Recruitment Roundup: Manchester City, DP World Tour, Sky Sports

14 Jun 2023 | Tom Love
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RIGHTSHOLDERS

Inbound Marketing Executive – British Esports

British Esports are seeking a creative, results driven and strategically minded Inbound Marketing Executive. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing inbound marketing strategies that enhance brand awareness, engage our audience, and increase the volume and quality of inbound leads. They will be passionate about creating compelling content and have a good understanding of the inbound marketing landscape, including best practices, latest trends, and emerging technologies.

Football Communications Manager – Manchester City Football Club

As a Communications Manager for Manchester City Women you will uphold and sustain the reputation and public perception of Manchester City Football Club and the Club’s commitment to growing the women’s game by providing best practice public relations and communications.

Women’s Club Pathway Development Manager – The Football Association

The Women’s Technical Division are looking for a Club Pathway Development Manager to work within Talent Pathway. The role will be to work with clubs to support them in developing future talent for club and country.The role will work with a group of FA funded pathway programmes: Emerging Talent Centres (ETCs) and Pro Game Academies (PGAs) around talent development, workforce development, competition programmes and wider club development.

Communications & PR Lead – Bath Rugby

Create and implement a PR strategy in line with brand and commercial objectives which attracts and converts new audiences to Bath Rugby. Devise, implement and manage an annual communication and content strategy to support the wider marketing mission, our rugby philosophy and commercial objectives, establishing and monitoring relevant KPIs to evaluable progress and success.

Live Director – British Basketball League

We are seeking an experienced Live Director to work alongside the Executive Producer and Live Producer in the execution of live TV broadcasts of all BBL games. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the game of basketball, as well as a track record of directing successful live sports broadcasts. The Live Director will cover both the studio presentation and live games throughout the season and assist in other areas of content production when required. The aim is to ensure the highest level of quality and consistency across all broadcast output.

Programme Manager – London Marathon Events

Reporting to the Head of PMO, the Programme Manager will join the team alongside a Programme Manager and Programme Coordinator to support the Event Leads across multiple different events. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of many of the events here at LME and will work alongside the Event Lead to ensure milestones and deliverable deadlines are met, and to put plans in place to ensure the planning and delivery are as seamless as possible. You will coordinate all aspects of events from planning meetings through to the actual event and ensure regular communications are in place.

Head of Communications & PR – British Triathlon Federation

As Head of Communications & PR, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of the communications and PR strategy for British Triathlon and Triathlon England, encompassing both internal and external communications.

Head of Media Management – ATP Media

ATP Media is seeking a Head of Media Management to lead our in-house operations team and building a strong network of freelancers as we expand the team further. You will drive the rollout of our brand-new MAM/PAM system to ensure the accurate archiving of media from both our Live Productions and ENG Camera operations. You will also be responsible for ensuring ATP Media continues to innovate as we execute our Remote Production roadmap over the next few years at our brand-new facility in West London. While also being pivotal in developing the reliable workflows needed to ensure ATP Media continues to produce a best-in-class product for both internal and external stakeholders.

Digital Marketing Executive – Cheltenham Town Football Club

We are looking for an ambitious digital native with a creative flair and an ability to deliver great ideas as part of our communications team. The successful candidate will be joining a small but dedicated team, committed to playing their part in the club’s success. A team player is essential. This role covers all aspects of digital marketing including website management, email marketing, e-commerce, CPC, SEO and digital campaigns.

Digital Content and Videography Lead – Somerset County Cricket Club

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person to join us as a Digital Content and Videography Lead. With over 1.1 million followers across all social media platforms and a website boasting 10 million hits in the last 2 years, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a name for yourself within the outstanding environment of professional cricket.

Challenger Tour Media Executive – Professional Squash Association

SMM is now looking for a dedicated media executive to take the lead on the Challenger Tour and join the wider PR & Media team based in The Calls area of Leeds City Centre. Working closely with the PR & Media Manager and the wider PR & Media team, the Challenger Tour Media Executive will have primary responsibility for overseeing all aspects of media management across the Challenger Tour.

Senior FP&A Analyst – DP World Tour

This role is responsible for running the cash flow, annual budget and monthly forecasting processes, assisting with financial consolidations, data validation and continuous process improvement. This role will work closely with the Commercial Finance team and be responsible for business partnering with the IT department.

MEDIA

Senior Producer, NFL – Sky Sports

As the Senior Producer NFL, you will be required to lead your team, providing clear direction and cultivating a culture of high performance, continuous improvement and innovation.

Affiliate Partnership Manager – talkSPORT

talkSPORT Betting & Gaming comprises two key verticals – talkSPORT BET and our Affiliate business. This role supports both functions, playing a key role in the acquisition and retention of customers to drive revenue for the division. Reporting into the Head of Acquisition, you’ll be responsible for delivery of all contractual agreements with our partners and developing new ways to drive growth from the business.

Broadcast Journalist, Sport NI – BBC

Originate and produce, as part of a team, a wide variety of sport content for relevant output. This is a chance to work in the busy Belfast sports room in a multi-faceted role. The post encompasses a variety of tasks, including original sports journalism, producing and presenting our sport radio bulletins and writing, editing and packaging video for TV and our online/digital output. The work is varied in a fast-moving, demanding environment and demands flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm.

Social Media Manager – Motorsport UK

The Social Media Manager position is integral to delivering Motorsport UK’s marketing and communications objectives and will be responsible for driving the narrative of the organisation forward and building, engaging and inspiring new and existing audiences.

Deputy Editor, Cyclingnews – Future

We’re looking for a Deputy Editor to help deliver the continued growth of Cyclingnews across both pro cycling and its rapidly increasing audience of cycling participants. As Deputy Editor at Cyclingnews, you’ll lead on developing a race content plan and calendar for reporting on the racing season – leading our editorial strategy for major races across the year – which will afford opportunities for travel across the world to cover races, and unique access to the sport’s most important figures.

Olympics Campaign Manager – Warner Bros. Discovery

We are now looking for an Olympics Campaign Manager to focus on planning, developing and delivering campaigns, initiatives and materials that support the Olympics marketing plan for WBD’s OTT platforms and linear channels for various markets across Europe. Reporting to the Senior Manager Campaigns & Brand, you will be leading campaign executions to evolve and grow WBD’s sports brands, with a focus on brand awareness and user acquisition strategies.

OTHER

Club & Performance Sport Officer – The University of Sheffield

We have an exciting opportunity in the Sport Sheffield team for someone with a passion for sport & physical activity looking to use their skills in developing the Club & Performance sport programmes. We are looking for someone who has a proven record of motivating, supporting and developing a team of staff & volunteers to deliver a wide range of programmes and opportunities has excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to quickly build relationships with customers & key stakeholders.

Lecturer in Sports Broadcasting – UCFB

This role will be based at our UCFB Manchester Campus in our state-of-the-art campus devoted to football business and sport related industries. Based in one of the world’s greatest sporting cities of Manchester and in iconic stadium locations and vibrant city centre venues the campus is in the heart of one of Europe’s most inspiring sporting destinations.

TOM’S TOP JOB

Communications & PR Lead – Bath Rugby

They’ve been underperforming on the pitch for years for years, but Bath is a lovely place to live (part of the problem IMO) and the team’s leafy HQ at Farleigh House is equally appealing. If you’re looking for stories, Scottish superstar Finn Russell will be playing there next season and surely the new stadium will be ready any day now.

Apply here – good luck!

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