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: Lincoln City Football Club
Position: Digital Communications Executive
Location: Lincoln, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 15.7.2024
Lincoln City Football Club is seeking a creative and passionate digital communications executive to lead our online content strategy and execution.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of digital communications, marketing, excellent storytelling skills, and a love for football. This role involves managing the club’s digital presence, creating engaging content for our fans, and driving growth across all digital platforms.
Apply here.
Organisation: Ten Toes
Position: Social Media Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The holder of this role will provide executional support to Ten Toes’ team social media managers, reporting into our Senior Social Media Manager, to service one or more of Ten Toes’ clients, helping them build deeper relationships with their fans and stakeholders through the provision of three key services:
• Consultancy (strategy)
• Channel management
• Content creation
The role holder will support our wider internal team with planning, ideation, reporting and executing across our work with sports organisations, brands and talent.
Apply here.
Organisation: DP World Tour
Position: Brand Marketing Manager
Location: Wentworth, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
They are looking for a Brand Marketing Manager with strong project experience and will be responsible for managing the European Tour group brands and supporting brand and audience growth.
Apply here.
Organisation: New Balance
Position: Associate Marketing Manager, Community Running & Activations
Location: Warrington, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
New Balance is looking for an Associate Marketing Manager – Community Running and Activations within its UK & Ireland team to deliver a cohesive approach to year-round programmes of grassroots performance activation. Working across the team, you will support the performance strategy with a focus on running through product launches, retailer activations, guerilla & owned event opportunities and stand-out cultural & brand moments through a network of communities, ensuring purpose is central to those relationships.
Maintaining existing strong relationships and building new connections, this role will ensure that key cities are focused on and that our community and run club partners are aligned to the brands values and objectives.
The role would be suited to someone with experience in marketing activations and the ideal candidate will have a strong interest in running, sportswear retail and community engagement.
Apply here.
Organisation: Stevenage Football Club
Position: Ticketing & Retail Manager
Location: Stevenage, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The job purpose is to oversee and lead the Club’s Ticketing and Retail operation, maximising existing revenue streams and identifying new Ticketing and Retail opportunities across match days, during the week and online.
Apply here.
Organisation: Formula 1
Position: Marketing Manager – Americas
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
F1 are looking for a Marketing Manager to join a newly structured team who will develop and deliver the market-level activation of the F1 brand in the Americas, forging strong links with the marketing teams of their promoters, media rights holders and global partners, helping them maximise their relationship with F1, ensuring they are aligning with the key messages and brand positioning of the sport in their own communications, and delivering support on F1’s channels where it is possible and appropriate to do so.
Reporting to the Head of Brand, and taking lead from the global marketing strategy and strategic growth plan, the Marketing Manager (Americas) will develop and deliver a year-round marketing campaign above and below-the-line, for growing brand awareness and engagement of new fans for the sport tailored to the specific consumer needs in the Americas, harnessing the key touch points of the races in the markets and other relevant global locations.
Apply here.
Organisation: Castore
Position: Marketing Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
You will work closely with the Senior Marketing Manager, partner account managers, and wider marketing function to strategically plan the long-term deliverables in line with projected sales growth whilst deliver marketing activity alongside some of our biggest Motorsport partners
This role is on a six month fixed term contract
Apply here.
Organisation: Aston Martin F1
Position: Events Executive
Location: Silverstone, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They have a new opportunity to be part of their Guest Experience team in the role of Events Executive.
Responsibilities:
- Focusing on the management of internal events hosted at, mostly yet not restricted to, the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team HQ.
- Coordination, management, and hosting of various audiences, with a particular focus on internal engagement and partner visits
- Curating new ideas for guest experiences to continuously enhance services
- Support the event manager in the pre-event planning and preparation of events
- Implement planning tools and processes
- Operational delivery of internal programmes
- Guest management and hosting pre/post event and on-site in collaboration with other business areas
- Support in guest communications & invitation process
- Ownership of post-event reporting and feedback surveys
- Ownership of internal events & guest lists
- Supplier sourcing and management, including to ensure all suppliers meet company sustainability and operational standards
- Conduct comprehensive competitor research to continuously strive to enhance our guest experiences
- Front of House support where required
- Manage set up/pack down of events
- H&S and sustainability management, including meeting company & industry standards
- Support with post-event debriefs
- Support with data capture and reporting of internal programmes
- To work proactively, responsibly and professionally always and to respect and comply with the
- company’s reporting structure
- To maintain and develop skill levels to industry standard and maintain current and thorough working knowledge of guest experience, commercial awareness and brand strategy.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Football Association
Position: Head of Commercial Partnerships
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 30.8.2024
The FA are looking for a Head of Commercial Partnerships to join their commercial team and lead across multiple areas, including partnerships and events.
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: 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: 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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