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: Southampton Football Club
Position: Email Marketing Executive
Location: Southampton, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 8.1.25
As an Email Marketing Executive, you will create and execute targeted email and wider direct marketing communications, leveraging the data they receive from fans. Your role will focus on implementing a variety of strategic email marketing campaigns aimed at engaging with fans and driving revenue across key commercial areas within Southampton Football Club.
Apply here.
Organisation: Burnley Football Club
Position: Hospitality Sales Executive
Location: Burnley, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has become available for an optimistic and passionate Hospitality Sales Executive at a pivotal time of transition and change for Burnley Football Club.
The ideal candidate will have experience in new business sales and account management with experience of working towards and exceeding sales targets. You will also need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to work evenings and weekends.
ROLE EXPECTATIONS
As the Hospitality Sales Executive, you will be expected to:
- Bring in revenue through selling matchday hospitality, Business Club and sponsorship packages, whilst working to exceed sales targets.
- Identify clients, contacts, and market segments, and proactively seek new business via cold calling and a range of techniques and resources.
Apply here.
Organisation: GB Taekwondo
Position: Head of Athletic Performance
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They are seeking a high-performance leader to join the team and help to realise the performance potential of GB’s most talented Taekwondo athletes.
Building on the success of the Paris Games, and following a post games review, GB Taekwondo is ready to write the next chapter in its history.
This role will be pivotal in realising GB Taekwondo Medal Targets for major international competitions including the Olympic and Paralympic Games and senior World Championships, qualification of athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and developing and supporting athletes to step onto a major championship podium for the first time.
Apply here.
Organisation: Crystal Palace Football Club
Position: Local Partnership Sales Executive
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 2.1.25
Crystal Palace Football Club are looking for a target driven and highly motivated Local Partnership Sales Executive to join their sponsorship team.
Reporting directly into the Head of Sponsorship you will be responsible for selling the Club’s entry-level sponsorship packages, targeting both local and national businesses, while achieving your own revenue target and contributing to the overall sponsorship team’s success.
Apply here.
Organisation: Red Bull Racing
Position: Social Media Executive
Location: Milton Keynes, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 7.1.25
Concentrating on social media, your role will be to assist the team in creating captivating, educational, and enjoyable content for the team’s social platforms in both F1 and Esports. This will involve collaboration with the Social, Content, Communications & Fan Engagement teams.
Your role is pivotal in shaping the team’s online presence and community engagement, your work will directly contribute to the team’s brand image and fanbase growth.
Apply here.
Organisation: F1
Position: Fan Insights Executive
Location: Milton Keynes, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 31.12.24
F1 is looking for a Fan Insights Executive to join our growing team. This role will report to the Fan Insights Manager and help fulfilling the brief to make Formula 1 one of the most influential companies in the world. Being passionate about our fans sits at the heart of our values and is key to how we will deliver our performance ambition.
This role will fit into a small team rooted in a ‘Planning’ philosophy mindset, with the ambition to build on the foundations of existing analytics capabilities to establish thought leadership, within and beyond functional research expertise, strongly influencing brand building thinking, growth, and how we do marketing at Formula 1.
Apply here.
Organisation: Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Position: Director of Operations
Location: Leeds, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 20.1.25
Reporting to The Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s (the Club) Chief Executive Officer, and a key member of the Club’s Executive Team, the Director of Operations will provide leadership and strategy to all aspects of Headingley Cricket Ground operations, including integrated delivery of facilities, venue management, stadium services deliver, ICT and health & safety.
This is a significant juncture for the Club as they seek to leverage the significant recent reforms, to now structure the Club for growth and sustainable success into the future. The Director of Operations will play a critical role in ensuring the Club delivers on its key strategic priorities aligned to the Club’s vision and mission statement whilst, alongside the Executive, help set the cultural tone rooted in the Club’s values framework.
The Director of Operations will define and implement the Operations strategy, budget and structure to ensure the highest standards of stadium operations, whilst maximising commercial opportunities and delivering operational efficiencies.
Apply here.
Organisation: Chelsea Football Club
Position: CRM Lifestyle Marketing Executive
Location: London, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
JOB FUNCTION: Ensure the club delivers an exceptional level of fan engagement and strong commercial return through the management and implementation of CRM campaigns and data innovation across ticketing, merchandise, stadium tours and memberships.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Planning, creating, testing and executing bespoke and automated CRM campaigns throughout the fan lifecycle.
- Focusing on key lifecycle stages including welcome, upsell, cross-sell and winback.
- Managing and delivering best-in-class CRM experiences across a range of club products and offerings.
- Building, testing and sending campaigns across email, push and in-app (including design, copywriting and A/B testing).
- Segmenting and profiling fan database to improve marketing results, and drive insight and value from fan data.
- Building stronger working relationships and improving communication with multiple stakeholders across commercial, digital and insight teams.
- Working in conjunction with the data team to drive data innovation across all products and campaigns.
- Assisting in the account management of Braze to bring about enhancements to our CRM and marketing capabilities and to resolve any issues.
- Reviewing campaign performance and reporting on results to key stakeholders with actionable insights.
- Working alongside the legal and supporter services team to resolve customer complaints and process any RTBF or SAR requests.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester City Football Club
Position: Social Media Producer
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 1.1.25
As a Social Media Producer, you will be a key player in creating and inspiring compelling content across Man City’s social media channels, collaborating to achieve success within an inclusive and creative environment.
Based within the Media team, you will be part of a team of social media producers growing and engaging the City fanbase. This position offers the opportunity to create content that reaches and entertains millions of fans across the globe. You will be able to turn your hand to several editorial disciplines, be that creating compelling social copy, jumping on emerging trends, or cutting quick vertical videos for our audience.
Apply here.
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: 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: 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: 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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