Job Details

Worldwide Buzz Marketing Manager - Sports and Entertainment, Corporate Communications

Culver City, California, United States

Marketing

Summary

Posted: May 29, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200606968

Apple's worldwide communications team informs the world about our innovative products and services, and the values that drive everything we do. The team includes professionals with backgrounds in public relations, journalism, social media, writing and buzz marketing. We’re looking for trailblazing, collaborative professionals from a variety of creative fields. If that’s you, then your next home may be here. Come and do the best and most exciting work of your career at Apple!

We are currently seeking a Worldwide Buzz Marketing Manager to help develop and maintain new strategic relationships as part of our Corporate Communications team. In this position, we are looking for candidates that deeply understand popular culture and entertainment, with a primary responsibility for building strategic relationships with athletes, coaches and organizations to reach new audiences, engage in creative collaborations and tell stories we could not tell on our own. This role will report to the Head of Worldwide Buzz Marketing.

Description

Buzz Marketing works closely with multiple areas of the business, like Product Marketing, PR, Marcom, Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Sports among others, to create strategic, integrated plans that are unique to Apple.

In this role you will:

• Build and maintain direct relationships with high-profile Apple users in Sports and Entertainment.

• Engage and entice potential new users in sports industry.

• Monitor emerging sports talent and draft picks.

• Create and execute strategic seeding opportunities timed to major sporting events.

• Collaborate with cross-functional team responsible for MLS, NFL, MLB and NHL partnerships.

• Identify strategic relationship opportunities in culturally important sports such as surfing and skateboarding.

• Create regular update reports across multiple lines of businesses for internal teams.

• Participate, support and/or manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure they are produced on strategy, on time, in line with Apple standards.

• And, keep a pulse on emerging cultural insights and share trends to bring inspiration and new perspectives into the Buzz organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working in a similar capacity, or in roles that deal directly with sports marketing, celebrities and athletes

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading successful sports marketing programs

• Confidence to engage at the highest level of influence and speaking to talent and internal executives

• Understanding of popular culture and a wide range of cultural touch points

• Strong knowledge base and personal use of Apple products and software

• Collaborative — externally and internally — with proven ability to build and maintain successful relationships

• You are a self-starter who is dedicated and demonstrates creative and critical thinking abilities

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multitask in a fast-paced, and time-constrained environment

• Comfortable with high volumes of information and quickly breaking into actions needed

• Experience dealing with sensitive and confidential information with integrity

• Excellent communication and written skills

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $137,100 and $206,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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