Sport Jobs Round-up: New Roles This Week

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: McLaren Racing

Position: Head of Partner Communications

Location: Woking, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

• The McLaren Racing Corporate Communications Team works across all racing series and oversees all partner, licensing, brand and sustainability comms as well as influencer engagement. The team is also responsible for the executive speaking programme and presence at key industry events including The World Economic Forum in Davos, Cannes Lions, SWSX and New York Climate Week.
• This role oversees communications for our partners and sponsors including Mastercard, Google, OKX, DP World, Allwyn, NEOM, Jack Daniels, Hilton and Monster. It is responsible for the planning and execution of partner communications, in support of the business’ wider strategic commercial objectives and to deliver value and impact for both our sponsors and McLaren Racing.
• The role works closely with other key teams within the business e.g., the partnerships team, digital and social and the wider commercial team – to help deliver impactful comms and activations.

Apply here.

Organisation: TikTok

Position: Creator Manager, Athletes and Sports Creators

Location: London, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

The UKIN TikTok Creator Team supports top and emerging creators to succeed on the platform, though 1:1 management, support, education, events and opportunities.

The Role

• Creator Relationship Management: Manage relationships with creators across different levels, including direct engagement with top creators, athletes and sports public figures. Deepen relationships and strategically improve account performance, product adoption and engagement to deliver against product and content goals.
• Creator Engagement with Programs: Drive creator engagement in Central, Regional, and Local programs, ensuring creators are well-informed and actively participating.
• Metrics and Product Adoption: Monitor and drive key partner management metrics and encourage product adoption among creators.
• Feedback and Opportunity Identification: Gather feedback from local creators, identifying opportunities and providing insights to enhance program effectiveness.
• Targeted onboarding of key athletes, Public Figures and Top Creators not currently on platform with strong incentives and strategies
• Local Market Expertise: Serve as a local expert in understanding the nuances of working with creators in the market.
• Collaboration: Work closely with various internal teams to align strategies and achieve departmental goals.
• Support strategic partnerships and business opportunities with global Top Creators and Public Figures.

Apply here.

Organisation: Manchester City Football Club

Position: Head of Personalised Marketing

Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 25.7.25

The Head of Personalised Marketing leads a team of cross-channel marketers to acquire, nurture and retain Man City fans. You will define, deliver and optimise the Club’s database growth with personalised marketing strategies., This role will act as the business lead in acquiring, developing and utilising first party data in fan-facing marketing activity, in order to maximise the commercial impact of the Club’s data-driven approach.

You will have full responsibility for the management and delivery of campaigns across key performance marketing channels, including email, SMS, mobile messaging, and personalised web content, as well as managing the future development of interactive content and logged-in fan experiences, with the strategic goal of maximising engagement and referral revenue through the Club’s owned and operated channels and platforms.

You will work closely with the Product and Fan Journey teams to deliver an efficient omni-channel fan acquisition strategy, ensuring Club channels are used in the most effective way to promote relevant products and experiences, while improving the integrated fan experience across multiple communication touchpoints. You will also liaise with other stakeholders across Media and Marketing and the wider business, including Partnerships, Media, Supporter Services and CITC, to ensure the most important content and messages are reaching the most relevant fans on the most suitable channels to drive maximum impact.

Working closely with the Technology and Fan Experience Analytics & Insights teams, the Head of Personalised Marketing will also identify opportunities for new channels and tools to create integrated and personalised fan communication experiences, ensuring maximum engagement with high priority audiences and segments across City’s global fanbase.

You will be responsible for managing the budget for growing and engaging our database, as well as owning relationships with specialist consultants, agencies and technical platforms required to deliver innovative and high performing personalised marketing tactics.

The role holder will ensure a data-driven approach to decision making throughout, defining and measuring business-critical KPIs to help support delivery of the Club’s ambitious growth targets.

Apply here.

Organisation: Manchester City Football Club

Position: Head of Marketing – Football Education & Recreation

Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 20.7.25

To lead the development, implementation and end-to-end delivery of customer growth initiatives across Football Education & Recreation’s (FE&R) B2C portfolio in line with the strategic direction set by the Managing Director. This role is responsible for enabling the long-term expansion of participation, customer acquisition, and programme reach.

Embedded within the FE&R function, this role requires strong cross-functional leadership, business insight, and commercial judgement. The role holder will coordinate across product, marketing, commercial, and delivery teams to ensure integrated execution and measurable audience growth. They will act as a key enabler of FE&R’s wider contribution to the Group’s commercial and strategic ambitions.

Apply here.

Organisation: Formula E

Position: YouTube Channel Manager

Location: London, GB (Hybrid)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 22.7.25

In this new role, the YouTube Channel Manager will super-charge their content and thrill their subscribers with innovative and engaging content, making Formula E a leader in YouTube content within the sports industry.

Reporting to the Senior Social Media Manger, you will be instrumental in managing the day-to-day management of their YouTube channel, working with freelancers and agencies to execute against their strategy.

Apply here.

Organisation: Manchester United Football Club

Position: Player Wellbeing Officer – Women’s Football – 1 year fixed term contract

Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 25.7.25

Manchester United Football Club aims to produce a Women’s First Team that succeeds, entertains, innovates and inspires. To achieve this we need to recruit, train and play to win.

The purpose of this role is to contribute to a winning women’s first team by ensuring players have high quality access to psycho social support so players can focus on their performance without negative distraction.

Apply here.

Organisation: Castore

Position: Sports Marketing Manager

Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 25.7.25

Responsible for the overall relationship of allocated assets, with a focus on driving revenue growth & maximising brand value for Castore. As the lead for your allocated assets, you’ll own the relationships with their partners key stakeholders & be the internal driving force at Castore bringing all departments together to deliver success against their objectives.

As part of this role, you’ll be working with the wider business to explore new business opportunities & retail growth for your assets, take ownership for club critical paths & kit deliveries, as well supporting their Brand team in maximising our contractual marketing rights to help build their brand profile and positioning within the market.

The Sports Marketing Manager will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster relationships at all levels of the organisation, along with ex excellent organisational attributes to ensure all relevant internal and external departments are held accountable.

Ultimately, the Sports Marketing Manager will support the Head of Partnerships – Football and the wider team to deliver against our commercial & brand objectives. They’re looking for a dynamic individual who will bring energy & ambition to the team.

Apply here.

Organisation: Brentford Football Club

Position: International Marketing Executive

Location: London, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 25.7.25

They are looking for an enthusiastic, personable and highly organised individual to join their Marketing team in an entry-level role focused on building Brentford FC’s global fanbase. This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in marketing, fan engagement and international football fandom.

The successful candidate will support international marketing projects, assist in developing relationships with fan groups across the globe, and play a hands-on role in delivering exceptional matchday experiences for international supporters.

This is a growth-focused role with opportunities to build expertise and take on increasing responsibility over time, including ownership of specific projects and engagement with dedicated fan groups.

Apply here.

Organisation: Women’s Super League Football

Position: Head of Football Operations and Administration

Location: London, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 18.7.25

Women’s Super League Football has an exciting opportunity in a pivotal role as Head of Football Operations and Administration.

WSL Football has a vision of transforming women’s football through the lens of her, for all and by building the most distinctive, competitive and entertaining women’s football club competition in the world for the players and fans of today and tomorrow.

Apply here.

Organisation: Arsenal Football Club

Position: Partner Services Manager

Location: London, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 18.7.25

They are looking for a Partner Services Manager to provide best-in-class partner servicing and account management to their commercial partners.

In this exciting and fast paced role you’ll drive the relationship with some of their most important commercial partners. They’re looking for someone with second-to-none stakeholder management skills, who knows how to get the best out of a commercial partnership for both parties.

Apply here.

Organisation: Aston Villa Football Club

Position: Head of Performance

Location: Birmingham, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: Actively reviewing applicants so be quick

Aston Villa Football Club is seeking a Head of Performance to lead the performance services for the Women’s First Team. This is an opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking environment, working closely with players, coaches, and specialists to deliver world-class support in a growing area of the game.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing and delivering a high-performance strategy that supports success in domestic and European competitions. You’ll lead a multi-disciplinary team focused on all aspects of physical preparation, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and player wellbeing.

You’ll be embedded within the team environment, working both on and off the pitch to integrate performance practices into daily routines. From setting departmental direction to ensuring seamless player transitions between Academy, Club, and country, you’ll be central to how performance support drives both individual and collective progress.

The role also includes managing performance monitoring systems, budgets, and compliance with relevant standards, while promoting collaboration across departments and championing continuous improvement through innovation and research.

Apply here.

Organisation: Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Position: Commercial Partnerships Manager

Location: Birmingham, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

As Commercial Partnerships Manager, you will lead the delivery of partnership rights, build strong brand relationships, and collaborate across teams to create impactful activations. This role is an opportunity to shape how Birmingham Phoenix engages with partners, supports commercial growth, and delivers meaningful connections between brands and cricket fans.

Apply here.

Organisation: The Premier League

Position: Marketing Operations Manager

Location: London, GB (Hybrid)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 16.7.25

The Premier League’s Commercial team is looking for a Marketing Operations Manager to support their efforts to build public understanding of the Premier League’s contribution to football, acting as a key project manager, playing an integral role to aid the delivery of the marketing plan for both new and existing flagship campaign moments.

The Marketing Operations Manager will be at the heart of the Premier League business, working with colleagues in all departments to deliver impactful marketing campaigns including No Room For Racism, More Than a Game, Inside Matters and will therefore help to ensure that the Premier League gains attribution, and drive positive reputation and brand association and value for the competition and for shareholder clubs.

Apply here.

Organisation: EFL (English Football League)

Position: Partnerships Manager

Location: London, GB (Hybrid)

Salary: None listed

They have an opportunity for a high-performing individual to join the team as a Partnerships Manager and play a key role in delivering partnerships for the EFL .

The EFL offers a unique opportunity to work with some of the biggest sporting competitions, sponsorship properties and commercial partnerships in the market. They are looking for an individual who has a background in managing and delivering partnership activations in sport.

The role will be responsible for leading and developing existing partner relationships for the EFL, including proactively driving partnership agreements through a strong understanding of individual partners markets and business objectives, maximising the value of association with the EFL and its member clubs.

Apply here.

Organisation: Lancashire Cricket Club

Position: Club Relations Executive

Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

As a Club Relations Executive, you will play a vital role in their team, contributing to the success and growth of our club.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with club members, partners, and stakeholders
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance the overall club experience
• Coordinate events, meetings, and activities to engage the club community
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless communication and operations
• Provide exceptional customer service and support to club members
• Track and report on key performance metrics related to club engagement

Apply here.

Organisation: Manchester City Football Club

Position: Football Communications Executive (1 year fixed term contract)

Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 17.7.25

They are seeking a Football Communications Executive to support the Club’s external communications, with a focus on football operations. This role involves managing matchday media, press conferences, player signings, and media relations, while also assisting with wider Club communications.

You’ll work closely with players, coaches, and the media to ensure clear, consistent messaging aligned with the Club’s brand. This is a great opportunity for a communications professional with strong media skills and a passion for sport.

Apply here.

Organisation: The Football Association

Position: Head of Football Operations and Administration

Location: London, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

Closing date: 18.7.25

Women’s Super League Football has an exciting opportunity in a pivotal role as Head of Football Operations and Administration.

WSL Football has a vision of transforming women’s football through the lens of her, for all and by building the most distinctive, competitive and entertaining women’s football club competition in the world for the players and fans of today and tomorrow.

Apply here.

Organisation: Liverpool Football Club

Position: Director, Partnership Management

Location: Liverpool, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

They have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join their Liverpool FC team as a Director, Partnership Management.

You will be responsible for implementing all aspects of their industry, leading partner servicing and flexible rights delivery. Supporting the VP on Global renewals across the portfolio of Partners, worth in excess of £60million. This individual, together with the team they manage, will be responsible for proving the impact of Liverpool FC as an indispensable component of each Partner’s marketing and communications strategy, as well as ensuring a positive culture across the team and wider Club.

Working alongside the VP Partnerships Delivery, you will be fundamental in setting the strategy to ensure the partner management proposition is fit to service blue chip partners. Working alongside internal stakeholders to set and implement their Partnerships vision across all areas of the Club.

Apply here.

Organisation: Birmingham City Football Club

Position: Football Media Manager

Location: Birmingham, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

They are seeking a Football Media Manager to take the lead on all media operations relating to the First Team and play a key role in shaping how the Club is seen and heard across the world.

This role is central to delivering first-class football media relations, managing matchday operations, and enhancing the Club’s growing reputation in football and wider culture. You’ll be the key interface between the Club and external media, ensuring professional delivery, strong messaging, and strategic media engagement.

Apply here.

Organisation: Chelsea Football Club

Position: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Location: London, GB (On-site)

Salary: None listed

To develop, manage and grow innovative strategies to engage corporate partners to support the Foundation’s mission and deliver a new and sustainable income.

• Collaborate with the Head of Philanthropic Partnerships to develop and implement a strategic corporate partnerships plan, setting clear objectives and sustainable revenue targets to support the Foundation’s mission.
• Partner with the Programs, Fundraising, and Club Partnership teams to gain knowledge and understanding of funding priorities, crafting compelling cases for support aligned with the Foundation’s mission.
• Lead and manage corporate engagement by cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding relationships through face-to-face meetings and strategic outreach, building a robust and sustainable corporate partnerships pipeline.
• Develop the Foundation’s proactive corporate prospecting strategy, aiming to strengthen the value and scope of partnerships.
• Work closely with the CEO and Head of Philanthropic Partnerships to brief them on prospective partnerships and prepare them for meetings and events.
• Work closely with the Club’s Partnerships team to engage existing Club partners in the Foundation’s work, while strategically influencing prospective partners to align their partnerships with the Foundation’s social impact goals.
• Collaborate with the Legal team to draft, review, and finalize partnership agreements, ensuring all contracts accurately reflect agreed terms and protect the interests of both the Foundation and its partners.
• Ensure timely and meaningful communication with partners, including regular impact reports demonstrating how their contributions advance the Foundation’s mission.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date CRM records, ensuring seamless data management and effective relationship tracking.
• Provide additional support to the Fundraising team as and when required.

Apply here.

Organisation: 50 Sport

Position: Mid-Weight Artworker

Location: London, GB (Hybrid)

Salary: None listed

• 2–4 years of experience in a similar Artworking or Production role (preferably agency-side or in a digital/social-first environment).
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud — particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Basic knowledge of After Effects and/or motion graphics is a bonus.
• Strong understanding of digital and social media platforms, best practices, and specs.
• Excellent layout, typography, and retouching skills.
• Experience working with brand guidelines and producing assets for large brands.
• Familiarity with version control, file setup for animation, and asset optimisation.
• Passion for sport and understanding of the cultural and commercial landscape of sports marketing and sponsorship.
• Highly organised with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines with efficiency and calmness under pressure.
• A proactive and collaborative team player who’s open to feedback.
• A self-starter with a positive attitude and eagerness to grow within the creative team.
• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise effectively with both creative and account teams.

Apply here.

Organisation: 50 Sport

Position: Resource Manager

Location: London, GB (Hybrid)

Salary: None listed

Apply here.

That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.

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