Analyst, Sports Business Development & Innovation
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10127625 Ubicación Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos / Bristol, Connecticut, Estados Unidos Business ESPN Fecha de publicación 20/08/2025Detalles del empleo:
The ESPN Business Development team is responsible for identifying, developing, and executing new business opportunities that drive revenue or further enhance ESPN's content and product offerings. Through the innovation program, ESPN will continue to set a new standard in bringing sports media innovation to market, through best-in-class partnerships, to develop new business models, intellectual property, hardware, and software solutions to advance storytelling, content production, and sports-fan engagement through emerging technologies, with a focus on speed to market.
As a part of the Business Development and innovation program, we will be maintaining a center of collaboration to help fuel the creation of technical innovative solutions. We will be responsible for account management across our partners and help. The team continually evaluates prospective partners in traditional and digital media that either extend our content, expand our core audience target, and fuel the growth of our direct-to-consumer strategy.
Responsibilities:
A successful candidate for this full-time position will need the ability to organize, prioritize, and showcase creativity while supporting the identification and evaluation of new project opportunities across a wide variety of departments at ESPN (e.g., corporate strategy, content and marketing, product, production, and programming).
- Help support Business Development and Innovation teams in negotiations with potential licensing partners, Immersive distribution platforms and 3rd party technology companies.
- Create pricing analysis, draft term sheets, provide company research/diligence, and economic analysis of deal value.
- Help form key assumptions and revenue targets for ESPN Business Development’s long range planning process.
- Conduct analysis of key business and competitive marketplace factors to develop and strategies to support company priorities.
- Based on company projects and executive priorities, lead the development and creation of presentation materials intended for ESPN senior executive review.
- Establish relationships and work cross functionally with personnel within Disney Media Distribution, Corporate Strategy, Technology, Finance, Accounting, Legal, and other internal stakeholders.
- Managing external relationships and maintaining ongoing external communications with partners to ensure client success and key deliverables.
- Align with tech and finance stakeholders to drive ongoing analysis of launched product ROI.
- Review all financial and accounting/invoicing requirements for the innovation lab including ensuring timely payments.
Required Experience:
- Knowledge of media distribution and emerging advanced technology landscape, competitors, and current competitive trends in the media industry.
- Strong written, verbal, and quantitative skills, with high proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
- An effective communicator (both verbal and written) who can tailor messaging to various audiences including executive leadership.
- Ability to manage competing priorities effectively and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Experience:
- Prior experience in media, technology, consulting, or corporate strategy
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree
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The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $87,682 to $120,560 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de ESPN:
Trabajar en ESPN es diferente de cualquier otra cosa. Esto se debe a que siempre estamos buscando nuevas formas de interactuar con los aficionados, sin importar dónde o cómo se conecten con los deportes. Cada día hacemos cosas que nadie ha hecho, todo ello en una cultura dinámica en la que desafiamos las posibilidades y nos superamos continuamente. Cuando tienes la última tecnología, ideas innovadoras y talento de primera clase en tu equipo, cada día, es extraordinario.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
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ESPN, Inc es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.