Sport Jobs Round-up: New Roles This Week

Reporting to the Fan Services Manager, the Fan Services Specialist will deliver exceptional supporter care and communication across all contact channels. The role focuses on assisting supporters with ticketing queries, memberships, accessibility needs, and general Club information via email, telephone, live chat, and social media.

The postholder will play an important role in ensuring every supporter receives a friendly, professional, and efficient service, helping to enhance the overall fan experience on both matchdays and non-matchdays.

Assist in managing and creating regular, engaging content for the Club’s official media channels, including but not limited to: digital and social media, website, live streaming and written publications such as the matchday programme.

The successful candidate should be an innovative individual, who possesses strong written, audio, video and photo capturing skills and is able to work in a fast-paced football environment.

Candidates must have at least two years’ relevant experience, preferably within a similar role within the sports industry, and be highly motivated, consistent in their approach, and be able to successfully deliver the values of the Club.

They are seeking a Business Development Lead to take responsibility for driving the commercial success of LEVEL1 by creating and delivering innovative sales packages and revenue streams.

This role will focus on attracting new business across corporate, leisure, and education markets, while also developing strong partnerships with local and regional organisations. By securing exclusive hires, building bespoke corporate offers, and promoting LEVEL1 as a destination for schools, travel groups, and private events, the Business Development Lead will play a key role in positioning LEVEL1 as the premier entertainment and events hub in Southampton.

You will produce tailored sales packs, proposals and products to maximise revenue opportunities for LEVEL1, including attractive corporate packages such as team building experiences and travel and excursion offerings which drive group bookings from regional and national markets. You will also develop and sell the optimal matchday package alongside the hospitality sales team and drive overall customer revenue 364 days a year.

With a focus on growing revenue through school partnerships, including clubs, trips and educational visits, you will build and manage relationships with partners, sponsors and community organisations to secure repeat business.

You will work closely with the marketing and operations teams to ensure seamless delivery of commercial activities and track performance against revenue targets, reporting regularly to senior leadership on measured success and opportunities for growth.

The Head of Commercial Insights will lead Chelsea Football Club’s commercial insight, valuation and management-reporting capability.

Sitting within Commercial Strategy, this individual will be accountable for data and research, sponsorship rights and asset valuation, inventory management, internal partnership approval documents, revenue and pipeline reporting, budgeting and forecasting, category and competitor intelligence, and tracking of relevant commercial rules and regulations.

The role will turn large and complex data sets into clear commercial recommendations, focused sales stories and compelling statistics. It will maintain transparent, audit-ready models and deliver concise reporting that can be understood easily by Commercial leadership, Finance, senior executives and ownership.

The role will lead and develop the Commercial Insights team, set clear standards for accuracy and service, strengthen methodologies and processes, and ensure insight is embedded across the partnership lifecycle from targeting and valuation through to approval, activation measurement and renewal.

Joining DAZN as VP Social means leading the charge to build one of the most vibrant, fan-driven communities in the digital space. At a time when the sport of football is surging in popularity this is your opportunity to shape how fans engage with content every day.

You’ll work in a bold, creative environment where ideas are turned into impactful storytelling. With access to exclusive matches, rights, and talent, you’ll craft narratives that resonate across cultures, continents, and time zones.

This is more than a social media role — it’s about setting the tone for how the world sees DAZN content. If you’re passionate about global sport culture, digital storytelling, and leading high-performing teams, DAZN offers the platform and ambition to match your vision.

The Role

As VP Social for DAZN you will lead the strategy across all major platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Your role will be to inspire and manage a dynamic team of content creators, editors, and social strategists to produce thumb-stopping content that captures the spirit of sport — from elite competitions to viral fan moments. You’ll collaborate closely with production, marketing, and commercial teams to ensure every post ladders up to broader business goals, while staying authentic to the sport’s voice and energy.

You’ll own editorial calendars, performance metrics, and experimentation with new formats and platforms. Most importantly, you’ll help DAZN stand out in a crowded market with social storytelling that celebrates sport.

They have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join their LFC Foundation team as a Partnerships Coordinator.

The LFC Charity Foundation is the official charity partner for Liverpool Football Club. The Partnerships Coordinator will report to and work closely with the Head of Partnerships to manage the day-to-day relationships with Club Partners who support the work of the LFC Foundation. The role will require excellent stakeholder relationships and effective project and time management skills

Morecambe Football Club is recruiting for an important role within its exciting and expanding events and hospitality business.

They are seeking an ambitious, energetic and commercially driven business development professional to lead their events and hospitality sales and promotional activity.

With a major rebrand and relaunch of their events and hospitality venues coming shortly, this is both an exciting time and opportunity for the right candidate to join them and be able to make a vital impact on the club’s ongoing development.

Birmingham City Football Club is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation, both on and off the pitch. As the Club continues to evolve commercially and strategically, they are seeking a driven and relationship-focused Partnerships Activations Manager to play a key role in delivering and developing their partnership portfolio.

Reporting to the Senior Partnerships Manager – Activations, this role will support the delivery of a best-in-class partnership division, ensuring their commercial partners receive outstanding service, creative activation and measurable value.

This is an opportunity to join a progressive Commercial team and contribute to the Club’s long-term ambition, including its transition to a new stadium and continued growth at the highest level of English football.

They are looking for a Club Developer to support rugby clubs to operate sustainably and to be fit for the future. Through the provision of high quality personal, group and virtual support you will build strong relationships with a network of clubs and facilitate opportunities for those clubs to create effective club management structures, diversify and grow revenues, grow and develop the volunteer base and enhance their facilities.

Drawing on expert advice from across the game (including other clubs) and from specialist teams within the RFU and external organisations they will facilitate access to support for clubs and volunteers.

The individual will have a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, championing the RFU commitment to increasing participation in all aspects of their sport and bringing more diversity to rugby union.

This role is likely to evolve as the community game investment and prioritisation plan is implemented and the RFU starts delivering against the strategic objectives within the plan.

Sheffield United is seeking a senior marketing leader to build the club’s marketing strategy, sharpen its brand and turn supporter insight into measurable commercial growth.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead an established function across customer relationship management, design, content, social media, video and campaign delivery. You will set the strategy, define priorities and make marketing a stronger commercial partner to the wider club.

The ambition is a sustained return to the Premier League. In the club’s first season without parachute payments, you will help fill Bramall Lane, grow membership and support hospitality and partnership revenue.

What you will lead:

• A clear multi-year marketing and brand strategy, supported by an annual plan and practical performance measures.
• A data-led supporter approach covering segmentation, personalisation, acquisition, conversion and retention.
• Integrated campaigns which support ticketing, membership, hospitality, partnerships and a consistent club story.
• A multidisciplinary team, with clear priorities, strong development and accountability for commercial outcomes.
• Constructive relationships across senior leadership, especially commercial, media, ticketing, data, information technology and operations.

The candidate will support the planning, development and delivery of Chelsea Women’s matchday fan experience at their home games across Stamford Bridge and Cherry Red Records Stadium. Embedded within the Club’s brand experience team day-to-day and working closely with the CFCW Commercial, Operations and Marketing teams, the candidate will help to create and execute an industry-leading matchday experience for new and existing fans.

West Ham United is seeking an experienced senior sports content leader to lead the Club’s content operation across video, digital, social, editorial, publications and photography.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Head of Content, Head of Digital, Content Director, Editorial Director, Senior Content Manager or equivalent from a football club, professional sports organisation, league, broadcaster, rights-holder, sports publisher or sports agency.

You will work closely with other departments to set the Club’s content strategy and creative direction, leading storytelling across football, commercial, supporter, heritage and community content.

Mansfield Town Football Club is seeking an ambitious, creative and motivated social media executive to join their media team and play a key role in shaping the identity and digital presence of the Stags across all social platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented journalist to help define how the club communicates with its supporters.

Working across the club’s digital channels, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day planning, creation, scheduling and publishing of content, ensuring everything we produce reflects the club’s identity, values and tone of voice.

You will play a leading role in developing proactive, social-first content that informs and engages our fanbase, while identifying new opportunities to grow their audiences and strengthen the club’s presence across an ever-changing digital landscape.

The successful candidate will be have a strong knowledge of professional football, be confident working in a fast-paced professional football environment, comfortable making quick editorial decisions and capable of producing high-quality content to tight deadlines.

They are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Merchandise Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the Club’s retail merchandise and inventory strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Club during a transformative period of growth, leading inventory planning, product management, and technical partner relationships to support an ambitious retail operation and enhance the supporter experience.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Retail, the Merchandise Manager will lead the Club’s merchandise planning and inventory management function, ensuring the right products are available at the right time, across the right channels.

You will take ownership of forecasting, stock optimisation, supplier relationships, and technical partner product management, ensuring commercial opportunities are maximised whilst maintaining operational efficiency and strong inventory control.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, you will help drive revenue growth, protect margin, and support the continued development of Birmingham City Football Club’s retail operation.

They are currently recruiting a Women’s Editorial Executive within their Content department to provide exceptional written content on both their website and app, as well as bringing the best of their social platforms and video content to the channel.

Key Responsibilities

• To plan, create, curate and publish multimedia content across the website, app and SPURSPLAY plus social media channels
• To devise, write and publish articles and other content on the Club’s website and app on the Women’s First Team, as well as our official matchday programme
• To work flexibly, including evenings and weekends as per the season calendar, attending and covering Club fixtures and events on a rotational basis, home & away, predominantly on the Women’s First Team
• To provide support on content initiatives across the wider department when required

To lead on all commercial aspects of the Museum & Tours experience.

Main Responsibilities:

• Improving the commercial performance of the M&T department
• Growing revenue and visitor numbers
• Managing relationships with commercial partners, Chelsea FC club partnerships, travel trade partners and third parties
• Managing calendar of sales promotions in line with various seasonal fluctuations
• New business development of increasing ticket sales direct and via third party agents
• New product development of tour portfolio and new commercial products and experiences at the stadium
• Good understanding and capability of ticketing and sales systems used by M&T
• Overview of online and in person customer user journey to continually improve conversion and sales

This role will be responsible for the development and commercial execution of marketing plans focused on the club’s hospitality and experience product portfolio. The primary objective is to drive revenue, maximize profitability, and grow the customer base across all hospitality and non-matchday channels, ticketing and membership supported by data-driven insights and innovative campaigns.

They are seeking a sharp, commercial marketer with direct experience across hospitality, food and beverage, and venue events marketing. You will be a data-savvy strategist who knows how to harness CRM insights, brief multi-channel campaigns, and work alongside their commercial team to turn venue offerings into major revenue drivers. You will be calm under pressure and naturally adaptable, bringing the energy and vision needed to elevate their hospitality, ticketing, and membership portfolio both on matchdays and beyond.

This role is responsible for developing and managing the club’s written voice across website, app, programme and campaigns. This role will also influence the editorial tone across key marketing channels such as e-commerce and CRM while working closely with social, PR, and wider communications teams.

The successful candidate will create compelling, commercially aware copy that brings the club brand and products & service to life, while ensuring consistency across all touchpoints.

Working closely with Creative, Marketing, E-commerce, Product, and Commercial teams, this role will lead editorial planning development and act as the internal expert on tone of voice and brand storytelling, helping shape the month-by-month editorial themes across BCFC output.

A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Marketing Manager to join Burnley Football Club. You’ll play a key role in supporting the Club’s ongoing development and helping them deliver a first-class experience for players, staff, and supporters.

The ideal candidate will have marketing qualification, marketing experience preferably in sport, knowledge of email marketing practices and knowledge of website CMS. The Marketing Manager will lead the development and delivery of strategic marketing campaigns to enhance the club’s visibility, engagement, and fan growth.

You will also need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to work evenings and weekends.

As the BFC Women Marketing Manager, you will be expected to:

• Create and implement marketing plans which increase attendance at home matches, improves fans experience, and develops a loyal and long-term fan base.
• Devise and implement events and initiatives which appeal to targeted fan audiences and encourages attendance.
• Create and develop a season long marketing plan, with a focus on driving growth throughout the fan engagement funnel.
• Utilise CRM and supporter data to support audience segmentation and targeted campaign delivery.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, suppliers and service providers.

Coventry City FC is looking to recruit a Brand Activation Manager to join their growing Brand team.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in bringing Coventry City FC’s brand to life for supporters both in the UK and around the world.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Brand, the Brand Activation Manager will lead the planning and delivery of all activations and events that support the growth of the brand both in Coventry and around the world.

Working closely with colleagues across Marketing, Content, Partnerships, Retail and Football Operations, the Brand Activation Manager will help deliver experiences that engage supporters and celebrate Coventry’s identity as an influential and aspirational Motor City.

From matchday experiences and retail launches to international fan events and creative installations, you’ll be responsible for ensuring every activation reflects and strengthens the Club’s exciting brand identity.

The successful candidate will be an experienced project manager with a passion for storytelling, strong creative instincts and the ability to deliver high-quality experiences in a fast-paced environment.

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 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.