Welcome to the Sport Jobs Round-Up, your go-to source for the latest career opportunities in the world of sport, brought to you by Behind Sport.
Whether you’re an aspiring professional, a seasoned veteran looking for a change, or simply passionate about the industry, we’ve got you covered.
Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Position: Partnerships Content Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 13.12.24
The Club is seeking a Partnerships Content Manager to be responsible for the strategy and growth in commercial content inventory across social and digital platforms and support commercial revenue growth through brand partnerships.
The Partnerships Content Manager will be the first port of call for the commercial team where it relates to all branded content opportunities. The successful candidate will work with relevant departments to optimise existing inventory, develop new creative ideas and inventory, and work with existing and prospective partners to deliver to their objectives.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United Football Club
Position: Sales & Service Executive
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 15.12.24
As a Sales & Service Executive, you will be responsible for ensuring enquiries are handled in an informed and highly professional manner, identifying effective solutions where appropriate. To deliver against all sales and performance targets, whilst providing the best customer experience possible, through identifying opportunities to recommend additional Manchester United products.
This role forms a key part in achieving their wider business objectives of delivering revenue generation through intelligent promotion of club products, whilst also ensuring an exceptional experience for each of theirr 5m+ annual customer interactions.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Jockey Club
Position: Marketing & Customer Experience Executive
Location: Aintree, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 4.12.24
The Marketing & Customer Experience Executive will help deliver exceptional customer experiences by planning marketing campaigns for major events, including the Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, Group One Race Days at Haydock Park, and live music events.
Apply here.
Organisation: Williams Racing
Position: Content Creator x 2
Location: Oxfordshire, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 7.12.24
As a Content Creator, you will be responsible for helping drive and evolve the comprehensive visual output of Williams F1 Racing team and its content channels.
They have 2 exciting Content Creator vacancies where the remit covers both video and photo. So, whether your primary skills sit with stills or with shooting video, or a high-quality blend of both, they want to hear from you!
You will be the anchor to their visual capabilities both at race weekends throughout the year and at their HQ in Grove, taking projects from initial shoot planning/ideation through to filming or photography and then postproduction, as they look to expand and develop their in-house creative and content capabilities at a best-in-class level.
This role is a key strategic move to the department, where you will have ownership and huge contribution to ideation, visual style, technology and overall look and feel of their content. From daily and weekly fast turnaround content to larger features, series, brand campaigns and one-off TVC style ideas. You will have the scope and opportunity to move Williams forward in how they express their brand and how they are perceived on the grid and as a business.
They are looking for talented individuals with an undeniable eye for visual execution and the ability and drive to take concepts from idea to delivery. These roles will require frequent travel on race weekends.
Apply here.
Organisation: ARETÉ
Position: Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
They are seeking a creative, data-driven, and highly motivated Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager to lead their content strategy, creation, and distribution for both the company and their clients. This new, pivotal role will drive brand awareness, increase audience engagement and creates compelling content that tells both the ARETÉ story and the stories of certain clients across all digital platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional teams – Talent Representation, Partnership Sales and Content Production (external) – to align content with business goals and deliver measurable impact.
Apply here.
Organisation: English Football League (EFL)
Position: Business Head of Community Programmes and Operations
Location: Nationwide (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 2.12.24 (CLOSING TODAY)
As their new Business Head of Community Programmes and Operations, you will play a central role in driving their strategic goals at an operational level, working with CCOs to ensure the delivery of impactful community programmes across their network.
In this role, you will be a trusted partner to the Director of Community and a proactive leader, responsible for implementing our strategies, building relationships with key stakeholders, and championing the power of football to transform lives.
This role offers flexible working across the UK, though you will need to be accessible to our London or Preston office when appropriate.
Apply here.
Organisation: UK Sport
Position: Communications Officer (Media)
Location: Loughborough, London or Manchester based, with regular remote working
Salary: £40,000 per year plus benefits
Closing date: 8.12.24
They’re searching for a driven Communications Officer with a passion for news and current affairs and a background in media liaison who can play an integral role in our wider external affairs team and drive forward our strategic communications and media engagement work.
You’ll be:
– Exceptional at developing and delivering well planned, strategically minded and well delivered media activity.
– A seasoned professional in communications, you’ll have direct experience of managing a busy press office, preparing high quality press releases, spotting trends in the news and briefing senior executives on proactive and reactive media handing.
– An accomplished writer with the ability to create engaging copy for the media, for UK Sport’s partners and for UK Sport’s digital channels.
– A strategic thinker, a team player first and foremost and a superb relationship builder.
Apply here.
Organisation: Stockport County Football Club
Position: Junior Video Producer
Location: Stockport, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 2.12.24 (CLOSING TODAY)
They are seeking a talented Junior Video Producer to join our dynamic marketing team. As the Junior Video Producer, you will be responsible for producing engaging video content across various platforms, including social media, website, and matchday screens.
Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):
- Produce high quality video content across different areas of the Club such as First Team, Academy, Community Trust, Football Education, Retail, Training Ground and Edgeley Park Conference and Events.
- Creating different types of content relevant for different digital and social platforms such as the Club Website, Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
- Capturing and producing content at Stockport County home and away matches – this includes but not limited to pitch-side content, behind the scenes and interviews.
- Ensure consistency with the club’s brand guidelines and style.
Apply here.
Organisation: Stockport County Football Club
Position: Graphic Designer (Three-month FTC)
Location: Stockport, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 2.12.24 (CLOSING TODAY)
They are seeking a talented Graphic Designer to join our dynamic marketing team on a three-month fixed term contract. As a Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for developing and executing a wide range of visually appealing designs that enhance their brand and engage their fans.
Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):
- Create visually appealing and engaging design assets across the different areas of the Club such as First Team, Academy, Community Trust, Football Education, Retail, Training Ground and Edgeley Park Conference and Events.
- Working across digital (social, email, website, LED boards) and print (from small & large scale from posters, stadium signage to hospitality menus.)
- Ensure consistency with the club’s brand guidelines and style.
- Utilise design software (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to produce high-quality materials.
Apply here.
Organisation: Stockport County Football Club
Position: Events Marketing Executive
Location: Stockport, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 2.12.24 (CLOSING TODAY)
They are looking for a results-driven and passionate Events Marketing Executive to spearhead the sales and marketing efforts for matchday hospitality and events at the recently revamped Edgeley Park events space. You will be a driving force behind the success and profitability of matchday hospitality and events calendar.
Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):
- Shape an engaging social media strategy and communication plan to help grow Edgeley Park’s social media following and reach a diverse target audience.
- Collaborate with the sales team to ensure monthly targets are consistently met.
- Capture captivating content during events and matchday hospitality for use across multiple digital platforms.
- Assist in production of marketing collateral, making sure it aligns with the club’s brand.
- Conduct industry research to identify trends and opportunities.
Apply here.
Organisation: On
Position: Global Social Media Senior Specialist – Running
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They’re looking for an experienced social media manager to bring to life our Running category and athletes across TikTok, Instagram, Strava and YouTube. You’ll collaborate with global marketing, strategy, creative, digital and art direction teams to land our key campaigns with their running communities. Reporting to the Global Social Media Content Lead, you’ll be key to creating compelling stories on our social channels.
Apply here.
Organisation: England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Position: Commercial Partnerships Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 8.12.24
The Commercial Partnerships Manager role is an integral member of our commercial team and is responsible for building and managing day-to-day relationships with a portfolio of exciting and forward thinking partners. Collaborative working is key, with both external and internal stakeholders, to develop and deliver best in class annual activation plans.
Apply here.
Organisation: McLaren Racing
Position: Executive, Brand Management
Location: Woking, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
The purpose of this role is to support with the management of the McLaren brand and its international profile. As a guardian of the McLaren brand, the Executive, Brand Management ensures consistency across all touch points through adherence to their brand guidelines and other materials.
The role predominantly focuses on their Formula 1 partners and licensees, however may also involve supporting their other Racing Series.
The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively with stakeholders across Marketing and Racing, and a roster of third party specialists to ensure their partners are represented accurately and branding execution is managed efficiently. There may also be requirements to help with the management of assets across key platforms, such as their digital asset management platform. They will foster excellent supplier relations, and will be encouraged to constantly look outside of Racing to bring innovative new ideas to the way that they showcase their brand.
Apply here.
Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Position: Supporter Engagement and Communications Executive
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 6.12.24
The Club is seeking a Supporter Engagement & Communications Executive to support an industry leading approach to supporter engagement, with a key focus on communications and PR around fan initiatives, working closely with key supporters’ groups and individual fans.
This is an exciting new role for an individual with a starting background in professional public relations or communications. Sitting within our Supporter Engagement team, the Supporter Engagement and Communications Executive will be personable, driven and enthusiastic, with a passion for always delivering the highest standards of service in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Apply here.
Organisation: Gemba
Position: Insights Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
This role will report to the Managing Director of Gemba Europe and will be responsible for leading and delivering client projects, line management as well as business development as their European practice grows. Your main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Creating, implementing and managing world class customised and proprietary research for Gemba clients. This will include a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research and the identification of key insights and implications for our clients
- Management of the Gemba Europe Insights Program, including leading the product evolution of focused Proprietary Research modules and expansion into other markets
- Business development, with a responsibility to contribute to the Global Insights divisional strategy, budgeting and the Gemba Europe new business pipeline
- Support in the resource and line management of the Insights team
- Collaboration is key, and whilst they offer flexible working, this role will require 4 days in the office
Apply here.
Organisation: Burton Albion Football Club
Position: Head of Communications
Location: Burton Upon Trent, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
As the Head of Communications, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Club’s media relations and communications strategy and will lead on the Club’s marketing output to promote and grow Burton Albion Football Club. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to champion the Club’s aims and protect its reputation.
- Develop and implement Burton Albion’s PR and communications strategies according to the Club’s goals and objectives, to raise awareness and improve the reputation of the Club in local, national, and international markets.
- Overall responsibility for the Club’s corporate communications plan.
- Manage an ongoing communications calendar for player appearances and commercial obligations.
- Manage crisis issues as they arise and protect the Club’s reputation through proactive planning.
- Manage the press list and organise press conferences, appearances, and releases.
- Manage matchday media operations at Pirelli Stadium, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.
- Provide senior-level consultancy to players/management with regards to all media work.
- Oversee media and broadcast relations at the Club, seeking opportunities to tell Burton Albion’s story on a national scale.
- Develop and manage strong relationships with key personnel at the EFL, and broadcast partners, rightsholders and non-rightsholders.
- Lead and manage the Communications and Marketing team for the Men’s team, Women’s team, and the academy, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure high performance and professional growth.
- Strategic lead across Marketing & Content, building Brand, Marketing, and Digital strategies to deliver fan and revenue growth and ensure departmental objectives are met.
- Oversee the creation of engaging content for digital and social media channels as well as matchday content, to enhance fan interaction and grow online communities.
Apply here.
Organisation: New Zealand Rugby
Position: Head of Commercial Development
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
To grow and develop New Zealand Rugby Commercial’s (NZRC’s) commercial revenue by identifying new offshore and local commercial partnerships as well as developing new and innovative commercial inventory and wider IP-based revenue opportunities, to support wider revenue growth for both NZ Rugby and NZRC.
Apply here.
Organisation: Lancashire Cricket Club
Position: Conference and Events Sales Executive
Location: Manchester, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
They are excited to be looking for a Conference and Events Sales Executive to join the C&E Sales team at Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket. You’ll be responsible for supporting the C&E sales team by responding to all in-coming enquiries to the Conference and Events department, writing proposals, meeting clients and converting bookings ensuring the highest level of customer service at all times. Some admin and pro-active sales activity may need to be conducted and possibly supporting the coordination team if needed
Apply here.
Organisation: Lancashire Cricket Club
Position: Stadium Events Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
We are excited to be looking for a Stadium Event Manager to join the team at Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket. You’ll be responsible for for major and minor event planning and delivery throughout the cricket season. Events will include International Cricket, T20 fixtures, Hundred Ball fixtures, County Championship, One day cricket, Concerts, out ground cricket and any other outdoor events.
The role will be the main point of contact for allocated stadium events held on site, as well as at out grounds, and will ensure that all events are delivered to meet the needs of the organiser in an efficient, safe and guest focused environment in liaison with the Operations Team.
Projects will form an important part of the role and will involve the management of contractors / suppliers and liaison with other departments within the club.
Apply here.
Organisation: England Athletics
Position: Digital Marketing Executive
Location: Remote
Salary: Circa £25,000 per year
A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Digital Marketing Executive to support the marketing and communications team. The postholder’s primary responsibility is to build engagement levels and sustain and grow advocates across web, social, and e-comms channels amongst our member clubs, athletes, and other important stakeholders across the sport.
The postholder will assist with online and offline marketing activity, proactively create content for our digital channels, including social media, and support business as usual marketing communications and campaigns across all priority areas (participation, clubs, coaches & officials, competition, and talent). This role will also support marketing and communications efforts at key England Athletics events, including creating fun and engaging content to showcase the excitement of athletics and running.
This postholder’s key focus will be day-to-day management of all promWe are excited to be looking for a Stadium Event Manager to join the team at Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket. You’ll be responsible for for major and minor event planning and delivery throughout the cricket season. Events will include International Cricket, T20 fixtures, Hundred Ball fixtures, County Championship, One day cricket, Concerts, out ground cricket and any other outdoor events.
The role will be the main point of contact for allocated stadium events held on site, as well as at out grounds, and will ensure that all events are delivered to meet the needs of the organiser in an efficient, safe and guest focused environment in liaison with the Operations Team.
Projects will form an important part of the role and will involve the management of contractors / suppliers and liaison with other departments within the club.
Apply here.
Organisation: LiveScore
Position: Senior Affiliate Executive
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Reporting to the Global Affiliate Group Lead, this is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and curious Senior Affiliate Executive to join their growing Affiliates team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building meaningful relationships, reporting on campaigns, and supporting the Affiliate team on marketing projects and launches. Therefore, this role requires a proactive individual with strong communication skills, a passion for sports betting and casino, and an understanding of affiliate marketing.
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Organisation: LiveScore
Position: Senior Digital Marketing Executive
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Reporting to the Head of Performance Marketing, this is an exciting opportunity for a results-driven and committed Senior Digital Marketing Executive to join their rapidly growing LiveScore Media team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of their growth initiatives, playing a key part in driving their expansion into new markets and scaling their digital marketing efforts. The successful candidate will take a hands-on approach to executing high-impact marketing strategies, managing multi-channel campaigns, and building strong relationships with internal teams and external partners.
Apply here.
That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.
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