IMG is a multi-thousand-person sports and culture operator with a stack split between enterprise infrastructure (Workday, Salesforce, SAP) and creative/production tools (Adobe suite, Figma, Premiere Pro). Active hiring across sales, marketing, and ops signals execution-focused growth, but the tech footprint reveals operational fragmentation: netops automation is a live priority, CRM systems need org-wide enhancement, and production workflows are being rebuilt for hybrid models. The company is adopting Runway (AI video generation), pointing toward automation in content production.
Notable leadership hires: Football Director, Account Director
IMG is a publicly listed sports and culture company headquartered in London, operating globally across nine countries. The organization manages rights for sports properties, events, and owned intellectual properties, working with rightsholders and brands to monetize fan engagement and media assets. With 1,001–5,000 employees, IMG operates through sales, marketing, operations, and production functions. Current project work spans paid media campaigns for sports clients, remote production workflows, sustainability initiatives (greentoscreen program), and consumer products partnerships. The company is actively scaling sales operations infrastructure and enhancing CRM systems across the events business.
IMG uses Workday and ADP for HR, Salesforce and SAP for enterprise operations, Power BI for analytics, and an extensive Adobe suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign) plus Figma for creative work. Google Analytics, Meta, and YouTube handle digital presence. The company recently adopted Runway for video production.
Key pain points include hybrid remote production model setup, CRM system fragmentation, sales tool inefficiencies, netops/traditional networking bridging, cash flow forecasting, and ensuring on-time broadcast delivery. The company is also managing carbon reduction and restructure processes.
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