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: The Football Association
Position: Content Manager – England
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 27.8.2024
They are searching for a Content Manager who will lead execution and support the strategic direction of content across the England national team’s digital channels, driving positive sentiment and commercial growth aligned with The FA’s strategic objectives.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Football Association
Position: Marketing and Content Manager – The Greater Game (FTC)
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 22.8.2024
To lead the marketing and content delivery for The Greater Game, helping to achieve core programme objectives including;
- Drive reach and awareness of the programme.
- Engage and educate coaches to embed the programme across grassroots coaching delivery.
- Engage young people across our channels to influence long-term behaviour change.
- Deliver against the commercial requirements of our programme partners.
Apply here.
Organisation: Red Bull
Position: Athlete Marketing Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
This role will help to drive and manage Red Bull’s Athlete Marketing program, demonstrating to the consumer that Red Bull is the only brand that Gives Wiiings to the world’s most exciting and talented athletes. Credibly and effectively communicating the functional benefits of Red Bull products to sports interested consumers via a world-class athlete team. The roster covers diverse sporting playgrounds and a good knowledge understanding of the broader sporting landscape is key. The role will be also be focusing on potential new sporting opportunities within areas and sports we are not currently exposed through. In this role the Athlete Marketing Manager must enable our athletes to progress in their sport and fulfill their dreams.
Apply here.
Organisation: LiveScore
Position: Head of SEO
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
They are looking for a Head of SEO who will be responsible for SEO and ASO activity for the LiveScore group globally across both media and betting products. You will be responsible for defining the strategy and ensuring all activities are managed to the highest standard while continuously seeking ways to drive growth with the SEO and ASO channels.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United
Position: Football Communications Executive (Men’s)
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Reporting to the Senior Football Communications Manager, this fast-paced role will play a key part in managing media and PR activity across the football department, with a focus on the men’s first team and Academy. At the core of the role is the delivery of access to media rightsholders, club media and other media partners, and the management of relationships and information flows between the football department and wider media. For the right candidate, this is a fantastic opportunity to help elevate the storytelling they do around their players and football staff, and to play a key role in managing the narrative around their teams, contributing to success on the pitch.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United
Position: Football Communications Executive (Women’s)
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Reporting to the Director of Football Communications, this fast-paced role will lead all communications activity around their women’s team and women’s Academy. Core responsibilities include the delivery of access to media rightsholders, club media and other media partners, and the managing of relationships and information flows between the women’s team and wider media. The successful candidate will also be expected to work closely with the corporate comms and club media teams, and commercial colleagues to help grow support for the women’s team, and to showcase the club’s strategic commitment to building a strong position in the women’s game. For the right candidate, this is a fantastic opportunity to help elevate the storytelling they do around their women players and staff, and to play a key role in managing the narrative around their women’s team and women’s Academy, contributing to success on the pitch.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United
Position: Social Media Content Creator
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
This Social Media Content Creator encompasses the ideation and production of high-quality football content to engage, educate and entertain their global fanbase. This individual will work closely with the Social Strategy Manager to fuel their cross-platform social publication schedules, whilst managing a production schedule for their Social Content Creators. This role requires the ability to have both highly proactive and reactive approaches to content workflows.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United
Position: Marketing Operations Manager
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Marketing Operations Manager will play a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and integration of Manchester United’s Central Marketing team. This role involves designing and implementing streamlined processes and protocols, managing budgets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency and excellence in marketing operations.
Apply here.
Organisation: British Cycling
Position: Senior Major Events Manager – Maternity Cover
Location: Manchester, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £45,000 per year, depending on experience
Lead and manage a range of major events and related projects across different cycling disciplines, ensuring high quality operational delivery and project management with the overall aim of facilitating the delivery of world class events that maximise elite success and support the reach and growth of the sport.
Apply here.
Organisation: Aston Villa Football Club
Position: Commercial Marketing Manager
Location: Birmingham, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 01.9.2024
As the Club embarks on its first UEFA Champions League campaign and enters into its 150th anniversary year, the marketing department is looking for a passionate and skilled Commercial Marketing Manager to help drive the Club forward in this exciting time. You will play a key role in helping to realise the potential of some exciting changes that the club is undergoing.
You will be responsible for end-to-end management of fully integrated marketing campaigns for all club commercial products and services such as (but not limited to) Hospitality/Premium, Ticketing, Retail, Memberships, non-matchday events & tours
You will be the gatekeeper to the annual marketing campaign calendar, ensuring all campaigns are communicated through the business and delivered on brand across all touchpoints, and measure, analyse and report on all campaign performances across the Club. You will also play a central role in the creation and delivery of key activations/campaigns to celebrate the club’s 150th anniversary year.
Apply here.
Organisation: Sky Sports
Position: Social Media Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
As a Social Media Manager for Sky Sports, you will be responsible for planning, concepting and executing best practice culturally relevant social campaigns and always on social content for across all of their growth audience work, aiming to reach younger and more diverse audiences across organic and paid media that bring to life the very best of the Sports product offering.
Apply here.
Organisation: United Rugby Championship
Position: Marketing Manager
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Working closely with the Head of Marketing – Brand & Content, the Marketing Manager will help to manage and execute URC’s campaigns across multiple markets. This role requires a well-balanced individual who is as comfortable ideating new creative as they are presenting campaigns to key stakeholders.
This role has a strong focus on stakeholder collaboration, working closely with clubs to grow URC’s fan base and developing campaigns which will engage new fans. They will act as a gatekeeper for the URC’s brand, ensuring brand execution and evolution through the management of content themes and campaigns.
This is a 12-month contract role based in London. This role will require weekend work during the URC season, with time-off in lieu provided during the week.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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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