Freelance Senior Marketing Manager – Middle East & Asia

Location: Dubai, UAE – Hybrid

Engagement: Freelance / Independent Contractor

Start: November 2026 onwards / immediate availability preferred

Working arrangement: Dubai office at Jumeirah Golf Estates, with flexibility to work from home up to two days per week outside tournament weeks

Important: Freelance Contractor Opportunity

This is a freelance contractor opportunity and not an employment position. Applicants must already be UAE-based, have the appropriate legal status to provide services as an independent contractor and be able to invoice for their services either as a self-employed individual or through their own registered business.

The successful individual will be engaged by the European Tour Group as a supplier, rather than as an employee.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Freelance Senior Marketing Manager to support the development and delivery of integrated marketing activity across the Middle East and Asia.

Working closely with our Dubai-based marketing team and colleagues across our wider global business, you’ll lead marketing activity for DP World Tour tournaments and initiatives, helping to drive audience growth, fan engagement, ticket sales, brand awareness and commercial value.

This is a senior, hands-on assignment for someone who can quickly get up to speed, operate independently and confidently manage multiple projects, agencies and stakeholders.

What You’ll Deliver

You’ll take the lead across a range of regional and tournament marketing activity, including:

• Developing and delivering regional and tournament marketing plans
• Creating campaign briefs, plans and delivery schedules
• Driving audience growth, fan engagement and ticket-sales activity
• Leading external agencies, including briefs, budgets and performance
• Overseeing integrated campaigns across digital, paid media, CRM, content, partnerships, PR and influencer activity
• Managing campaign budgets, forecasting and reconciliation
• Tracking marketing performance, ROI and campaign effectiveness
• Providing post-campaign reporting, insights and recommendations
• Managing multiple marketing workstreams across the region
• Providing clear stakeholder updates and senior-management reporting
• Supporting and overseeing the regional tournament marketing team, including potential line management of 2–3 Marketing Managers

What We’re Looking For

You’ll ideally bring:

• 8+ years' marketing experience, with strong experience in the UAE and/or wider Middle East region
• Proven experience delivering major sport, events, entertainment or consumer marketing campaigns
• Strong knowledge of the UAE and regional marketing landscape
• Experience managing significant marketing budgets and multiple agencies
• A track record of delivering measurable audience growth, ticket sales or commercial results
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, sponsors, rights holders and government entities
• Strong project management and self-management skills, with the ability to work independently
• Experience working with teams and stakeholders remotely across different markets
• Previous team or line management experience
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Arabic language capability would be advantageous

Above all, we’re looking for someone who is commercially minded, results-focused and comfortable stepping into a fast-moving international environment and making an immediate impact.

Engagement Details

Please ensure you're comfortable with the following before applying:

• This is a freelance / independent contractor assignment
• It is not a permanent or fixed-term employment position
• You must already be based in the UAE
• You must have the appropriate visa, right to work and legal status to undertake the assignment independently
• You must be able to invoice for your services, either through your own registered business or as an appropriately established self-employed contractor
• The engagement will be managed on a supplier/contractor basis
• Availability from November 2026 onwards is required, with candidates available to start quickly particularly welcome

Interested?

If you’re an experienced senior marketing professional based in Dubai with strong regional experience across sport, events, entertainment or consumer marketing, we’d be keen to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and details of your availability.