Adrian Di Francesco

About

I build campaigns where brand, culture, partners and commercial outcomes meet.

Portrait of Adrian Di Francesco

I’m a commercially focused marketing leader with experience across sport, entertainment, media, retail, travel and consumer brands.

My career has taken me through adidas, LEGO, AirAsia, News Corp and Lion, working across product launches, global IP, broadcast entertainment, digital acquisition, retail campaigns, partnership marketing, talent-led content and live brand experiences.

I’m strongest where there are multiple moving parts:

  • brand strategy
  • partner needs
  • consumer attention
  • retail execution
  • media channels
  • content
  • commercial outcomes

I care about making marketing clearer, sharper and easier to execute.

Strong campaigns do not start with channels. They start with a clear commercial problem, a real audience tension and a role the brand can credibly play.

The best work is clear enough for the audience to care, clear enough for partners to execute and clear enough for the business to measure.

Senior Marketing Manager, Sydney

I work at senior marketing manager level in Sydney, Australia, leading brand, campaign, partnership and retail marketing for global and local businesses.

Day to day that means owning campaign strategy end to end: the commercial brief, the audience, the creative platform, the media and content plan, the retail and partner pull-through, and the review afterwards. I have done it in sport and sportswear, in entertainment and global IP, in media and publishing, in aviation and in beer and beverage.

I work across Australia and New Zealand from Sydney, usually with regional or global teams on one side and local agencies, retailers and rights holders on the other.

Selected commercial results available privately on request.

Level
Senior marketing manager / marketing lead
Based
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Markets
Australia and New Zealand
Categories
Sport, entertainment, media, retail, travel, beer and beverage
Disciplines
Brand, campaign strategy, sponsorship, partner and retail marketing, content, media and performance

How I Work

01

Commercial problem first

02

Audience and cultural relevance

03

Clear role for the brand

04

Connected channel thinking

05

Practical execution

06

Measurement and learning

Night football community activation with adidas and rebel

The best marketing moments feel like they belong to the audience, not the brand.

If you need a marketing leader who can move between brand, culture, partners and commercial delivery, let’s talk.

Selected commercial results available privately on request.