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: Arsenal Football Club
Position: Paid Media Executive
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They are looking for a Paid Media Executive to deliver and report on their paid media campaigns, supporting a wide range of their teams including Arsenal Direct, Stadium Tours, Arsenal Women, Partnerships, Venue, Memberships and more.
You will ensure their campaign content is amplified and promoted to the highest standard and work collaboratively across their club to make sure all requirements are met whilst providing regular updates to their wider teams.
Apply here.
Organisation: Swansea City Football Club
Position: Head of Media & Communications
Location: Swansea, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Head of Media and Communications will devise and lead the implementation of a media strategy to better control the narrative presented to external audiences, including supporters, investors, media outlets, and the general public.
Role Responsibilities
- To manage the day-to-day running of the media department, including all employees (permanent and match day)
- Direct responsibility for advising all club staff (playing and non-playing) on public relations matters.
- Responsible for developing and communicating media policy & protocol.
- To manage press enquiries; arranging and overseeing interviews pre and post-match (home and away); meeting the requirement of the EFL and rights-holding media partners;
- Assisting in the development of the commercial aspects of the club such as SwansTV, matchday programme and new media (internet and social media) opportunities.
- To manage and assist in producing content for the matchday programme (including the responsibility for final sign off), in-house publications, website, SwansTV and any external PR / communication / media requirements.
- Matchday management of all areas related to media, including accreditation for written press and rights-holding radio and TV broadcasters. To facilitate the club’s own media requests for away fixtures.
- To manage the content and delivery of a full matchday, including digital media, big screens, SwansTV LIVE and full press activity at the Swansea.com Stadium
- To liaise, advise and update the club Chairman, Board members, senior management staff and team manager regarding media and PR matters.
- To help improve and promote the club’s community image and projects by coordinating with the club’s Foundation and initiatives launched by the club’s commercial / marketing / inclusion arms.
- Coordinate and assist with the commercial, marketing, stadium management, retail and ticketing departments on stories and information for internal and external media use, advising on PR issues and concerns before release.
- To maintain management control of any media budgets agreed by the Chief of Staf /CFO.
- To be available outside of ‘usual’ business hours to deal with urgent matters.
Apply here.
Organisation: Chelsea Football Club
Position: Partnership Marketing Executive
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An integral part of the Marketing team, this role is responsible for managing the end-to-end process for delivering the club’s commercial partners’ (sponsors) marketing campaigns across Chelsea FC owned and operated channels.
The Marketing Executive will be responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of contractual marketing campaigns across digital, social, email, content and match day campaigns.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Jockey Club
Position: Campaign Marketing Manager
Location: Aintree, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Campaign Marketing Manager will
- Lead the annual budget process for ticket sales, delivering pricing strategies and creating a plan to execute.
- Deliver the raceday strategy and theming, targeting audiences and identifying improvements.
- Develop racecourse and fixture-specific marketing strategies and plans, covering admissions and hospitality.
- Leverage customer research and insights to understand the needs and views of our customers, potential barriers to purchase and assist in planning campaigns.
- Own the website being the custodian of how well the racecourse website ‘sells’ each raceday, working with the digital team to ensure it is fully optimised.
- Manage the marketing budget, recommending the allocation of spend by channel and activity to deliver budgeted objectives.
- Collaborate with the studio and other suppliers to deliver effective creative that delivers marketing and commercial goals.
- Review results of all marketing targeting delivery managing proactively and dynamically.
- Lead the Development and Delivery of Customer Experience working closely with local operations team across all aspects of a race day.
- Oversee the raceday entertainment working with suppliers to agreed budget.
- Inspire a team of Marketing Executives to deliver outstanding results.
Apply here.
Organisation: SailGP
Position: Broadcast and Content Coordinator
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Broadcast & Content Coordinator will play a vital role in supporting the Chief Content Officer and Head of Broadcast with a variety of administrative tasks and account management duties. This coordinator position offers a unique opportunity to learn and grow within a high-energy environment, working closely with industry professionals who are leading the charge in sports broadcast innovation. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and ready to “roll their sleeves up” to take on both the exciting and day to day tasks that are crucial to our success.
Apply here.
Organisation: Williams Racing
Position: Marketing Operations Manager – Esports
Location: Oxfordshire, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Marketing Operations Manager – Esports will deliver industry-leading marketing support to enable performance at the highest level, while ensuring the company’s values and behaviours are applied consistently across all team activity. Reporting to the Director of Esports, this role will play an integral part in developing the future of the esports business to enhances the Williams brand and reputation in gaming.
This role will lead day-to-day marketing operations across the full scope of the team’s activity, while also being the key point of contact and collaboration for each of the marketing functions within the wider Williams team. With a particular focus on the business side, including partnerships, commercial, merchandise & licensing, content, social & media, the Marketing Operations Manager – Esports will also provide support and guidance in events, logistics and business administration.
This role may require flexible and unsociable working hours and some travel, depending on the event calendar and team requirements.
Apply here.
Organisation: Fanatics
Position: VP Product Creation and Merchandising
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Fanatics International is seeking an experienced and dynamic Vice President (VP) to lead, innovate and expand our international (physical) product offering. This role requires a dynamic and creative individual who can lead cross-functional teams to develop and launch products that meet the highest standards of performance and aesthetics. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of materials science, design principles, material sourcing, and the sports industry, coupled with commercial acumen, strong leadership and project management skills. The VP of Product will be based in Manchester, England, and will report directly to the President – Fanatics Commerce International.
Apply here.
Organisation: Stockport County Football Club
Position: People & Payroll Administrator
Location: Stockport, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The People & Payroll Administrator will work as part of the People & Finance departments to provide a professional, high quality, timely, customer focused administrative service to the Club. This role will also work closely with the Safeguarding team to provide Safeguarding administrative support.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester City Women
Position: Social Media Producer
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 07.8.2024
As a Social Media Producer, you will be a key player in creating and inspiring compelling content across Man City Women’s social media channels, collaborating to achieve success within an inclusive and creative environment.
Based within the Media team, you will be part of a team of social media producers growing and engaging the City Women’s team fanbase. This position offers the opportunity to create content that reaches and entertains millions of fans across the globe.
You will be able to turn your hand to several editorial disciplines, be that creating compelling social copy, jumping on emerging trends, or cutting quick vertical videos for our audience.
Apply here.
Organisation: Formula 1
Position: Licensing Manager, Retail
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Formula One Management Ltd is currently seeking a Retail Licensing Manager to oversee F1’s portfolio of retail licensees. The Licensing Manager will report to the Senior Licensing Manager, focusing on management and growth of Formula 1’s current retail licensee partners across trackside and ecommerce.
Apply here.
Organisation: Norwich City Football Club
Position: Commercial Executive
Location: Norwich, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 07.8.2024
They are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active individual to join their Commercial Team in the role of Commercial Executive at Norwich City Football Club! The role will initially be a 12 month fixed term contract, with the possibility of becoming permanent afterwards based on success. Full initial training and continued development will be provided.
This position will support the Commercial Manager focusing on generating revenue by selling various Club products across the season, handling inbound enquiries, outbound calling and delivering special projects within the Club. The role will play their part assisting with the delivery of the most ambitious project in sport, to be a self-sustainable football club.
Apply here.
Organisation: English Football League (EFL)
Position: Senior Content Manager
Location: Preston, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The EFL’s Senior Content Manager will be responsible for commercial and community content output across the EFL’s numerous channels.
The purpose of the role is to strategically manage idea creation, campaign planning and relationship management across both areas, with the aim of telling the EFL’s community story to a large audience and improving the success of commercial content activations.
Apply here.
Organisation: AFC Fylde
Position: Fan Engagement Officer
Location: Kirkham, GB (On-site)
Salary: Up to £30,000 per year
As Fan Engagement Officer, you will be responsible for the entire matchday ticketing operation, from planning to execution.
You will play a key role in bringing income into the club through two key revenue streams; ticketing and retail.
Dealing with all elements of Ticketing and retail including, but not limited to, customer service, running the club shop, stock control, shop and ticket reconciliations and working closely with supporters to ensure their memberships remain current and relevant.
Apply here.
Organisation: Portsmouth Football Club
Position: Ticketing Manager
Location: Portsmouth, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Here’s a taste of the impact you’ll make:
- Lead the charge in ticketing innovation: Develop cutting-edge strategies that make buying tickets a breeze for fans.
- Become the voice of the ticketing team: Collaborate with marketing and sales to create targeted campaigns that drive ticket sales.
- Forge strong bonds with our supporters: Build positive relationships with fan groups and ensure a seamless match day experience.
- Unlock new revenue streams: Think creatively to identify and implement strategies that boost ticket sales and club revenue.
Apply here.
That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.
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