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: Aberdeen FC
Position: Junior Designer
Location: Aberdeen, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They have a vacancy for a permanent Junior Designer to join the Marketing team at AFC. The role will involve assisting the Graphic Designer in the execution of print and online creative projects originating from various departments within the Club, taking projects from brief to production.
Applicants should be proficient in design software, such as Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and have basic knowledge of design principles, typography, and colour theory.
Apply here.
Organisation: The Football Association
Position: Commercial Director
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has come up to hire a new Commercial Director; this is a high-profile leadership role in the organisation, sitting on the senior leadership team and reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. You will be a self-starter, capable of building and managing successful stakeholder relationships. A strategic thinker, you will have the ability to develop and execute a commercial plan, optimised through digital capability, across The FA portfolio of England teams, Wembley and St Georges Park, Barclay’s Women’s Super League and Championship, and the Men’s Emirates FA Cup and Women’s FA Cup including:
- Commercial partnerships and sponsorships
- Broadcast sales and distribution
- Licensing, merchandising and retail
- Events at Wembley
- Wembley tours
Apply here.
Organisation: Cage Warriors
Position: Senior Marketing Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They’re looking to hire a Marketing Manager looking to step up to a Senior Marketing Manager in one of the most exciting sports businesses right now. Based in a new office in central London, you’ll be working with one of the best teams in MMA, helping to launch the careers of MMA stars. You will manage a small team, working closely with external partners to build the Cage Warriors brand, drive storytelling initiatives to help support ticket sales, and create new ways to engage our fans around the world.
This is a full-time Senior Marketing Manager role based on-site at Cage Warriors in London, and at each of their events around the world. The Senior Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing and executing marketing budgets and strategies, managing the team that sits within the marketing function, driving ticket sales, overseeing sponsorships and partnerships, and collaborating with other departments and external stakeholders to grow the Cage Warriors brand and increase revenue.
Apply here.
Organisation: Norwich City FC
Position: Academy Football Operations Coordinator
Location: Norwich, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join the Norwich City Football Club Academy.The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting all player and team administration, as well as ensuring that all Academy players are registered with the relevant governing bodies in full compliance with the relevant rules. The role will require excellent interpersonal skills to build trust and relationships with stakeholders within the Club, as well as externally across the wider game.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to establish a career within our Category 1 Academy, requiring a dedicated and driven individual, who will relish the challenge to succeed in a fast-paced and innovative environment. An acute acumen for detail and prioritisation are essential, given the high demand to work to set deadlines within the role.
Apply here.
Organisation: England Netball
Position: Netball Super League & Major Events Support Lead
Location: Loughborough, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Are you passionate about netball and ready to be a part of an electrifying sporting spectacle? They’re looking for an enthusiastic Event Support Lead to join our team and help them create an unforgettable experience for players, fans, and everyone involved.
The key function of this role is to support with the management, administration, and delivery of the Netball Super League (NSL) and Major Events in line with the Netball Super League strategy and England Netball strategic plan.
Apply here.
Organisation: British Cycling
Position: National Paralympic Talent Development Officer
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: Circa £27,000
They are keen to hear from individuals who have a good understanding of paralympic sport classification systems and disability/para event competition structures. You should have exceptional communication and project management skills as you will be working with and in a fast-paced agile team.
This new and exciting position will have two clear focuses:
- The development and implementation of a para-classification program of delivery through the deployment of talent identification initiatives, workforce growth, and alignment across the Participation, Sport, Talent Development and Great Britain Cycling Team departments.
- Working specifically on the disability/para cycle sport calendar (national/regional), lead and coordinate the growth in the disability/para competition pathway developing strong events structures and competition.
Apply here.
Organisation: Formula E
Position: Features Producer – Editor
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Features Producer Editor will take the lead on long-form edits and features to use across owned and operated digital channels. This is a hands on role, with strong shooting and editing skills essential, as well as experience of managing shoots with high-profile talent.
Key deliverables:
- Manage long-form pieces for Formula E digital channels
- Be able to take on tasks including shooting and editing, adapting to the fast-paced world of motorsport
What you will be doing:
- Work collaboratively with external agencies, the Social Media team and owned Editorial team
- Ability to assist the wider editing team on fast-paced short form vertical content as required
- Responsible for maintenance and management of FE video kit
- Attend and contribute to editorial meetings, with ideas and suggestions for long-form features
- Work flexibly, including evenings and weekends as per the season race calendar
Apply here.
Organisation: Red Bull Racing
Position: Senior Internal Communications Manager
Location: Milton Keynes, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They’re looking for a creative Senior Internal Communications Manager to support our internal communications strategy and help build an employee first culture. This role brings the group’s purpose, goals, and spirit to life, ensuring that our people are well informed and feel like they truly belong.
This position is a unique opportunity to own the management and improvement of internal communication channels, playing an integral role in a high performing and successful team. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Human Resources and IT to develop the right strategy and approach to create a compelling internal communication proposition for our unique brand. You’ll help us define the most effective communication platforms and develop our narrative around important topics for our organisation.
Apply here.
Organisation: Manchester United
Position: Junior Designer – Two year internship
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The brand team designers work across a broad range of creative design, from digital campaigns, social assets to physical print artwork.
The Role
- To create bespoke artwork in line with the clubs creative identity
- To collaborate with motion designers, art directors and creative directors to develop the visual language and identity
- To ensure all files are filed and recorded as per the dept. system
- Ensure that the brand guidelines are followed for all assets
- Ensure all work is reviewed and approved before presentation back to brief holder or any asset is supplied
- Able to use the Adobe Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
- Able to work from a key visual and roll out across required assets
Apply here.
Organisation: F1
Position: Commercial Operations Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They’re looking for a Commercial Operations Manager to join their team, supporting the Commercial Partnerships department through the process of pitching to and securing new partners. This role will collaborate with all areas of the Formula 1 organisation – from New Business and Commercial Insights, to Legal and Finance – to ensure both partners’ and Formula 1’s commercial objectives are met. Responsibilities will include:
- Managing proposition development, alongside a sales counterpart, for high investment deals with prospective partners and renewals with existing partners of Formula 1
- Working closely with internal departments to ensure Formula 1’s commercial inventory is appropriately and proportionately offered to clients
- Developing term sheets (Heads of Terms), ensuring they address both key partner objectives and delivering sufficient margin to Formula 1
- Attending and contributing to meetings and workshops with clients during the sales process
- Helping to close partnership deals with a smooth transition from commercial terms to long-form agreements, working closely with Formula 1’s Legal team
- Ensuring smooth handover of new partners to the Partnership Management team for ongoing support
- Monitoring and reporting on developments within the wider sports industry, with a particular focus on Formula 1’s sponsorship and licensing proposition
Apply here.
Organisation: Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Position: Grounds Person (Amex)
Location: Brighton, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
In this role you will work with their experienced Stadium Grounds Team to carry our grounds maintenance work to ensure pitch is in a suitable condition for elite performance use. You will be required to operate machinery and equipment and ensure this is stored correctly. This is not a typical 9 to 5 job, but a year-round project where they work as collective to “Bring the Game to Life” and maintain their state-of-the-art football pitch for one of the Premier League’s established football clubs in the South.
Apply here.
Organisation: Guild Esports
Position: Partner Services Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The Partnerships team forms part of the Commercial department within Guild sitting alongside Apparel, Brand, Content, Social and Marketing teams within the Commercial arm of the business.
The Partnerships team has dual objectives of both revenue generation (through the fees obtained in exchange for the rights granted to partners), and brand development (through our partners utilising their marketing rights to expose and develop the Guild brand in the UK and beyond). Within the Partnerships team the main focus is managing the relationships with our partners after signature, to ensure both Guild and our partners maximise the return from our relationship and strive for retention.
This role will also involve Identifying new commercial opportunities from existing partners and potential partners and working closely with the commercial team to win these new opportunities.
Apply here.
Organisation: talkSPORT
Position: Head of Audience
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
They’re seeking a dynamic and experienced digital journalist with a strategic mindset and a track record of driving audience growth to take on a new and pivotal role within the talkSPORT.com team. As Head of Audience, you will be responsible for developing and executing data-driven content strategies to reach new audiences in the UK and US, and finding innovative ways to maximise engagement on the website. You will utilise insights and analytics tools to identify audience trends, preferences and behaviours, and will continually present learnings and best practice guidelines to the editorial team. The role is based in our offices in London Bridge and you will report directly to the Head of Digital.
Apply here.
That’s it for our Sport Jobs Round-up this week, good luck to everyone applying.
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