Senior Consultant, Broadcast & Sport Media

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CEO @ ICP Search | Executive Search & Talent Solutions for Sport, Media, Entertainment and Technology | Board Advisor | Chairman @ Love Local Jobs…

Experienced Consultant – Broadcast & Sports Media

Brighton & Hove / Hybrid

About ICP Search

For over 20 years, ICP Search has helped ambitious organisations hire exceptional talent across technology, media, sport and entertainment. Our clients include private equity firms, global tech brands, broadcasters, content creators, entertainment companies and sports organisations — from elite clubs and leagues to international federations. They trust us to deliver talent who elevate performance and accelerate growth.

The Opportunity

We’re hiring a Senior Recruitment Consultant to specialise in Broadcast & Sports Media.

We're looking for someone who wants to continue building a reputation as a market expert, win new business, manage a prestigious list of clients globally and lead on senior search projects with the support of an experienced delivery team.

You’ll speak to decision-makers across the industry, identify opportunities, open doors, and convert conversations into exclusive and retained work, while also owning and delivering your own search projects too.

What You’ll Lead

1. Winning New Business

• Build a strong personal presence across the broadcast and sports media markets.
• Initiate and nurture relationships with senior decision-makers.
• Identify opportunities through proactive outreach, research and candidate conversations.
• Create and deliver strong pitches, proposals and search briefs.
• Win retained mandates by demonstrating expertise, insight and genuine value.

2. Becoming a Recognised Market Expert

• Build deep knowledge in broadcast operations, production, media rights, OTT/streaming, content operations, and sports media technology.
• Share insights with the team and market, helping shape ICP Search’s voice in this space.
• Keep ahead of trends, market moves, org changes and new technology.
• Represent ICP professionally across industry events, networks and communities.

3. Running Senior Search Projects

• Lead your own searches from brief to completion with support from an experienced delivery team.
• Conduct structured interviews with senior candidates and gather high-quality insights.Present shortlists with confidence and clarity.
• Be a trusted advisor to clients at every stage of the process.

4. Working With a Strong Delivery Team

• You’ll be partnered with highly capable search delivery specialists.
• They’ll support research, sourcing, talent mapping, longlisting and coordination.
• You’ll remain client-facing and commercially responsible, while having the capacity to grow faster and take on more.
• This structure lets you focus on winning business, nurturing relationships and leading on senior searches.

Who You Are

Attributes

• Commercially minded, you winning new business and building relationships.
• Confident speaking to senior leaders across broadcast, sport and media.
• Naturally curious about people, teams and how organisations work.
• Ambitious, focused and reliable — someone who delivers what they say.
• Comfortable being part of a high-performance team with high standards.
• Human, grounded, collaborative.

Why Join ICP Search?

• Work directly with global broadcasters, media groups, rights holders, federations and sports media innovators.
• Build a recognisable personal brand in an exciting, fast-growing sector.
• Win and run retained senior-level searches with full delivery support.
• Clear progression to Partner as you build your market.
• Ongoing coaching from experienced leaders who will help you excel.
• Ambitious, supportive and human culture, we are a small and close team.
• Hybrid working from our Brighton HQ with flexibility for life and performance.

Package

• Strong, transparent commission structure
• Clear promotion pathway
• Hands-on development and coaching
• Support at industry events as you grow

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Sales, Consulting, and Research

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting, Broadcast Media Production and Distribution, and Sports Teams and Clubs

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