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 Marketing
Location: Burnley, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 5.1.25
An exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive and driven Head of Marketing at a pivotal time of transition and change for Burnley Football Club.
The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a senior role within marketing with an ability to think strategically. You will also need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to work evenings and weekends.
ROLE EXPECTATIONS
As the Head of Marketing, you will be expected to:
- Conceptualise, plan and lead a team to execute integrated marketing campaigns that resonate with target audiences and drive fan engagement and revenue.
- Oversee the development and execution of digital marketing initiatives and paid strategy, including social media, website management, email marketing and mobile app engagement.
- Work with the Chief Marketing Officer to develop and drive comprehensive marketing strategies that maximise brand visibility and drive engagement on a global scale.
Apply here.
Organisation: Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Position: Marketing Executive
Location: Brighton, GB (On-site)
Salary: £27,000 – £34,000 per year
In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the club’s marketing operations, focusing on ticketing, hospitality, and other matchday activities – mainly for their women’s first team. Your primary goals will be to grow, retain, and engage the club’s audience and fan base, enhancing the matchday experience while driving revenue and commercial opportunities, working closely with their Marketing Events Executive to achieve this. Additionally, you will develop and implement fan-focused programs, events, and initiatives designed to resonate with supporters of all ages.
Apply here.
Organisation: Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Position: Player Recruitment Officer
Location: Brighton, GB (On-site)
Salary: £24,000 – £28,800 per year
Closing date: 26.12.24
They are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to play a key role in the Women’s Football Recruitment team. In this role, you will contribute to identifying top talent for their first team and academy, including investment players. Your responsibilities will include attending a variety of matches, such as professional club games and producing comprehensive scouting and player reports aligned with the Club’s protocols and standards.
As part of their team, you’ll participate in in-house meetings and training sessions, ensuring you remain informed about the WSL and Pro Game Academy guidelines and developments.
Apply here.
Organisation: Birmingham City Football Club
Position: Head of Content and Production
Location: Birmingham, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The role will involve adding new content products for commercialisation, such as a podcast series and a WSC matchday product, improving and growing BluesTV, and ideating new products to expand audience reach. The role takes a whole-Club view, managing an editorial calendar loaded with ideas and activities that drive engagement and commercial value
This is a unique opportunity for a forward-thinking individual to create something new that others in sport and entertainment will want to emulate
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester City Football Club
Position: Journalist
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 25.12.24
- Assist the Head of Editorial and Managing Editors in all daily tasks.
- Cover live matches across men, women, EDS and U18s, producing match reports, live blogs, interviews and match galleries. Ability to write accurately under pressure is vital.
- Able to provide high quality written copy for web/app, digital magazine and matchday programmes.
- Assist with content optimisation, maintaining high standard of website hygiene and best practice in SEO.
- Assist Matchday Live team and help drive their news agenda.
- Help maintain excellent stats, records and milestones database, which help service video, social and design teams
- Create and execute new content ideas, always looking to find innovative strands that challenge their readership.
- Lead on sub editing duties for the web and app, ensuring the right content appears in the right place at the right time.
- Lead on preserving the hygiene of our official app, especially across all new sections including CITY+ trending, Live & Upcoming and Long Read carousels
Apply here.
Organisation: England Rugby
Position: Senior Brand Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per year
The Senior Brand Manager is responsible for developing, defining and applying the England Rugby brand positioning across all the RFU’s wide portfolio of brands and activities. This role acts as the brand guardian, brand champion, and brand protector, and will develop and deliver a brand strategy and delivery plan which meets the objectives laid out in the RFU’s Strategic Plan.
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Organisation: West Ham United Football Club
Position: Social Media Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 21.12.24
They are currently recruiting for a Social Media Manager in their Marcomms Department. The successful candidate will lead the execution and help define the strategic direction of West Ham United’s official social media channels and content. They will help to drive positive sentiment amongst their followers, high levels of engagement and continued global growth in key markets, aligned to the club’s objectives and brand strategy.
They will oversee a team of four people that plan, create and distribute content across the club’s Men’s and Women’s accounts.
Apply here.
Organisation: England Rugby
Position: England Men’s and Events Marketing Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: £40,000 per year
They are looking for an England Men’s & Events Marketing Manager to develop and execute marketing campaigns that deliver against key business objectives, across commercial sales and Rugby fandom.
The England Men’s & Events Marketing Manager is responsible for developing campaigns that aim to sell tickets for a number of events, including England Men’s tickets, Under 20s and Stadium hires, as well as increasing levels of fandom for the England Men’s team.
Working with a number of stakeholder teams including marketing, communications, venue, and commercial partnerships, they will be someone who is an excellent communicator, has exceptional attention to detail, that thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Apply here.
Organisation: Liverpool Football Club
Position: Head of Loan Management Men’s Team
Location: Liverpool, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They’re looking for an individual with experience of leading player contract renegotiations and relevant player trading experience to join their Loan Player Management team at Liverpool FC team as Head of Loan Management.
In this role, you will oversee and execute the loan pathways strategy at Liverpool FC.You will lead a loan focused, multidisciplinary team, to place and support players who would benefit from a loan experience as part of their individual development.
Collaborating with senior football leadership, you will source loan opportunities and lead player placement discussions and negotiations. You will lead the Loans Player Management department to ensure that their loan players maximise the loan experience and remain connected to Liverpool FC.
Apply here.
Organisation: Arsenal Football Club
Position: Senior Commercial Content Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 20.12.24
They are looking for a Senior Commercial Content Manager to be responsible for developing and executing strategic content initiatives that drive commercial returns and engagement for their club.
In this exciting role, you will oversee the creation of commercial content, the subunit’s operating model, as well as distribution to their 3rd party media partners.
Through close collaboration with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders, you will ensure they create and distribute high-quality value adding content that aligns with their brand.
Apply here.
Organisation: PUMA Group
Position: Digital & Social Media Manager COBRA PUMA Golf Europe
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Your passion for sports, golf culture, social and digital marketing could be the perfect fit for COBRA PUMA Golf! They’re looking for a dynamic, social media-savvy individual who can drive digital acceleration across their brand and golf category.
If you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment, loves to create engaging digital content, and is eager to learn and grow in the marketing space, this is the role for you.
- Management of new COBRA PUMA social media channels accounts across Europe. Facilitate engaging and innovative content creation for Instagram & partner channels.
- Management of central COBRA & PUMA webpages, digital communications and database growth across Europe.
- Planning and implementation of paid & organic social media and content campaigns to drive awareness, engagement and conversion
- In cooperation with their agency & brand manager, sports marketing & eCom, develop content calendars & product/event content roadmaps
- Keep track of digital and social trends so that PUMA can be an innovator on emerging platforms
- Manage agency budget incl retainer and paid social.
- Monitoring, analysis of KPIS, reporting and adaptation of plans and strategies
- Stay updated about social media landscape, providing insights into e.g. trends and platforms
- Work closely with the PUMA’s global social & media teams
Apply here.
Organisation: New Balance
Position: Senior Brand & Communications Manager
Location: Warrington, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They are seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Brand and Communications Manager UK/I to lead the development and execution of brand strategies and communications/PR initiatives.
This role is a blend of strategic leadership and active execution, requiring a leader who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and take an active role in delivering on the brand and media objectives.
They are in an exciting phase of growth for the brand and this role will be instrumental into further shaping the future of the brand and the brand team, enhancing presence across multiple channels and driving engagement with key audiences. The role reports directly to the UK/I Marketing Lead.
Apply here.
Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Position: Digital Marketing Project Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 20.12.24
The Club is seeking a Digital Project Manager to own a number of processes & initiatives which enable the wider team to deliver against the overall digital & growth plan.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Product ownership for Spurs ID (our registration proposition for fans across the World – you will have full proposition ownership, KPI ownership, be responsible for development of the offering, all insights & reporting and journey development to drive more fans to register & engage with the proposition across both Web & App
- Partnerships Digital Marketing – you will be the key contact within Digital Marketing for our Partnerships team – you will have joint ownership (with our channel owners) of the propositions we are able to activate for our partners. You will be responsible for planning & delivery of all partner marketing activity across the Digital team, working closely with the channel owners to deliver this
- Process Management & Development – working with the Head of Digital & Growth and the wider team you will coordinate change focused on briefing, scheduling, resource management & optimisation of processes, ensuring that you work closely with commercial marketing & creative teams to align with their needs
- Project Management – your work in this area will be responsive to the needs of the Digital & Growth Team and the wider business and will initially focus on supporting the delivery of key initiatives currently in development, then supporting the team as it moves into new ways of working
- Working with Head of Digital & Growth and the wider team to scope additional projects as they materialise within our ongoing growth of capabilities, leading them with cross-functional teams
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Organisation: McLaren Racing
Position: Executive, Brand Management
Location: Woking, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
The purpose of this role is to support with the management of the McLaren brand and its international profile. As a guardian of the McLaren brand, the Executive, Brand Management ensures consistency across all touch points through adherence to their brand guidelines and other materials.
The role predominantly focuses on their Formula 1 partners and licensees, however may also involve supporting their other Racing Series.
The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively with stakeholders across Marketing and Racing, and a roster of third party specialists to ensure their partners are represented accurately and branding execution is managed efficiently. There may also be requirements to help with the management of assets across key platforms, such as their digital asset management platform. They will foster excellent supplier relations, and will be encouraged to constantly look outside of Racing to bring innovative new ideas to the way that they showcase their brand.
Apply here.
Organisation: England Athletics
Position: Digital Marketing Executive
Location: Remote
Salary: Circa £25,000 per year
A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Digital Marketing Executive to support the marketing and communications team. The postholder’s primary responsibility is to build engagement levels and sustain and grow advocates across web, social, and e-comms channels amongst our member clubs, athletes, and other important stakeholders across the sport.
The postholder will assist with online and offline marketing activity, proactively create content for our digital channels, including social media, and support business as usual marketing communications and campaigns across all priority areas (participation, clubs, coaches & officials, competition, and talent). This role will also support marketing and communications efforts at key England Athletics events, including creating fun and engaging content to showcase the excitement of athletics and running.
This postholder’s key focus will be day-to-day management of all promWe are excited to be looking for a Stadium Event Manager to join the team at Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket. You’ll be responsible for for major and minor event planning and delivery throughout the cricket season. Events will include International Cricket, T20 fixtures, Hundred Ball fixtures, County Championship, One day cricket, Concerts, out ground cricket and any other outdoor events.
The role will be the main point of contact for allocated stadium events held on site, as well as at out grounds, and will ensure that all events are delivered to meet the needs of the organiser in an efficient, safe and guest focused environment in liaison with the Operations Team.
Projects will form an important part of the role and will involve the management of contractors / suppliers and liaison with other departments within the club.
Apply here.
That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.
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