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: Stockport County Football Club
Position: People & Payroll Administrator
Location: Stockport, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The People & Payroll Administrator will work as part of the People & Finance departments to provide a professional, high quality, timely, customer focused administrative service to the Club. This role will also work closely with the Safeguarding team to provide Safeguarding administrative support.
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Organisation: Brentford Football Club
Position: Business Operations Manager
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per year
Closing date: 31.7.2024
Brentford FC are recruiting a Business Operations Manager to drive a rigorous approach to business planning and change management, and who will function as a centralised project office for strategic and operational projects across the Club. The successful candidate will plan, manage, and report on the progress of key projects and lead on change management processes that will support the implementation of the strategic agenda. This is a high impact role that will drive club-wide operational efficiency and growth, and support Brentford FC’s continued ambition to thrive in the Premier League.
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Organisation: Brentford Football Club
Position: Head of Women’s Football
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: £55,000 – £65,000 per year
Closing date: 31.7.2024
The Head of Women’s Football will be responsible for leading the strategic and operational development of the women’s football programme. The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of the women’s team, including the creation and implementation of a new women’s football strategy for the club, management of all women’s football staff, budget control and the enhancement of our related knowledge base within the club. They will line manage the General Manager, Technical Lead and coaching staff and be supported by the Fan & Community Relations Director and Corporate Affairs Director.
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Organisation: Manchester City Women
Position: Social Media Producer
Location: Manchester, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 07.8.2024
As a Social Media Producer, you will be a key player in creating and inspiring compelling content across Man City Women’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 Women’s team 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.
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Organisation: Formula 1
Position: Licensing Manager, Retail
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Formula One Management Ltd is currently seeking a Retail Licensing Manager to oversee F1’s portfolio of retail licensees. The Licensing Manager will report to the Senior Licensing Manager, focusing on management and growth of Formula 1’s current retail licensee partners across trackside and ecommerce.
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Organisation: Norwich City Football Club
Position: Commercial Executive
Location: Norwich, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 07.8.2024
They are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active individual to join their Commercial Team in the role of Commercial Executive at Norwich City Football Club! The role will initially be a 12 month fixed term contract, with the possibility of becoming permanent afterwards based on success. Full initial training and continued development will be provided.
This position will support the Commercial Manager focusing on generating revenue by selling various Club products across the season, handling inbound enquiries, outbound calling and delivering special projects within the Club. The role will play their part assisting with the delivery of the most ambitious project in sport, to be a self-sustainable football club.
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Organisation: Newcastle United Football Club
Position: Membership Marketing Coordinator
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 30.7.2024
They are looking for a talented individual to deliver key campaigns and activities for the membership product and marketing strategy to increase the number of the clubs’ members globally.
You will work closely with the Membership Marketing Manager in delivering campaigns to support the overall membership marketing strategy. You will support in the delivery of targeted acquisition and retention campaigns. There will be full management of communication channels including newsletters, social media and the clubs website to keep members informed and engaged. You will develop and execute initiatives to enhance member engagement and satisfaction. An exciting role which will allow you to collaborate with the content team to produce engaging and relevant content for members.
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Organisation: Newcastle United Football Club
Position: Venue Marketing Coordinator
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB (Hybrid)
Salary: None listed
Closing date: 30.7.2024
They are looking for an exceptional and experienced individual to work with the Venue Marketing Manager to plan and deliver key campaigns to drive sales activity, increase brand awareness and support customer satisfaction in line with the venue marketing strategy.
You will support in the planning and delivery of business to business and business to customer marketing plans to achieve the clubs commercial objectives. The role will include the planning and delivery of marketing strategies across email, SMS, OOH and social channels to increase awareness and sales across all service lines. You will coordinate on site event marketing activities, including signage, promotional giveaways and customer engagement initiatives. An exciting role to enhance the customer experience and build long-term relationships.
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Organisation: Creative Artists Agency
Position: Sports Business Affairs Executive – Global Football
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
Their London office is now hiring for a Sports Business Affairs Executive to support our Sports Agents and Executives across our European and global football business. The ideal candidate must be thorough, detail-oriented, flexible, self-driven and collaborative.
Although not an exhaustive list, the role will include the following:
- Assist and support the Senior Business Affairs Executive working with CAA’s global football business.
- Draft and review documentation relating to football transfers and Intermediary/Agent arrangements.
- Research and advice on football regulatory and compliance queries.
- Support the management of internal compliance and governance procedures within the football business.
- Assist with commercial agreements and other basic legal documents for the football business.
- Monitor legal developments and update template documents to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and best practice in the football business.
- Support on litigious matters in a range of forums related to football.
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Organisation: English Football League (EFL)
Position: Senior Content Manager
Location: Preston, GB (On-site)
Salary: None listed
The EFL’s Senior Content Manager will be responsible for commercial and community content output across the EFL’s numerous channels.
The purpose of the role is to strategically manage idea creation, campaign planning and relationship management across both areas, with the aim of telling the EFL’s community story to a large audience and improving the success of commercial content activations.
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Organisation: England Rugby
Position: Council Services Coordinator
Location: London, GB (On-site)
Salary: £25,000 – £28,000 per year
To assist with the co-ordination and delivery of events, matches and meetings, as delegated by the Council Services Manager each season. This will include all home and away pre-match, match day and post-match activities for Presidential Team, Council Members, Distinguished Members, VIPs and their guests, Executive team and Board.
You will also be responsible for delivering effective and efficient administrative support across various functions within the Council Services department. This role is highly diverse, blending traditional administration with the management of match day events. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills with an understanding of office administration. Experience in event planning is ideal.
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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.
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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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