Sport Jobs Round-up: New Roles This Week

The Head of Social Media will be responsible for leading Manchester United’s global social media strategy across all Manchester United social platforms. This is a key leadership role, responsible for strengthening fan engagement, enhancing brand equity, supporting commercial goals, and protecting the club’s online reputation.

They are seeking an experienced digital strategist with a deep understanding of social media platforms, audiences and content dynamics, using strong editorial and commercial experience, and a track record of leading high-performing teams in fast-paced environments. A passion for football and a global outlook is essential.

This role focuses on two of their most exciting growth areas: Athlete Brand Marketing and Brand Collaborations. This season, they piloted an Athlete Brand Marketing Programme with 6 of their 24 clubs, and they’re looking to expand the pilot for 2026/27, bringing more clubs in and evolving the model as they go.

You’ll lead the strategy and delivery (with agency support), working closely with players to help them build their personal brands and commercial prospects. That includes skills labs (personal brand, social, commercial skills and more) and selecting a small group for a WSL Football Ambassador Programme, where they’ll work more directly with the league. They’re looking for someone with strong athlete-brand experience who enjoys spending time with players and can travel to clubs when needed.

Athlete Brand Marketing is the main focus, but you’ll also shape and deliver brand collaborations that boost the visibility and cultural relevance of their leagues, clubs and players – especially with younger fans in mind.

In summary, you’ll own day-to-day planning and delivery across clubs, agencies and partners – scaling and improving their Athlete Brand Marketing Programme, while creating collaborations that bring WSL Football to new audiences and build their connection with younger fans.

They are seeking a creative, ambitious and highly adaptable Digital Content Producer to help shape the future of England Cricket content.

This role will play a key part in delivering the ECB’s social and digital strategy by creating bold, audience-first content that grows fandom and elevates the profile of the England Men’s Cricket team and its players.

Working mainly within the England Men’s team environment, this role will play a crucial role in our storytelling across multiple digital touchpoints.

You will create and publish content across social, web and app platforms, helping us connect with audiences through high-quality, platform-native content production.

They’re looking for a passionate and knowledgeable football professional to help them nurture talent and support performance on and off the pitch. This role plays an important part in delivering high standards, supporting player development, and helping us create the best possible environment for success across the Club.

Supporting the Talent Management Lead, you will contribute to the planning, coordination and delivery of the Club’s talent management and loan strategy. You will work closely with internal departments and external partner clubs to monitor player progress, gather performance data, and provide meaningful insights that inform individual learning plans and development pathways.

They are expanding their operations team at their world-class training facilities for a highly organised, detailed-oriented operations extraordinaire to come and join the team. This pivotal role will work in tandem with the Men’s First Team and their broader training ground operations department to drive efficiencies.

Your role will work as part of a team to uphold their ‘best-in-class’ standards, from managing travel itineraries to ensuring their training pitches are utilised perfectly. This is a rare opportunity to move beyond standard operations and step into the world of elite sports operations.

You will manage the delivery of a comprehensive performance lifestyle and player support programme across the Academy, helping players prepare for successful transitions throughout their development journey. Working closely with colleagues across the Academy, you will coordinate onboarding and offboarding activity while ensuring players and families receive the highest level of care and support during key moments in their pathway.

Alongside transition support, you will design and deliver engaging personal development sessions that equip players with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage the demands of Academy life and future career opportunities. Topics may include independent living, time management, finance, social media and preparation for loan experiences or professional football environments.

You will also build strong relationships with players, families, alumni and key stakeholders, ensuring communication and support remain consistent throughout the player journey. Through your organisation, mentoring and collaborative approach, you will contribute to creating a well-supported and positive environment that enables players to develop both on and off the pitch.

The British and Irish Lions are looking to recruit for a Platforms & Influencer Manager. This role will play a central role in shaping how the Lions connect with fans across the world. Reporting to the Head of Digital and working closely with their Social Media Manager, the successful candidate will oversee the Lions’ website, emerging digital products, and a growing network of creators and influencers. With the first-ever Lions Women’s Tour in 2027 on the horizon, this is a unique opportunity to help shape how a new chapter of Lions history is told and experienced across digital channels. This role is perfect for a creative, innovative digital specialist who understands how fans consume content, knows how to build and activate influencer communities, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You’ll bring strong platform expertise, a passion for women’s sport, and the ability to deliver standout digital campaigns that elevate the Lions brand and reach new audiences.

Premier League Studios are recruiting for an Assistant Producer to play a key role in bringing the stories behind the game to life for audiences around the world. As part of a collaborative and creative environment, you will contribute to the production of high-quality, engaging content that showcases the people, clubs and moments that make the Premier League unique.

In this role, you will be integral to the end-to-end production of the weekly documentary programme, Premier League Stories. Working closely with Producers and Senior Producers, you will help to shape and deliver engaging editorial content for a worldwide audience. Responsibilities will include developing and pitching original ideas, directing shoots, conducting interviews, and guiding post-production in collaboration with editors and graphic designers. You’ll also review footage to select the most suitable material, ensure content is optimised for digital platforms, and play an active part in fostering an inclusive team environment.

Additionally, you will be involved in compliance matters and assist with essential production documentation such as risk assessments, location agreements, and contributor releases, while providing support for broader departmental tasks as needed.

The Player Care Administrator will play a pivotal part in supporting the player care department, enabling the department to enhance the experience and development of our Academy players. The role will be responsible for oversight of the Host Family programme, including recruitment, ongoing monitoring, supporting development opportunities and reviews. The role will also be responsible for co-ordinating and organising better blues sessions and personal development initiatives for players. We’re excited to begin work on an Academy Alumni project, which this role will also become central too.

The Content & Communications Coordinator will support UFC’s content and communications strategy across EMEA. This position is responsible for maintaining strong relations with UFC’s broadcast partners across EMEA, delivering content, working on promotional plans as well as assisting on media rights across the region. This role also supports the communications team in managing media enquiries and operationally assisting the PR team at UFC live events.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced candidate to join the Marketing and Communications department at Norwich City Football Club in the role of Marketing and Content Executive. This is an excellent role for someone who is creative, organised and passionate about delivering engaging content.

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support delivery of the club’s marketing and content strategy across Norwich City Football Club
• Create written content for multiple platforms, including website, email campaigns, matchdays and promotions
• Assist with marketing campaigns and product launches, ensuring content drives engagement and follows SEO best practice
• Support the production of editorial and social media content across digital channels
• Contribute creative ideas to enhance fan engagement, grow audiences and support revenue generation
• Provide administrative and organisational support to the wider marketing and content teams
• To act in a manner that supports the Club’s Values of Growth, Integrity, Belonging, Resilience, Pride and Commitment

Plymouth Argyle FC are recruiting a critical leadership position within their Academy and are seeking a driven and experienced Head of Academy Medical & Performance to lead the delivery of their Medical and performance support provision across all age groups. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and evolving their performance and medical strategy, supporting player development, wellbeing and availability as the Academy continues to progress — including their transition to their new training ground at Foulston Park.

Located at their UK office in Warrington you’ll contribute to their mission by leading the local marketing strategy and execution for the UK & Ireland across Running, Sportstyle, and CPS categories. You’ll drive brand presence, consumer engagement, and commercial impact in one of ASICS’ most strategically important European territories, whilst managing integrated marketing functions and building strong partnerships with retail accounts and internal stakeholders.

Your role will be instrumental in weaving the fabric of their movement, bringing unique perspectives and driving innovation with every step.

Key Responsibilities

• Adapt and execute local marketing strategies for UKI across Running, Sportstyle, and CPS categories in alignment with EMEA direction.
• Plan and deliver integrated brand campaigns, activations, PR initiatives, and events to drive consumer engagement and brand visibility.
• Lead the Trade Marketing strategy for key UKI and Pan-European retail accounts, with primary focus on JD partnership.
• Manage the local marketing planning process, including budget allocation, financial forecasting, and ROI optimisation.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal stakeholders across Commercial, Merchandising, HR, and EMEA Marketing teams.
• Lead and develop a high-performing cross-functional marketing team of 12 FTEs across Activation, Trade Marketing, and Brand Training.
• Oversee agency partnerships and external vendor relationships to ensure effective campaign delivery and brand representation.

CAA Sports is looking for a talented marketer to join the Property Solutions team. Property Solutions supports the global CAA Sports Property & Endorsements Sales Group as their in- house, partnership strategy and sales enablement team. From naming rights deals to first-of-its-kind collaborations, you will be an integral member of a group that creates solutions to achieve an advertiser’s objectives in sports marketing working with clients such as Chelsea Football Club, Formula 1, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, UEFA Euros, LIV Golf, Riot Games, The As, and many more.

You will also help them develop deeper category knowledge, fan intelligence and property expertise so they can more quickly scale the team’s capabilities.

Wakefield Trinity are looking for a Videographer & Creative Media Lead to take the club’s storytelling to the next level.

This is a videography-first role, with the creative influence and responsibility of a senior content lead. You’ll be the person behind the lens, in the edit, and driving the ideas that shape how Wakefield Trinity is seen across the sport.

They want a storyteller. Someone who can spot moments before they happen, bring fresh ideas, and create content that fans feel emotionally connected to. Someone who understands the culture of elite sport and can translate it into powerful, modern, engaging media.

The EFL is looking for a Marketing Manager to manage and implement its brand and commercial marketing activity across the EFL and its competitions.

You will shape and deliver a consistent brand across all marketing channels and collateral, while supporting commercially focused campaigns that drive engagement, attendance, and partner value.

This is a role that combines ownership of the EFL’s brand with hands-on campaign delivery, giving you the opportunity to contribute to how one of football’s largest competitions grows its profile and commercial impact.