ESPN Content Sales Placement

November 30, 2024

Are you an undergraduate looking for a rewarding and exciting placement year with ESPN?

As an ESPN Content Sales Intern, you will be supporting the ESPN media distribution team with the sales of live sports and the ESPN programming catalogue, including their 30for30 documentaries to broadcasters across EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) .

The day-to-day will involve collaborating closely with contractors and/or commercial clients to ensure that key materials are being delivered on time and that deadlines are being met. You will assist on the creation of internal and external pitch and presentation documents and take full responsibility for coordinating the monthly bill run with the finance team. You will also develop a strong understanding on how to work across sports broadcasting rights contracts.

This internship is integral to the efficient operation of the team and requires an excellent communicator with good organizational skills. The role is a great opportunity to work in the sports media business with first-hand experience of working at a leading worldwide media company.

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Must be a second-year undergraduate student on an industrial placement year course returning to study in Autumn 2026
Must have the right to work in the UK at the start of placement
Available to start working full time from June 2025
Interested in the area you are applying for; whether this is through your studies, experiences, extracurricular activities or a general interest

About you

A strong curiosity in media and/or business
A passion for sports and sports media
Attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure
Ability to connect with people at all levels in a professional and mature manner
Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and undertake various administrative duties
Excellent MS Office skills

In order to be successful, we will be looking for potential in the following areas:

Builds Relationship & Communicates Effectively
Drives Results
Thinks Strategically
Inspires Creativity & Innovation
Exhibits Professional Excellence

The Perks

Develop your workplace skills and experience to help build the foundations of your future career
Constructive on-the-job training as well as companywide learning and development initiatives
Learn how decisions and actions are made within a global business environment
Tackle real responsibility and become an essential part of an encouraging team
Have the support and network of a large community of interns
Access to join and support our Employee Resource Groups ranging from WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group - TRUST
Annual salary of £23,500 with 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays)
Discounts & Perks: You are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort food & beverage and ticketing
Access to free support services including Unmind, the mental wellbeing app
Opportunity to select eye care and flu vouchers

Interested?

Please note, applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

For your cover letter we will be looking for approximately 400 words and looking to understand the following areas:

Why have you chosen ESPN?
Why have you chosen this internship?
Why should ESPN consider you for this internship?

We don't have fixed closing dates, as we recruit on a rolling basis, so we will close roles when we have a sufficient number of applications. We would highly suggest submitting your application sooner rather than later.

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