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RIGHTSHOLDERS
Manager, Partnerships Delivery – Liverpool Football Club
We are looking for an individual to join our Partnerships Management team on a full-time permanent basis. This is an integrated role delivering full spectrum account management spanning sponsorship planning and activation, asset management, budget management, onsite activation, administration and evaluation.
Sales and Sponsorship Manager – Ascot Racecourse
Alongside the Sales Manager, proactively manage premium inventory including responsibility for race sponsorship. The role holder will be required to ensure consistent, profitable growth in sales revenues through positive planning, deployment and management of sales personnel. Identifies objectives, strategies and action plans to improve short and long term sales and earnings. The department is striving to be best in class, and this is a key role to instil best practice in everything we do.
Product Manager – The Football Association
The Football Association has an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager to join the Digital Technology team. This role determines and oversees the delivery of the strategy and roadmap for a number of products to achieve business outcomes and financial objectives. There are four key areas of responsibility:
Event Manager – Manchester City Football Club
As an Event Manager you will lead in the ideation, planning and delivery of fan experiences at both the Etihad and Academy stadiums ensuring they set, track and measure all KPIs against a defined strategy. They will also lead in the planning and delivery of a wide range of non-match day events delivered against key objectives. The successful candidate will be responsible for the creation of the full event management plan, live delivery and post-event analysis.
Retail Operations Manager – SailGP
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and operationally savvy events professional to join our Retail & Licensing team. This role will report directly to the Head of Retail & Licensing, will manage the retail operational activity at all SailGP events and will be a key member within the broader Commercial team. The ideal candidate should have broad experience in end-to-end event delivery and operations, preferably with experience in mass participation sporting operations. You should be a natural communicator and networker with ability to build relationships, project manage retail operations and work with a broad range of stakeholders.
Regional Marketing Manager – Arena Racing Company
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hands on and highly motivated person with a strong track record of delivery in driving admissions and ticket revenue to join the West regional business unit of ARC. This is a really exciting opportunity to work in sports marketing across five premier racecourse venues – Chepstow, Bath, Hereford, Worcester and Ffos Las, alongside supporting the wider ARC marketing team and delivery of central marketing campaigns.
Performance Team Coordinator – LTA
The Performance Team Coordinator will provide day to day support split across the Performance Coach Education & Development and Performance Operations Team, to provide world class support to Performance Coaches, the Performance Directorate and to players. This role encompasses a range of duties across the performance team, and is a key role in supporting the Men’s, Women’s, Performance Coaching, Wheelchair Performance Pathway (WCPP), National Performance Pathway (NPP) and Sports Science & Sports Medicine (SSSM) Teams.
Campaign Executive – Chelsea Football Club
Chelsea FC are looking for a Campaign Executive to work with Head of Campaigns and Campaign Coordinator and assist in the planning and delivery of our wide-ranging Equality, Diversity and inclusion campaigns, primarily centred around the Club and Foundation’s No To Hate campaign.
Product Manager – The Football Association
The Football Association has an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager to join the Digital Technology team. This role determines and oversees the delivery of the strategy and roadmap for a number of products to achieve business outcomes and financial objectives.
Marketing Executive – Crystal Palace Football Club
Crystal Palace Football Club is seeking a commercially-savvy, recent university graduate – or someone with around two years professional experience with a relevant degree – to be its new Marketing Executive and become a vital part of the Marketing & Communications department. The successful candidate will ultimately help us grow our supporter base, deepen engagement with our supporters, whilst also helping drive commercial success for the club.
Regional Development Manager – British Triathlon Federation
Our Regional Development Managers have lead responsibility and ownership for their geographic region. They work across a wide portfolio, of principally seven workstrands, to grow Swim, Bike, Run and Triathlon in their region as well as contribute to our national strategies; including our Development Strategy for England; The BIG Active.
BRANDS
Senior Key Account Manager – adidas
Operate credibly as the Senior Key Account Manager for your designated category, be the category expert with leading industry & product knowledge. Have a clear understanding of the JD consumer and how we WIN with them.
People Partner – Science in Sport Group
At Science in Sport Group (SiS), one of our goals is to develop a high performing culture. By this we mean, empowered people, driven by clear goals and connected by our purpose, strategy & vision. The People Partner will play key part in delivering this and will be based in our London office and will lead a team of two based in Blackburn. You will partner with our business functions to embed a brand-led experience through every part of the employee lifecycle and support our leaders to build high performing and highly engaged teams.
Senior Creative – JD Sports Fashion
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Creative to join JD Group. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing team, working for Europe’s largest sportswear retailer and the most exciting brands in the world.
Communications and Engagement Manager – Frasers Group
Reporting to the Group Head of Communications, we’re looking for an experienced and proactive communications professional to help Frasers Group positively engage both our internal and external audiences through the creation of compelling content, and the development and management of our communications channels.
Category Manager – Castore
Oversee all aspects of range management for the defined categories, including segmentation and distribution. Supporting a DTC first approach in merchandising. Develop and drive the GTM (Go To Market) plan within Teamsports across all distribution channels, ensuring category business success.
MEDIA
Assistant Producer – Sky Sports News
We have a fantastic opportunity to join Sky Sports News, working with one of our television production teams to help deliver our rolling news coverage. You’ll be at the heart of our storytelling, using your writing and video editing skills to help tell the stories that matter to our audience. You’ll achieve this alongside a friendly, inclusive & collaborative team in a fast-paced and varied environment.
HR Business Partner – DAZN
This is a full 360 people position, fundamental in ensuring the business structure and culture is set up for success and aligned to our business plans. You will work closely with the wider People team on projects that aim to drive employee engagement and manage change. This role will suit someone who is not afraid to dive in, gather relevant information, and create a point of view, but also flexible to work within several areas and handle changes in direction or new priorities.
Sports Content Coordinator – Warner Bros. Discovery
We are looking for a passionate sports fan with a detailed knowledge of sports competitions and rights in our biggest sports; football, snooker, golf, tennis, cycling and motorsports. The Sports Coordinator team at Warner Bros. Discovery works across multiple feeds transmitted to the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The main purpose of the role is to screen and prepare programme material for on-air transmission. Working within the Network Origination Services you will be responsible for the editing of our WBD Sport content across TNT Sports, Eurosport, and FTA channel portfolio in the UK and Nordic markets.
OTHER
Director, Global Sponsorship Sales – Sportradar
The Director Sales, Sponsorship manages the company’s global sponsorship business unit, within the ad:s division, responsible for creating global brand partnerships and selling in Sportradar’s marketing services to the global rights-holder and sports betting market. The role is centred around managing the sales team, strategy and remaining ultimately responsible for the performance and growth of the global sponsorship business unit.
Head of Brand and Marketing – Sports Interactive (SI)
Reporting to our Marketing Director, we are seeking a Head of Brand and Marketing to lead our Brand, Social Media, and Content teams. In our dynamic environment, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our brand’s identities and driving the strategic direction of our marketing efforts. This is an opportunity for an influential marketing leader who can blend creativity with strategic thinking.
Head of Events – Bloomsbury Football
The new senior role of Head of Bloomsbury Events will be entrusted with setting up and managing the new entity. This person should have a passion for sport, be organised and seeking a new challenge. This role will require sourcing, planning and delivering events, which range from brand activations with Nike to tournaments for brands at venues such as Stamford Bridge and Wembley Stadium. In addition to building on existing relationships, business development to secure new work will be integral to the success of the role.
Coordinator – Golf Fore All CIC
We are looking for a full-time, remote Authority Co-Ordinator to work with our team. As an Authority Co-Ordinator, you will oversee all grant submissions and ensure that we adhere to strict guidelines. You’ll manage internal teams as well as communications with external government enforcers and auditors, ensuring all legal requirements are met.
Internal Communications Coordinator – Populous
Populous is hiring an Internal Communications Coordinator for EMEA to strengthen Populous’ culture as a global design firm committed to inclusive design excellence and community-based design across Europe. The Internal Communications Coordinator will support the execution of an internal communications strategy. They will work cross-functionally with marketing, human resources, operations and employee resource groups to achieve shared goals such as recruiting and retaining a diverse, engaged workforce.
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