Josh Noble

Creating game-changing social-first strategies that help brands and athletes enter the chat.

about

Josh is a London-born, Brooklyn-based strategist and Arsenal fan who loves nerding out about North American soccer. When he’s not strategizing about sports, he’s playing or watching them. A fixture of New York’s recreational soccer community, he’s built a reputation as the city’s emergency goalkeeper.

He writes about the latest in sports marketing on Linkedin.

Portrait of Josh Noble
superpowers
Campaign Strategy
Social Strategy
Athlete Marketing
Trend Reporting
Brand Moments
Influencer Marketing
Creative Concepting
20/20 vision

“You opened our eyes and minds in many ways, and helped us better shape our understanding of the Premier League fan in the U.S.”

Leigh Walsh
Head of Fan Development @ Premier League
sicko

“The level of fixation you sometimes show for a project is borderline unhealthy.”

Shawn Francis
Former Head of Creative @ We Are Social

Select Work

CaseStrategist behind @adidasus Instagram channel and award-winning Patrick Mahomes and Lionel Messi viral stunts.

Adidas x Texas Tech
Provided insight inspiring “super creative announcement” idea recognized by sport marketing thought leaders Jordan Rogers and Joe Pompliano.


Developed @AdidasUS guidelines

Welcome to Miami Messi
Comms plan for Webby Awards winner which generated 4.5M views on @adidasfootball and was covered by Nice Kicks and Complex

CaseArchitect of @PremierLeagueUSA TikTok account that scored 21 videos with 1M+ views and won the hearts of 252k followers in 24/25 season.

CaseDeveloped Major League Soccer’s player marketing strategy, transforming six emerging players into major-league personalities.


Good Looks magazine covers featuring Jesus Ferreira, Facundo Torres, and Walker Zimmerman.

Content strategy for rising MLS stars like Alphonso Davies and Noel Buck


Breakaway on AppleTV

CaseDeveloped strategy that grew @EASportsFIFA from 1m to 4m followers starting with a 30m+ view post and drove triple-digit YOY growth across impressions (+125%), engagements (+252%), and comments (+145%) on FIFA’s MLS Ratings Reveal campaigns.


EASportsFIFA TikTok
Relaunch strategy grew channel from 1M to 4M followers, with post #1 earning 30.2M views


NYC Next Generation Newsstand
🥉 Influencer support plan for Clio bronze-winning holiday campaign

CaseTrend reporting that inspired creative delivering earned social + media

BOSE

2024 – Present

WE ARE SOCIAL

2018 – 2024

SA STUDIOS GLOBAL

2016 – 2018

FRUGL LIMITED

2014 - 2016

CLIENTS

Adidas, Premier League, MLS, Under Armour, Bumble, PUMA, Umbro, Netflix, YouTube TV, Sam's Club, Unilever, Uber, International Committee of the Red Cross

Specialities

Social Strategy, Brand Platforms, Campaign Strategy, Creative Briefs, Creative Concepting + Development, Athlete Marketing & Branding, Creator x Brand Partnerships, Content Strategy, Brand Guidelines, Go-To-Market Launches, Trend Reporting, Project Management.

Josh Noble