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 Communications
Location: Burnley, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Head of Communications to join Burnley Football Club.
As the Head of Communications, you will be expected to:
- Develop and implement Burnley FC’s communications strategy according to the Club’s goals and objectives, raising awareness and transforming the understanding of the Club in local, national, and international markets.
- Manage an ongoing communications calendar for player appearances and commercial obligations.
- Deliver a communications strategy that builds awareness and creates positive visibility for the Club.
Apply here.
Organisation: Liverpool Football Club
Position: Director, Creative Marketing
Location: Liverpool, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join their Liverpool FC team as Director, Creative Marketing.The role will be a part of a newly shaped LFC marketing team whose purpose is to drive awareness, desire, conversion, and retention across various LFC campaigns, sales channels and Club products in the UK and across the globe. This position will report into the Vice President, Marketing.
The Director, Creative Marketing is the main driver of how LFC presents itself from a brand, marketing campaign and product content perspective. Managing the brand, marketing content, graphic design and VM functions of the department – they ensure they present ourselves visually to their supporters and customers in the most optimised way and in line with Club strategic objectives.This is achieved by regularly providing all relevant stakeholders with both internally and externally curated insight, data, and recommendations.
You will have day to day management and associated reporting of all related content, brand, design and store visual budgets. Supporting in the planning of these costs during the annual budget process and always ensuring value for money and a strong return on investment.
Apply here.
Organisation: Southampton Football Club
Position: Entertainment General Manager
Location: Southampton, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 17.5.25
They have a brand new position as a General Manager of the entertainment facility at Southampton Football Club, you’ll take the lead in overseeing the entire operation – driving performance, profitability, and an exceptional visitor experience. This is a high impact management role where you’ll be at the heart of shaping the venue’s success across multiple revenue streams.
You’ll be fully accountable for meeting budgets, hitting KPIs, and delivering strong financial results, while fostering a safe, fun, and dynamic environment for both employees and customers. Engaging with key stakeholders will be central to your role, as will implementing strategic initiatives that fuel growth and elevate their reputation.
Apply here.
Organisation: Somerset County Cricket Club
Position: Sponsorship and Partnership Manager
Location: Taunton, GB (On-site)
Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 per year
Closing date: 28.5.25
They have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and ambitious Sponsorship and Partnership Manager to join their Commercial Team! You will be responsible for the management of all SCCC’s and the ECB’s sponsorship partners. You will ensure timely delivery of the partners’ sponsorship rights and demonstrate the positive impact of their partnership with them on their business. Simultaneously, you will cultivate these relationships and identify new partners which will result in increased revenue spend with Somerset County Cricket Club/Cooper Associates County Ground.
Apply here.
Organisation: BBC
Position: Editor – BBC Sport Website
Location: Salford, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 18.5.25
BBC Sport is now seeking an Editor – BBC Sports Website who will be responsible for the editorial oversight and strategic management of the BBC Sport website, app and social media platforms. This role involves developing content plans, coordinating event hubs, and leading digital development initiatives to enhance audience engagement and satisfaction. This role is a key member of the senior team helping to set and implement the content strategy for BBC Sport, based around achieving specific audience objectives.
Apply here.
Organisation: BBC
Position: Sport+ Documentary Development Lead
Location: Salford, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 18.5.25
Working to the Sport+ Editor, the documentary development lead will help drive the ideation, research, and development of new and compelling evergreen documentary content.
This role requires a deep understanding of storytelling, strong research skills, and extensive experience in documentary production.
An understanding of audience engagement across different platforms is essential. A passion for producing documentaries and the ability to identify powerful narratives that resonate with audiences are key requirements for this role.
The successful candidate will identify new ideas that will attract target audiences and contribute to the story development in the pre-production phase.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Football Association
Position: Partnerships Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 21.5.25
They are excited to be recruiting for a Partnerships Manager to join their Commercial division. The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of commercial rights across several partners within The FA’s Commercial Partnerships programme.
The FA’s partnership portfolio is one of the largest in global sport and they are proud to partner with leading brands such as Nike, EE, Emirates, Adobe, M&S Food, Chase and many more across FA properties, such as England Men’s, Women’s and Para and Disability Teams; The Emirates FA Cup and The Adobe Women’s FA Cup; England Football (grassroots), Wembley Stadium connected by EE and St. George’s Park.
Apply here.
Organisation: Williams Racing
Position: Social & Digital Channel Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They are seeking an experienced and ambitious data-driven Social and Digital Channel Manager to lead and elevate Atlassian Williams Racing’s social and digital presence. This role is integral to shaping how they engage with their global fanbase, sponsors, and partners across social media and digital platforms. As the primary voice of Williams Racing, you will develop and implement insight-focussed strategies to grow their digital platforms, fan engagement and deliver exciting content that tells the Williams Racing story in an innovative and compelling way.
This is a key role within the team to maximise platform efficiency and success to deliver best-in-class output. The Social and Digital Channel Manager also oversees the processes and strategy for all content initiatives. The successful candidate will implement a data-first approach using analytics tools to inform decisions, optimise posting, and understand audience behaviour. Exceptional organisational and leadership skills are also needed to own the day-to-day planning and publishing operations of the team. They will have an excellent understanding of social media best practices, channel optimisation, and current trends. Additionally, that a data-first approach means content is posted consistently, strategically, and unlocks key growth opportunities.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Jockey Club
Position: Event Manager
Location: Newton-Le-Willows, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 20.5.25
They have a fantastic opportunity for an Event Manager to join their team at Haydock Park Racecourse. This role is crucial in overseeing and implementing the planning, organisation & presentation of all race days & events ensuring high standards of site presentation, excellent customer experience, management of H&S and relationships with customers, contractors third party partners and stakeholders.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Premier League
Position: Player Care and Engagement Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 14.5.25
The Premier League’s Player Care and Engagement Team is looking for a Player Care and Engagement Manager to assist with the broad range of support services offered to current First Team and ex-Premier League players. The right candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as a strong background in an elite performance environment with experience of supporting athletes at an elite level.
The Player Care and Engagement Manager will work closely with other members of the Football Operations Department, and wider business to provide a best-in-class service to the players and Clubs. They will also liaise with stakeholders such as the PFA to ensure all current and former First Team Premier League players receive the best possible support that will equip and prepare them for life both on and off the pitch.
Apply here.
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: 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
The Premier League’s Partnerships team is responsible for relationship management, contractual delivery and activation across all Premier League Partners and Licensees.
The role of the Partnership Manager is to support the delivery of Partner rights across a select group of Premier League Global Partners and Licensees.
- Partnership Manager – Generalist
- Partnership Manager – Technology
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: 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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