Marketing Director

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Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit

Wasserman is forever committed to serving our clients, colleagues and community with exceptional insight, influence and creativity, while making a positive and lasting impact. We support our employees’ professional aspirations, with a rich internal culture where curiosity is rewarded. We offer our people multiple learning and development programmes throughout the world. What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding, which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at Wasserman.

We’re looking for a Marketing Director to work across one of Wasserman’s most important global clients in Riyadh. Join our team today!

What You Will Be Doing

We’re looking for a senior marketing lead who can design and deliver world-class brand activation plans across one of Wasserman’s most high-profile, multi-stakeholder global accounts. You will sit at the intersection of brand marketing, campaign execution, and partnership integration ensuring that the organisation’s presence is unified, locally relevant, and globally impactful. You will work hand-in-hand with the Commercial & Partnerships team and the client to ensure marketing campaigns fully reflect and leverage the partnership ecosystem, whilst also driving large-scale campaigns that strengthen the brand’s position across the MENA region and beyond.

Based in Riyadh, you will collaborate with colleagues across the Middle East and the wider global team. You will report into the Senior Account Director, working closely to ensure integration across all workstreams, and you will have direct reports within the marketing team.

You will need to be passionate and knowledgeable about brand strategy, marketing, and delivering at scale with proven experience managing complex campaigns and building strong stakeholder relationships.

The Skills And Experience You Need

• Significant experience (10+ years) in senior marketing roles with a proven track record in brand strategy, integrated campaigns, and activation.
• Proven success leading large-scale, multi-stakeholder campaigns across MENA and global markets within an agency or multinational brand environment.
• Demonstrated success translating partnerships and sponsorships into impactful marketing campaigns.
• Excellent command of English (first language, written and spoken) is essential; Arabic is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of digital, influencer, CRM, retail, and experiential marketing.
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to combine strategic vision with hands-on execution in high-pressure, high-profile environments.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Culturally attuned, with a deep appreciation of MENA consumer behaviours and cultural moments.
• Proven experience managing and developing direct reports within a fast-paced, multinational environment.

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

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