Recruitment Roundup: Mahindra Racing, Rapha, Epic Games

RIGHTSHOLDERS

Senior Communications Manager – Formula E

This new role is equivalent to a ‘Head of’ department position in a one of the fastest-moving and most vibrant environments in the public relations sector, combining elite international sport, stunning live events, leading automotive brands, innovative consumer technology and industry-leading sustainability credentials.

Regional Competitions Coordinator – British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) 

The purpose of the role is the coordination and implementation of high-quality regional competition. This includes administrating the London University Sports Leagues (LUSL) programme of over 400 teams, as well as delivering regional sports events for over 30 institutions, and providing support to members to deliver 150 Conference Final fixtures. The position will also explore opportunities for developing new regional based competition offers as a part of the BUCS Sport Review process. 

Communications Executive – Run 4 Wales

Working with the Head of Marketing and Communications, Marketing Manager and our Partnership Account Managers, the Communications Executive will support on the development and coordination of event and partner related media and communications activities. They will work to support the wider team on campaigns across our series of events and diverse portfolio of sponsor and charity partners, with a particular focus on press, media and content creation.

Marketing Executive – Brentford Football Club

Reporting to the Head of Club Marketing, the Marketing Executive will be responsible for nurturing the relationship with both existing fans and with new fans from their first visit to the Brentford website through to their first visit to the Brentford Gtech Community Stadium. You should seek innovative solutions to enable the growth needed to meet their goals.

Head of Exhibitions (Maternity Cover) – London Marathon Events

Reporting to the Commercial Director, the Head of Exhibitions will be responsible for all aspects of the TCS London Marathon Running Show. The TCS London Marathon Running Show is held at ExCeL London over four days and is the biggest event of its kind in the UK with over 170 exhibitors over 12,000sqm of event space. All participants of the TCS London Marathon attend the Show to collect their Race Pack and is the first physical point of contact that our participants have with the event. The TCS London Marathon Running Show is a major part of the overall event delivery and crucial to our sponsors.

Senior Partnerships Manager – Motorsport UK 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Partnerships Manager to join the national governing body, Motorsport UK, developing new products, services and commercial partners for the organisation. Motorsport UK represents over 70,000 competitors and volunteers and over 700 clubs at the heart of motorsport. Under the leadership of the Chairman, David Richards CBE, we are investing in an exciting period of change to drive growth and create a sustainable future for motorsport in the UK.

Business Development Manager – Mahindra Racing

We are seeking a Business Development Manager to join an expanding commercial & marketing team at Mahindra Racing Formula E. This role would suit a person with a track record of success in selling sponsorship, with at least 2-3 years experience in the sports or entertainment industry. This will suit someone who wants to contribute in a high-paced and exciting environment, and who is hungry and unrelenting in their pursuit of success, and who can operate relatively autonomously, albeit under the direction of the Chief Commercial Officer, from the very beginning of the sales process until the end.

Senior Legal Counsel – Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team

We have an exciting opportunity within our in-house Legal team reporting directly to the Motorsport Legal Director. The successful candidate will be an experienced lawyer covering a range of legal topics and responsible for managing day-to-day legal operations.

Operations Senior Manager – International Paralympic Committee

The Operations Senior Manager is accountable to the Chief Paralympic Games Officer and will work within the dynamic and growing Games and Events division. The role is responsible for ensuring the coordination and collaboration of operational planning for assigned Functional Areas (FAs) with Organising Committees for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOGs), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and other delivery partners; particularly focusing on where there are specific opportunities or challenges for the Paralympic Games.

BRANDS

Logistics Coordinator – New Era Cap

The role of the Logistics Coordinator is to be responsible for maintaining the supply chain, managing both import and export movements and demand replenishment plans in EMEA to ensure inventory and logistical related costs are minimized whilst delivering a superior level of customer service. This position reports to the Logistics Manager EMEA.

Head of Product Engineering – Rapha

The Head of Product Engineering is responsible for the successful development of the Main Range Products for our Road and Off-Road collections on our main in-season critical path timeline. They will lead with ambition and drive to maintain Rapha’s market leading position across performance, quality and impact. Whilst collaborating with key teams within the product lane, the role will ensure the seasonal product range is delivered to Rapha’s quality, cost and execution standards.

eCommerce Executive – Wiggle 

You will be responsible for the day-to-day proactive optimisation of ecommerce WiggleCRC storefront features. Working with the Ecommerce Manager to identify areas of optimisation and business support to drive value on a continuous basis.

EMEA Apparel Merchandising Manager – New Balance 

As the EMEA Apparel Merchandising Manager you will responsible for overseeing and implementing the strategic focus for the EMEA Apparel Merchandising team. You will provide expert insight for the relevant strategic key accounts and deliver against the New Balance Merchandising north star. We’re looking for someone who’s driven and ready to take the team to the next milestone. Based in our EMEA Head Office in Warrington we offer hybrid working and a flexibility to working hours to accommodate for a healthy work life balance.

Social Media Manager – adidas 

Create, drive and lead the digital publishing strategy & ongoing guidance for how we land brand campaigns and key sport/culture moments across social (paid & organic). Focus on @adidas Instagram, Twitter & YouTube social channels & creating engaging content plans and experiences which drive conversation both one to one and at scale, and connecting them to adidas’ wider digital world adidas.com & adidas app & membership.

Lead Producer – Epic Games

Whether it’s driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic’s production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences. As a Lead Producer, you will be responsible for all delivery within one of our divisions and also be part of the overall Production leadership for the studio.

Social Media Manager, Racing – Electronic Arts (EA) 

The Social Channels Manager is a highly visible and crucial communications role that connects EA and its brands with players through daily engagement. As part of the Integrated Communications Team, you will use your expertise within the social media space to deepen overall player engagement for the Racing portfolio globally. You will report directly to the Senior Manager, Global Community & Social Engagement and collaborate with teams around the business. You will help shape the Social strategy and lead the execution for titles such as F1, WRC, and Need For Speed, providing high quality and cohesive user experience inside and outside of our games.

SEO Manager – Bulk

As SEO Manager, you will drive SEO projects and effectively line manage and develop junior team members. You’ll be pivotal to delivering our ambitious roadmap to becoming best in class in all our markets and localise our international markets across Europe. 

Store Advisor – On 

This is your opportunity to become a core part of On’s Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) team and commence the journey to bring On’s London Regent Street Store alive. As one of the first hires of the Regent Street store team, On will rely on you to deliver exceptional customer service to each and every customer while embodying On’s core values and passion for movement. Our Flagship Store is the hallmark of the On brand and at On we are always finding unique ways to deliver a premium product and innovative customer experience with cutting-edge technology. We are hiring for multiple part-time and full-positions. We look forward to connecting with you!

OTHER

Marketing Communications Manager – Greenhouse Sports

This is an exciting opportunity to join our small but energetic Communications and Marketing team in this fast developing area of the charity. Reporting to the Head of Communications this role will have direct responsibility to create, manage and deliver marketing and communications plans and activities for the Corporate Partnerships, Philanthropy, Major Donor and Events teams and match their ambition to achieve record annual fundraising targets of £4.7m rising to £6m across the next three years. In your role you will work with high profile ambassadors, athletes and brands, creative agencies and sports and news media outlets. 

Marketing Executive – Seat Unique

A Marketing Executive who will work on a wide range of direct marketing channels, including PPC, SEO, content, social, and B2C strategy. The main focus of this role will be on revenue and demand generation for our ticketing marketplace. The individual will be responsible for managing and optimising direct marketing campaigns and tracking performance through KPIs. The ideal candidate will be flexible, able to work with multiple line managers, and have the ability to work cross-departmentally.

Marketing Manager – Premier Talent 

Premier Talent are recruiting for a proactive marketing manager to join a Marketing Team in a fast paced and growing hospitality business. Working in an environment where no day is ever the same, you must be proactive, enthusiastic and open to all sorts of new and exciting ideas. The role will require you to become fully integrated within the team, will cover two upcoming sports bar openings, and provides an opportunity to drive this growing part of our business forward.

Teaching Fellow in Social Sciences in Sports – The University of Edinburgh 

In this role you will be required to contribute to teaching, lead practical activities, conduct dissertation supervision and manage a number of courses. We take pride in offering our students a fantastic learning experience through our academic provision and active teaching and scholarship culture. We focus on creating opportunities for students to connect theory and practice which brings their education to life, and enables them to enter the next phase of their career. You must have recent experience of delivering high quality teaching provision in the HE sector. 

Partnership Manager, Olympic & Paralympic Games – On Location

On Location is looking for a highly motivated Partnerships Manager to contribute to the organization’s Olympic marketing activities. The ideal candidate is someone who has worked in an international marketing team before. The candidate will be responsible for finding and managing high value marketing partnerships for the hosting of the Olympic Games.

Subject Head: Sport and Exercise Science – Liverpool John Moores University

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for someone with a strong record of managing staff, managing a school wide strategic portfolio of activity and a high-quality research profile. You will be outward looking, have a network of contacts at other UK and international universities, and bring an enthusiasm for mentoring and research career development. You will support the Director of School in all aspects of strategic planning, financial management, budgeting, and deployment of staff resources.

Sports Management Lecturer/Senior Lecturer – St Mary’s University, Twickenham 

The School of Business and Communication wishes to appoint a full-time Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sports Management to contribute to the expanding teaching and research activity of both the postgraduate and undergraduate Sports Management programmes.

TOM’S TOP JOB

Social Media Manager – adidas 

Here’s a great opportunity for someone embedded within the social to take charge of one of the biggest brands in the world, one with hundreds of millions of fans who genuinely care about the content that gets put out.

Apply here – good luck!