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
Fan Culture Expert

“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 the Premier League U.S. TikTok, resulting in 21 videos with 1M+ views and 252K+ followers in its debut 24/25 season on the platform.

CaseDeveloped the strategy for Major League Soccer’s inaugural Player Marketing Program including bespoke plans for 6 stars from across the league.


Good Looks feat. Jesus Ferreira, Facundo Torres, and Walker Zimmerman


2022 World Cup player storytelling feat. Alphonso Davies


2023 22 Under 22 presented by BODYARMOR


Breakaway on AppleTV

CaseLed strategy for EA Sports FIFA account including partner-led game launch moments, out-of-home campaigns, and taking the EASports TikTok account from 1 million to 4 million followers.


FIFA’s MLS Ratings Reveal campaign which drove triple-digit YOY growth across impressions (+125%) and engagements (+252%)


EASportsFIFA TikTok Relaunch post featuring PSG reached 30+ million views


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

CaseLed a trend-reporting workstream which kept cross-functional teams in-the-know about what was breaking through across platforms, inspiring the social team to lean in with bold ideas that drove earned media coverage and major brand heat.

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

joshuasnoble@gmail.com