Producer, Branded Content (Ryder Cup)

Ryder Cup Productions (IMG) delivers premium global storytelling around the Ryder Cup, including award-winning documentaries, official films, editorial series, promotional campaigns, and partner-led branded content across broadcast, digital, and social. The Branded Content Producer will shape the 2027 portfolio, overseeing branded content production and working with brands, agencies, and key stakeholders. The role is a fixed-term contract until 31 December 2027 and sits within a production team focused on creative excellence, editorial judgement, and commercial delivery for global audiences.

• Oversee Ryder Cup branded content production.
• Develop creative concepts and treatments aligned with brand partner objectives.
• Lead proposals and pitches, presenting directly to brands, agencies, and key stakeholders.
• Create and manage production budgets and schedules, ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the standards demanded by IMG and its clients.
• Produce and direct shoots in studio or on location, and oversee subsequent post-production.
• Manage and meet client expectations throughout the creative and production process, responding to feedback from senior team and clients.
• Provide feedback and direction to junior production staff and manage production staff and freelancers to maximise efficiencies across projects.
• Balance the needs of multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of production, showing creative flair and editorial judgement.
• Act as a creative force, pressing for innovation at all times.

• Proven production experience within a leading brand, agency, or production company.
• Track record of producing stellar work, with an exciting portfolio/showreel demonstrating your role across a diverse range of multi-platform work.
• Comfortable playing a lead role in production, well versed in leading medium/large scale campaigns and projects.
• Skills and experience to build creative pitch/presentation documents in consistent style and tone.
• Excellent understanding of production budgeting, including managing and tracking associated costs.
• Experience leading large crews on set and on location.
• Experience of production processes, including responsibility for release forms, licensing, risk assessment, managing contributors, and delivery formats.
• Knowledge of post-production workflows, production paperwork, archive, and music clearance.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, primarily Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Ambitious and creatively driven.
• Creative judgement, editorial instinct, and commercial understanding to deliver standout work for global audiences and stakeholders.
• Business Acumen – understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data, and aligning decisions to strategic outcomes.
• Operational Excellence – driving efficiency, governance, and continuous improvement in delivery and operations.
• Innovation Mindset – cultivating curiosity, experimentation, and forward-looking capability development.
• Leadership & Collaboration – inspiring others, building trust, and enabling collaboration across teams.

• Based at IMG's facility in Stockley Park, Uxbridge.
• Required to attend and travel to location shoots, occasionally internationally.
• Occasional weekend work and unsocial hours as dictated by demanding production schedules and client time zones.

• Opportunity to create world-class content around one of sport's greatest events.

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency specialising in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company that owns UFC, WWE, and PBR.