Head of Digital Media Rights – Formula 1

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to F1’s Director of Media Rights and Content Creation, you will:

  • Lead the development and execution of F1’s global digital media distribution strategy across owned and operated digital platforms, social media, broadcasters and other third-party channels
  • Identify new opportunities within the fast-evolving media landscape, and grow F1’s reach, engagement and revenue through the creative deployment of digital rights
  • Lead the commercial development of F1’s OTT service F1TV, partnering with Product, Delivery and Marketing teams to develop and execute on commercial strategies and partnerships that drive revenue growth and cost efficiencies
  • Work closely with the Heads of Media Rights to align linear and digital strategies in each market, and deliver against digital media requirements in F1’s core rights deals
  • Lead F1’s global commercial relationships with social and digital media platforms, building long-term partnerships that improve reach and engagement, whilst supporting F1’s fast-growing digital advertising business
  • Lead F1’s audio, photography, esports media and sports data businesses, driving growth through new and existing partnerships and innovative business models 
  • Assume full accountability for financial performance, ensuring revenues and expenses are in line with agreed budget targets each year
  • Manage the Digital Media Rights team, working alongside the wider Media Rights team and colleagues in F1’s Product, Delivery, Marketing, Finance and Legal teams

Experience:

  • 10+ years extensive experience combined in digital media business development, media rights distribution strategy and revenue generation
  • 3+ years building and leading deal-oriented teams
  • Proven track record of revenue generation, P&L responsibility and delivering against revenue targets 
  • Bachelor’s Degree minimum 

Knowledge and Skills 

  • Deep understanding of digital media distribution business models 
  • Excellent negotiation skills, strategic and detail oriented to help deliver against F1’s commercial interests
  • A relationship builder that creates win-win partnerships both within and outside the organisation
  • Strategic and detail oriented in long form negotiations to support F1 wider company interests
  • Ability to express and present ideas or facts concisely and precisely through PPT and Excel
  • Comfort with analytics, excel modelling and forecasting
  • Ability to prioritize and handle numerous tasks simultaneously
  • An understanding of F1 and love of sports will be an advantage

Partnership Communications Manager – Mercedes F1

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Partnership Communications Manager to join the Team, reporting into the Head of Partner and Event Communications.

As an established communications professional, you will have previous experience in Sport Partner Management or Communications functions and will be part of a group that act as expert consultants to the Partnership Activation team in the areas of Communications, Team brand standards and Team tone of voice.

You will have a strong technical understanding of the sport and the ability to translate a partnership narrative in to a compelling and relevant campaign or activation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively with the F1 and Esports Partnership Activation Teams and the Merchandising and Licensing Team to bring communications and brand compliance guidance to the process of asset delivery and activation
  • Support the approvals process of Partner output, ensuring adherence/alignment to the Team’s brand standards
  • Assist the Partnership Activation Team with the provision of creative solutions for activations, content creation, campaigns, whilst ensuring the appropriate balance with Team and other Partner output
  • Develop engaging narratives to assist Partners in telling their stories, from delivering on existing messaging to co-developing a narrative, and being able to recognise authentic synergies between Partner and Team 
  • Lead the digital integration of Partner content and activations on the Team’s platforms, ensuring all internal stakeholders are engaged and output is maximised
  • Work with the Social team to improve the integration of Team merchandise on Team channels, as well as identifying opportunities in this area
  • Work with the Head of Digital to measure and report Partner-specific performance metrics from content output on the Team’s platforms, and provide insights to the Partnerships team to drive implementation improvement
  • Act as the F1 technical specialist for the Partner Communications function, and using this knowledge to find authentic technical stories for Partners to leverage
  • Lead the writing and editorial responsibilities for the Partner Communications function, including:
  • Development and creation of written case studies
  • Leading all new Partnership announcements, including writing of press releases, FAQs, backgrounders
  • Support with Partner newsletter editorial requirements
  • Create messaging briefings for Team representatives ahead of in-person Partner appearances and content creation
  • Support with Partner media activity, including provision of media contacts, briefing of media, proactive Team output to media and attendance at Partner activations as appropriate to manage media activity
  • Support with effective and successful onboarding of new partners, ensuring clear understanding of Team tone of voice, brand values and brand standards

Candidate Profile

  • First-class organisational and time management skills with a sound attention to detail
  • Ability to work in consulting and supporting role to other departments and team members
  • Experience of creative storytelling and writing
  • Excellent inter-personal skills and strong team mind-set
  • Ideally a German speaker, languages an advantage
  • High level of Formula One knowledge and enthusiasm
  • Flexibility in working hours and approach is required along with the ability to work under minimum supervision with a “can do” team attitude

Benefits

We demand the best from our people. So it’s only right we reward them with the best benefits. That’s why we offer a competitive package, including: a generous bonus, life assurance, private medical cover, Mercedes company car lease scheme, 25 days holiday, on-site gym and subsidised restaurant facilities.

Partnerships Manager – Formula 1

The people who work off-track are as important to Formula 1 as those behind the wheel. As a Partnerships Manager, leading the partnerships account management team at our Sponsorship office in St James Market, you could be one of them!

Reporting into the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will:

  • Be responsible for daily management of Formula 1’s sponsors (a mix of Global Partners, Official Partners, Regional Partners, Official Providers, Title Partners). Leading on some partners and supporting other team members with other partners
  • Cultivate strong, positive relationships with partners
  • Be an internal ambassador and champion for all partners with other commercial departments such as race promotion, hospitality and marketing
  • Devise and deliver a world-class account management strategy, which is data driven and results orientated
  • Lead by example with best working practices and processes for both short- and long-term deliverables
  • Identify opportunities to uplift existing Partners

You have:

  • Extensive experience in a similar role either brand or rights holder side
  • Proven ability to manage and communicate with multiple stakeholders
  • Problem solving mentality
  • A strong understanding of brand storytelling
  • Comfortable with working in a dynamic global environment to tight deadlines
  • The ability to both manage and inspire a team

Desirable:

  • Experience or knowledge of marketing and communications
  • Experience of motorsport and/or Formula 1
  • Additional languages

Commercial Development Manager – Red Bull Racing

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Commercial Development Manager to support our fast-paced Marketing Team. In this role you will be providing support to the day-to-day commercial operation at Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula One Team.

The Commercial Development Manager role offers the opportunity to take a pragmatic, collaborative approach to contribute towards the growth, development, and financial sustainability of the wider organisation. 

Key responsibilities in this Commercial Development Manager role includes:

  • Help create industry leading marketing collateral that supports our commercial proposition across existing and new projects 
  • Identify Licensing opportunities for new to become Licensing partners and to help drive revenue opportunities within existing Licensees 
  • Create and manage bespoke outreach programmes and events for new prospects
  • Engage with internal stakeholders to source the most up to date business spends, tech integration opportunities that help drive added attraction and value to prospective partners 
  • Research and identify opportunities with brands to become Licensing partners with the support of our designated agency and Red Bull GmbH 
  • Managing the onboarding process for new prospects when handing-over new partners to the Partnership and Communications teams 

To be considered for this Commercial Development Manager role you will need to:

  • Have worked in a similar position, ideally in a top tier sporting organisation
  • Confident and competent in presenting to new prospects 
  • Be able to assemble insightful and data-focused case studies and proposals for prospects
  • Hold the ability to be able to thrive in a high pressure, demanding environment
  • Be highly organised and structured in your work to keep up with the demands of internal and external stakeholders
  • Be able to travel on an ad-hoc basis to Grand Prix, customer meetings and events as required

Not only is this a fantastic Commercial Development Manager role, it is also a fantastic team to work for. A good salary is just the start, there are many other benefits too such as our bonus scheme, private health care cover, life assurance scheme, company contributed pension scheme, on site gym & fitness classes and free food.

Production Manager – Williams F1

Overview

The company:

Williams’ core competencies are the design and development of racing cars to compete in the Formula One World Championship. As one of the world’s leading Formula One teams, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977.

The position:

We are seeking a Composites Production Controller to instigate and control all work to be completed by the Composites Production department. It will report to the Production Control Manager, as part of the Operations Delivery function, but will also work closely with the Programme Management and Manufacturing areas.

The role:

This role will involve routing and raising Works Orders for all Composite components, based on business demand, and managing delivery dates in order to ensure on time delivery to track. The role will also be working with the Car Programme Management team and the Production Schedulers to inform ‘make vs buy’ decisions and scoping & costing of car projects. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an effective communicator and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment. The candidate also needs to have a good understanding of Composite production processes and knowledge of F1 assemblies.

Core Skills:

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an effective communicator and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment. The candidate also needs to have a good understanding of Composite production processes and knowledge of F1 assemblies.

What can Williams offer?

The Williams Group is based in Grove, Oxfordshire. As a company we offer a competitive holiday package, staff events/open days, a subsidised restaurant on site and various car schemes. We have an on-site gym (open 24 hours a day) as well as various fitness classes including outdoors bootcamps, pilates and yoga free for all staff and contractors to use. Aside from these benefits we can offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a short 20 minutes from the historical city of Oxford.

How to Apply 

To apply for this role is, please click ‘Apply Now’ to begin the application process 

Application closing date: All applications must be received by 29th July 2022

Commercial Business Intelligence Manager – Formula 1

Every F1 win is the result of incredible teamwork. Making it happen takes the same level of skill, dedication and teamwork from the Formula 1 team. We’re looking for a Commercial Business Intelligence Manager to join our team, supporting the Commercial Partnerships department through the curation of commercially relevant intelligence and action-oriented insight, which impacts the team’s direction and strategy across the following core areas:

Partner Acquisition:

• Lead on category planning and industry landscaping to steer sales outreach. Identify potential target markets, brands and decision-makers to assist with a proactive, go-to-market approach.

• Help create compelling partnership propositions, based on relevant fan and audience data, to present a relevant, addressable audience and compelling commercial opportunity to prospective sponsors.

• Internal pipeline management and reporting.

• Help deliver long-term category road map and planning for new business and renewals.

• Work with internal stakeholders (e.g., Legal and Finance) to determine partnership exclusivity, rate cards and inventory values.

Partner Servicing:

• Report on partnership performance KPIs and demonstrate tangible return on objectives.

• Input into annual partnership target setting across track side exposure and other metrics.

Ad-hoc:

• Work in partnership with Fan Strategy and Analytics colleagues to curate and derive actionable commercial insight from various audience and fan datasets.

• Keep up to date with and distribute latest consumer/B2B trends and related market research to influence team direction and strategy and highlight new opportunities.

• Work with third party agencies and suppliers to enhance and develop current suite of research.

If you are an experienced Business Intelligence Manager interested to hear more about this exciting opportunity, simply click Apply!

Are you ready to join the people who drive Formula 1?