Sport Jobs Round-up: New Roles This Week

They are looking for a Partnerships Sales Manager to take responsibility for the generation of revenues through the acquisition of commercial partners. As well as taking an active role across the team to help nurture and develop a high-performing commercial sales function at their club.

In this exciting role, you’ll understand the business strategy of potential partners, initiate contact at senior levels at these organisations, and you will work collaboratively with the Senior Manager to form compelling sales arguments based on our brand’s objectives to showcase ROI and efficiency of a partnership with us.

You will play a key role within their commercial team, supporting their Senior Partnership Executive with their day-to-day management of Club partners and ensuring all contractual rights are delivered efficiently and to the highest standard.  You will build and develop strong professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders across face-to-face, telephone, and email channels to help partners achieve their commercial goals. You will also represent the club at official functions, industry events and on matchdays.

They are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive professional to help support the ticketing systems that underpin some of the UK’s most iconic sporting and entertainment events at Wembley Stadium. Working closely with the Senior Ticketing & Applications Manager, you will play a key role in the administration, configuration, testing and continuous improvement of ticketing applications, ensuring a seamless experience for fans, stakeholders and event partners. Combining technical expertise with a passion for operational excellence, you will help maintain secure, reliable and high-performing systems that support the successful delivery of every event.

The Premier League’s Commercial team is seeking a highly organised and proactive Commercial Projects Assistant to support the planning and delivery of a wide range of commercial initiatives, events and cross departmental projects. This role plays an important part in ensuring the smooth running of key programmes across the Commercial department, contributing to high profile campaigns and supporting the operational needs of a fast paced and collaborative team.

The ideal candidate will bring strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities while working with senior stakeholders and colleagues across the League.

They are hiring a Community & Events Lead and your mission is simple: make sure MARCHON shows up in the moments that matter, creating partnerships, experiences and activations that make them one of the most talked-about brands in performance lifestyle.

This role is a hybrid position, where two days will be based in their office in Harpenden.

Key Responsibilities

Community & Partnerships

• Build and execute MARCHON’s community strategy across London and beyond.
• Identify, recruit and onboard our affiliates and athletes who authentically represent the MARCHON brand.
• Build strategic relationships with gyms, event organisers, brands and community leaders to grow awareness and strengthen MARCHON’s position within the performance lifestyle space.
• Continuously identify opportunities for MARCHON to become part of new conversations, communities and cultural moments.
• Represent MARCHON at events, partner activations and community experiences, acting as one of the public faces of the brand.

Brand Activations & Events

• Support the planning and delivery of MARCHON’s presence at major fitness events including HYROX, Turf Games, ATHX and partner activations.
• Develop and launch MARCHON-owned events that strengthen our community and create memorable brand experiences.
• Work closely with Operations to coordinate logistics, staffing, stock, equipment and event delivery.
• Support Marketing to create bold, disruptive and guerrilla-style activations that generate conversation both on the ground and online.
• Ensure every activation reflects the premium standards of the MARCHON brand.

The Premier League Football Department are recruiting for the exciting new role of Strategic Projects Analyst. The Football Department is responsible both for the delivery of the long-term strategic plans for the development of Home Grown Talent and the delivery of world-class football operations. To support continued success and improvement in these areas, we are looking to recruit an analyst to work with colleagues across the department and wider business to coordinate strategy development, generate insights and delivery priority projects.

The role

You will support supporter engagement and liaison activity across football operations, helping to maintain positive relationships with supporter groups, fan representatives and wider supporter communities. Working closely with Fan Engagement, Ticketing Operations, Safety and Security and Matchday teams, you will support engagement activity, supporter communication and operational coordination across home and away fixtures.

Alongside day-to-day supporter engagement, you will support the delivery of operational supporter liaison activity during matchdays and events, including domestic and international away fixtures. You will help coordinate supporter-related operational issues, gather feedback and support aligned communication across operational stakeholders.

You will also contribute to fan insight and continuous improvement activity, helping to identify opportunities to improve supporter experience, communication and operational delivery. Through your communication, organisation and collaborative approach, you will support positive supporter relationships across the Club.

Supporting the delivery of Chelsea FC Foundation’s communications strategy, by coordinating a variety of compelling internal and external digital communications activity, in relation to Chelsea FC Foundation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leading on the creation of high-quality written communications, including website copy, which highlight the impact of Chelsea FC Foundation’s work across internal and external channels.
• Maintaining internal and external channels, such as website and newsletters, ensuring copy remains up-to-date and aligned with Chelsea FC Foundation’s strategic objectives.
• Developing engaging digital communications activity including social media copy and assets to be utilised across Chelsea FC Foundation’s channels.
• Overseeing the planning, creation, and delivery of Chelsea FC Foundation’s digital communications assets, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and consistency across all initiatives.
• Maintaining Chelsea FC Foundation’s suite of digital communications assets such as imagery.
• Supporting all Chelsea FC Foundation departments through impact-based digital communications activity.
• Carrying out general administrative and research duties related to communications activity including detailed communications plans.
• To attend internal and external meetings as appropriate, creating strong relationships with key departments and stakeholders.

They are looking for a commercially minded Sports & Culture Partnerships Executive to join their growing Global Partnerships & Business Development team.

This role will support the development, activation, and optimisation of high-impact partnerships across esports, sports, gaming, entertainment, and broader culture. The ideal candidate will have genuine, hands-on experience in esports and a strong understanding of how brands show up credibly within fan communities.

You will help manage the day-to-day execution of partnership campaigns, working across internal teams and external partners to deliver activations that drive measurable business impact. This includes fan engagement, content, CRM, performance media, influencer activity, live events, and partner reporting.

This is a role for someone equally comfortable speaking the language of esports communities, managing campaign workstreams, analysing performance data, and building trusted relationships with partners.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• As guardian of our brand tone of voice and written word, you’ll lead and own the development of their core communications
• Develop and write compelling content for the agency’s digital platforms, ensuring consistency that effectively communicates the services, values, and industry expertise
• Create persuasive and targeted B2B & B2C marketing content to nurture leads and build client relationships
• Lead their LinkedIn strategy, collaborate with executives to develop thought leadership content, including blog posts, opinion pieces, and interviews
• Work closely with the Corporate Communications Team to draft key messaging for public relations campaigns
• Research industry trends and insights to ensure content remains relevant, innovative, and impactful
• Edit and proofread Marketing & Sales materials like RFP responses, sales decks and content to maintain high-quality standards across all communication channels
• Develop industry event content and concept panel talk themes and content ideas
• Maintain a deep understanding of the sports marketing landscape to craft industry-specific narratives that enhance brand authority

West Bromwich Albion is looking for a Head of Partnerships to lead and develop the club’s partnership sales and activation functions.

This is a senior commercial leadership role with responsibility for driving new business, growing existing partnerships, and helping drive forward the clubs commercial operation. You will lead the development of a modern partnerships function, working closely with senior leadership to identify new opportunities, strengthen the club’s commercial proposition, and support long-term revenue growth.

You will have the opportunity to influence how the club evolves its partnership offering across local, national and international markets, while leading a team and ensuring partners receive exceptional value and service. Balancing strategic direction with hands-on delivery, you will play a key role in both winning and retaining partnerships that support the club’s ambitions.