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: Burnley Football Club
Position: Head of Content
Location: Burnley, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Head of Content to join us at Burnley Football Club.
As the Head of Content, you will be expected to:
• Develop and implement a content strategy that supports and aligns with the Club’s overall commercial and marketing objectives.
• Oversee the development and management of the Club’s editorial calendar, ensuring timely and relevant content with a balanced approach.
• Improve existing content platforms to boost fan interaction and engagement.
Apply here.
Organisation: Crystal Palace Football Club
Position: Social Media Executive
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 18.5.25
Crystal Palace Football Club is seeking a creative, multi-skilled and well organised social media professional to report into the Club Social Media Manager and undertake a key role in the club media team.
The successful candidate will support with the running of the club social media output across multiple channels, alongside the Social Media Manager, to help meet the club objectives of engaging and growing its global fan base as well as meeting the club commercial targets.
This role will work closely with the Social Media Manager to deliver the day-to-day social publishing. This focuses on maximising matchday output, supporting club marketing goals, and delivering value to club partners and scheduling in key dates and celebrations.
The role will also support the club wider content objectives, working with the club editorial and video team to create high-quality club content that appeals to both the club engaged audience and wider sporting audiences. The role will also take a leading role on the creation of vertical, social-first, content tailored to TikTok and reels and in line with current social trends.
As a member of the wider Marketing department they will also be tasked with shaping and delivering effective social media campaigns for club departments and external partners. This includes Retail, Ticketing, Memberships, Commercial Partnerships and Premium Hospitality.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United Football Club
Position: First Team Operations Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The First Team Operations Manager plays a critical role in creating a world-class football environment, driving operational excellence and optimising performance support services. This role is key to the seamless delivery of first-team operations, working closely with stakeholders to implement best-in-class strategies that enhance efficiency and maximise team performance. In addition, the role collaborates with the Academy and Women’s teams through an integrated helix model, ensuring alignment and consistency across all football operations within the club.
Apply here.
Organisation: City Football Group
Position: Football Transactions Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 16.5.25
They are seeking a highly skilled and strategic individual to lead the successful delivery of football transactions across their Group, overseeing the end-to-end transaction operations for their Americas portfolio of clubs.
As a key business partner, you will work closely with senior club stakeholders to provide expert advice, governance policies, and negotiation strategies. In this role, you will advise CFG Sporting Directors and various business functions, influence negotiation strategies with clubs, players, and agents, and lead multi-disciplinary efforts to develop tailored transaction strategies for specific market territories. Additionally, you will provide comprehensive insights and strategic recommendations to the CFG Leadership Team on player trading matters.
Apply here.
Organisation: Meta
Position: Lead, Global Sports Partnerships, EMEA
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Meta is seeking an experienced, strategic and results-driven leader, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, to lead partnerships across the most influential athletes, teams, leagues and federations, building and executing a long-term strategy for Meta with the sports industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
You will have a passion for challenge and opportunity, as Sport is a key company priority for Meta across our Family of Apps (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) – and EMEA is home to some of the most influential athletes, teams, leagues, and federations on the global stage (eg. Real Madrid, International Olympic Committee, FIFA, Man Utd, Formula 1).
You will develop, execute and maintain best-in-class partner relationships within the sports industry in EMEA, whilst delivering Meta’s key product objectives.
The position includes the day-to-day management of a number of key sports partners such as rights holders, teams and athletes, supporting their organic growth across Meta platforms, driving exciting creative and strategic initiatives and new product solutions – as well as the management of a team of strategic partner managers.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Premier League
Position: Partnerships Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 13.5.25
- Partnership Manager – Generalist
- Partnership Manager – Technology
Apply here.
Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Position: Brand Experience Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 9.5.25
The Club is seeking a self-motivated leader with expert knowledge and a passion for storytelling to join their dynamic and energetic Brand & Creative team at the heart to Tottenham Hotspur. The Brand Experience Manager will play a pivotal role in helping develop, and lead on executing, strategies that enhance the overall brand experience for their fans, followers and new audiences.
Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager, the successful candidate will help strengthen the brand’s positioning, increase loyalty, and drive global growth by developing and delivering compelling brand experiences and memorable interactions. The role will also serve as the guardian of their brand, ensuring all related activities align with the Club’s vision, values and positioning.
Apply here.
Organisation: Burnley Football Club
Position: Technical Scout
Location: Burnley, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive and driven Technical Scout at a pivotal time of transition and change for Burnley Football Club.
As the Technical Scout, you will be expected to:
- Work in a collaborative fashion with all those involved in performance-related decision making including the Chief Operating Officer, Head of Recruitment, Technical Scouts and Emerging Talent Recruitment Team.
- Watching/analysing players in a variety of different ways on video and completing reports to deadlines.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of providing data analytics and analytical support in a high-performance sports organisation and experience producing scout reports on various reporting systems. You will also need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to work evenings and weekends.
Apply here.
Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Position: Player Care Manager – First Team
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 9.5.25
The Club is seeking a Player Care Manager to manage the well-being of the men’s first-team players, providing comprehensive support both on and off the field, ensuring smooth integration into the club, and helping maintain a healthy work-life balance for optimal performance.
Job Purpose:
To oversee the welfare and well-being of the men’s first-team players, ensuring they receive exceptional support both on and off the field, helping them settle into their roles at the club, and maintain a healthy work-life balance to perform at the highest level.
Apply here.
Organisation: Cadillac Formula 1 Team
Position: Race Coordinator
Location: Silverstone, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Race Coordinator to join Cadillac Formula 1 team, reporting to the Travel Manager.
· Lead responsibility of flight and hotel procurement for future races, using negotiation skills to find cost effective options that suit the teams needs
· Assist the Travel Manager with building new relationships with key suppliers
· Arrange and manage travel itineraries for team members, including flights, accommodation, ground transportation, car hire and visas for race and test events
· Ensure all travel arrangements comply with company policies and approved budgets
· Maintain detailed records of travel arrangements and expenses
· Provide out of hours contact as and when required for all travel arranged by the job role
· Responsible for all associated admin for the approved travel requests such as hotel, flight and credit card reconciliations, processing purchase requisitions and invoices
· Provide additional support to the Travel Manager and Travel department when requested
Apply here.
Organisation: Lancashire Cricket Club
Position: Commercial Partnerships Sales Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
- Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve revenue targets.
- Identify and secure new commercial partnerships and sponsorships.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing partners.
- Create compelling sales pitches and presentations.
- Negotiate contracts and agreements with potential partners.
- Collaborate with marketing and events teams to deliver integrated partnership solutions.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and competitor activities.
- Provide regular reports on sales performance and pipeline status.
Apply here.
Organisation: Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA)
Position: Director of Wellbeing
Location: London or Manchester, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
In this influential leadership role, you’ll direct the PFA’s wellbeing strategy, ensuring that their members receive the highest level of support and care—whether facing injury, contract transitions, or retirement. You will manage a team of experts delivering support and high-quality wellbeing programmes across the footballing community.
You’ll work across the professional game, advising clubs, partners, and governing bodies on wellbeing best practices. Your role will be key to embedding a culture of care, driving forward industry-leading initiatives, and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders. You will also take the lead on safeguarding, ensuring robust and compassionate responses to concerns, and creating a safe and inclusive environment for children and adults at risk.
Apply here.
Organisation: Verve
Position: Sponsorship Account Director
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
They are looking for a talented and experienced Sponsorship Account Director to join their London team on a permanent basis. As an Account Director at Verve, you will lead client relationships, oversee sponsorship campaigns, and drive experiential strategies. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high-profile clients, ensuring exceptional delivery of sponsorship programs, partnerships, and live experiences.
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership, client servicing, and project and team management skills to execute innovative brand activations across multiple touchpoints.
Apply here.
Organisation: Castore
Position: Motorsport B2B and Partnerships Operations Executive
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
To oversee the end-to-end operations for the partnerships MS B2B sites, MS wholesale Sponsors, and Partnerships club accounts, from product availability to final delivery, supporting the business & partner demand, sales and driving best in class service.
Responsibilities
- Alignment of stock across all internal systems and platforms (WMS, ERP, Ecom platform)
- Maximise sales opportunity by always having available stock visible
- Support with ‘customer service’ requirements
- Share bi-weekly reporting deck on site and customer performance
- Lead the warehouse activities driving OTIF.
- Liaise with customers, and account managers giving clear visibility and tracking of orders
- Review and action the daily order reconciliation issues
- Work closely with internal teams on promotions, ensuring maximum stock is available
- Review best selling lines vs future intake and areas of concern
- Provide short- and long-term forecasts based on past performance, growth and sales
- Ensure orders flow from sales to the DC WMS
- SLA management of B2B orders
- Liaising with our account managers and partners on potential delays or issues
Apply here.
Organisation: Chelsea Football Club
Position: Player Services Officer – Women’s Team
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They are seeking a dedicated and organised Player Services Officer to support the Women’s Team and ensure a smooth and positive experience for all players. This role is crucial in providing a high level of service and support to players, helping them transition seamlessly into the team and settling into their new environment.
The Player Services Officer will be the primary point of contact for players and will assist with various aspects of their day-to-day lives, including player onboarding, ticket requests, medical arrangements, housing, personal matters, and more.
Apply here.
Organisation: LIV Golf
Position: Manager, Event Experience
Location: London, GB (On-site. 4 days a week in office and 1 WFH)
Salary: None listed
As Event Experience Manager at LIV Golf you will be the driving force behind orchestrating the seamless execution of tournament week events, from inception to delivery, with a specialised focus on elevating the overall guest experience. Acting as the conduit for internal and external teams, you will create and implement a comprehensive event vision, manage resources, track budgets, and ensure all projects align with LIV Golf’s objectives across event strategy.
Apply here.
That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.
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