values


EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

  • Minimum 6 years of experience in marketing and management with a focus on sports, athletes, and consumers
  • Strong planning and project management competencies, including budget management skills
  • An understanding of traditional and non-traditional brand marketing strategies
  • A history of thoughtful execution of creative ideas
  • Experience with identifying different sports trends and scenes on a regional and national level
  • Large budget management experience
  • Knowledge of marketing communications and storytelling with an emphasis on content
  • Highly motivated self-starter, with high standards of work performance
  • Travel 50-60%
  • Permanent
  • Benefits eligible


WHERE YOU'LL BE BASED

Santa MonicaCalifornia, United States

United StatesRed Bull North America

JOIN THE TEAM

About Red Bull

Red Bull is an energy drink sold by Red Bull GmbH, an Austrian company created in 1987. Red Bull has the highest market share of any energy drink in the world, with 7.5 billion cans sold in a year (as of 2019). Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an existing energy drink named Krating Daeng, which was first introduced and sold in Thailand by Chaleo Yoovidhya. He took this idea, modified the ingredients to suit the tastes of Westerners, and, in partnership with Chaleo, founded Red Bull GmbH in 1987. Red Bull is sold in a tall and slim blue-silver can, and is marketed through advertising, events (Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Red Bull Air Race, Red Bull Crashed Ice), sports team ownerships (Red Bull Racing, Scuderia AlphaTauri, FC Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Brasil, RB Leipzig, EC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Ghana), celebrity endorsements, and music, through its record label Red Bull Records.
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