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Disney+ Sports Manager EMEA

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Job ID 10146294
Location Amsterdam, Netherlands
Business The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)
Date posted Apr. 09, 2026

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team:

We’re looking for an experienced professional to join our Disney+ EMEA team as Sports Manager, Disney+ EMEA.

Disney+ is looking for an experienced and sports-savvy individual to assist with the strategic launch of its ESPN sports brand as well as the ongoing sustain of its sport content in-service. The role will sit in the Disney+ Programming team and will be based in the Amsterdam office. Responsibilities will include strategic planning, integration of sports into content planning, regional and local prioritisation, artwork management and reporting & analytics.

This role will require you to be working 4 days a week in our office and 1 day from home.

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do:

Overall integration of sports programming into other merch responsibilities

Sport/competition launch strategy

Ongoing Personalised Hero prioritisation and clash management

Pinned set management

Fulfilment of contractual obligations (e.g. minimum exposure guarantees)

SVOD and shoulder content strategy

Regional/local variation in sports strategy

Dialogue with markets on preferred sports

Prioritisation and approvals of local sport against content slate

Strategy around local artwork optimisation to highlight key local talent

Close contact with markets around new launch plans

Liaising with regional Creative team for approvals

Launch and sustain strategy for ESPN landing pages

Engagement-led launch strategy, framework and positioning

Data-led evolution of sports featuring

Pinned set and featured IP management

Live & Upcoming set management

Oversight of bespoke sports collections and pages

Sports competition collection strategy

Oversight and approval of asset creation

Oversight of fulfilment and delivery

Oversight of CMS builds and management

Team and Sports page strategy

Reporting and evolution of sports strategy

Working with Analytics to set sports performance metrics

Daily reporting for live/replays

Subsequent evolution of sports strategy based on performance (placements and duration)

Product alignment

Strategy for relevant feature upgrades and rollouts

Build improvements for sports algo recommendations

Strategy for post-play and audience targeting (TBC)

Cross-team syncs

Regular Catch ups with leads for Planning, Ops and Creative

Regular Catch Ups with leads at ESPN

Regular Catch Ups with leads for Product, Personalisation and Analytics

Required Qualifications & Skills:

2 years of experience of managing sports or working on a platform with integrated sports

Experience of working on a broadcast or SVOD environment

Exceptional knowledge of sport, user behaviours and competitor platform strategy

Experience working on sport across multiple European markets preferred

Experience of working within a CMS preferred

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Fluent in English and Dutch, both writen and spoken

Ability to produce and deliver high quality presentations via Powerpoint

Ability to embrace new technologies that the role will be required to feed into

Preferred experience with Airtable, Google Sheets/Excel, Microsoft Teams

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA):

Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with TWDC (Benelux) BV, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA).

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