Sport Jobs Round-up: New Roles This Week

As the Brand & Fan Experience Manager, you will play a pivotal role within the Marketing department, responsible for stewarding the club’s brand through elevating the total fan experience. You will act as the key driver for matchday activations, events, ensuring alignment with the club’s brand pillars and 2030 vision. By fostering collaboration between internal teams and external partners, you will deliver meaningful engagement that resonates with fans of all ages, supports our commitment to social responsibility, and generates sustainable commercial revenue.

They are now recruiting for a Community Marketing Manager, Tour de France Grand Départ 2027. This fixed-term position will play a pivotal role in connecting the national Grand Départ campaign with communities and partners across the route. Working closely with Local Authority partners, host destinations and community stakeholders, you will help ensure a consistent, impactful and measurable campaign is delivered across every host location.

You will lead the coordination of community marketing activity across the Tour de France & Tour de Frances Femmes avec Zwift Grands Départs routes, ensuring local activations align with the overarching campaign, brand and strategic objectives. You will identify and develop opportunities that increase participation, generate positive stories, celebrate local communities and amplify the social impact of the event.

You will be a proactive marketing professional with experience managing stakeholders, partnerships and place-based campaigns. Comfortable operating at both a strategic and delivery level, you will be equally confident building relationships with senior local authority partners and identifying grassroots stories that bring the event to life.

As part of the Brand and Engagement Directorate, you’ll sit alongside British Cycling’s marketing and communications teams and work closely with the Marketing Lead, Content Marketing Lead, Digital & Social Manager and Digital Production Officer.

They are looking for an Event Operations Executive to play a key role in delivering world-class matchday and event experiences at Emirates Stadium.

Working across planning and live delivery, you’ll support the operational delivery of their fixtures and major events while helping create memorable supporter experiences that bring their club’s vision and brand to life.

To lead the operational planning, governance and compliance of Global Football Development (GFD), ensuring all programmes are effectively resourced, appropriately resourced and delivered through robust operational systems, financial controls and governance frameworks.

The role is responsible for operational excellence across domestic and international activity and provides leadership of Football Operations, ensuring the planning, scheduling, deployment, and operational support of the coaching workforce, alongside the oversight of governance, compliance and continuous improvement across the department.

Due to an expansion of the team, They have an exciting opportunity for a Travel Coordinator to join their Marketing Team Travel Operations Team. This is a fast-paced and highly rewarding role at the heart of a world-class racing organisation, where you’ll play a vital part in keeping their teams moving across the globe.

Working closely with the Marketing Travel Office, you’ll manage international travel, accommodation, visas and passport administration for Marketing personnel within a 4-person team. Your attention to detail and organisational expertise will ensure seamless travel logistics, enabling our teams to focus on performance both on and off the track.

They are looking for a Commercial Development Executive to join their Race Promotion team. Reporting into their Senior Commercial Development Manager, this role will support evaluation, development and execution of race opportunities across Formula 1

The Team Kit Manager is responsible for the end-to-end coordination, procurement, management, and distribution of all team kit; including race day apparel, travel wear, promotional garments, and event merchandise worn and used by the Williams Racing team. This role sits at the intersection of logistics, supplier management, and stakeholder coordination, requiring someone who is highly organised, operationally rigorous, and comfortable working in the fast-paced environment of a Formula 1 team.

Reporting into the Head of Merchandising, the Team Kit Manager will also line-manage the Team Kit Coordinators, providing day-to-day direction, task allocation, and development support to that individual. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role that plays a vital part in ensuring the team always looks and performs at its best — whether at the factory, in the paddock, or in front of millions of global fans.

There is ad-hoc travel required for this role across race weekends, pre-season testing, supplier visits, and business events.

As Hospitality & Events Sales Manager, you will play a central role in driving commercial revenue across both matchday hospitality and non-matchday events, helping to shape and deliver a premium venue proposition at one of the North East’s most recognisable sporting destinations.

You will be responsible for leading sales activity across the full hospitality and events portfolio, including matchday boxes, suites and packages, as well as conferences, meetings, banqueting, private events and wider stadium hire. Working closely with the Head of Commercial Venue, you will help develop and execute a clear, ambitious sales plan aligned to the Sales Strategy and focused on revenue growth, new business acquisition, key account development and long-term client value.

Closing date: 9.8.26

Based in Manchester, this full-time permanent role plays a key part in growing Manchester City’s seasonal hospitality revenue through proactive sales activity and relationship building. You will develop opportunities across inbound and outbound channels, work with a domestic and international client base, and help turn interest into bookings that deliver an outstanding matchday experience.

As Business Development Manager, you will play a key part in growing Manchester City’s seasonal hospitality revenue by identifying, developing and converting opportunities across inbound and outbound sales channels. The role is centred on building a healthy pipeline, nurturing relationships and turning interest into bookings that support the Club’s commercial goals.

You will manage day-to-day sales activity with care and consistency, from prospecting, networking and lead generation through to accurate pipeline management and reporting. You will also host prospects on matchdays, support face-to-face meetings and bring a professional, informed approach to every customer interaction.

Success in the role will come from combining commercial instinct with strong organisation and consistent follow-through. You will work closely with colleagues across Hospitality and wider commercial teams to shape ideas, test new approaches and help deliver a high-quality experience for domestic and international clients.

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.

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.

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.