Recruitment Roundup: Matchroom, Mclaren, British Gas

RIGHTSHOLDERS

Strategic Project Administrator – England Rugby 

Due to internal changes within the Strategy, Insights and Transformation team, an opportunity has arisen for a Strategic Projects Administrator to join the team on a fixed term basis.

Communications Officer – Matchroom Multi Sport

We are seeking an enthusiastic Communications Officer to provide direction for media and influencing coverage for Nineball pool. The role is responsible for managing all communications activities, advising on brand reputation, and supporting key internal and external stakeholders on strategies and events. The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of Digital Media. 

Partnerships Manager – Liverpool Football Club 

As a Manager in the Partnerships Delivery Team, you lead the day-to-day management of a Principal Partner (and maybe others) to ensure they meet their marketing and partnership objectives. In addition, you will build relationships with internal departments to ensure the effective delivery of the partner campaigns with the involvement of the appropriate internal and external stakeholders.

Partnerships Manager – EFL (English Football League)

The role will be responsible for leading and developing existing partner relationships for the EFL, including proactively driving partnership agreements through a strong understanding of individual partners markets and business objectives, maximising the value of association with the EFL and its member clubs.

Executive, Partnerships – McLaren Racing

To support the day-to-day operational fulfilment of core partners in the McLaren Formula 1 Team portfolio, whilst assisting the wider partner base where required, such that the contractual rights are fully leveraged and maximised, while the long-term individual and company relationships are created and maintained.

NewCo Head of Communications – The Football Association

An exciting opportunity has come up to hire a Head of Communications for the Barclay’s Women’s Super League and Barclay’s Women’s Championship (BWSL/BWC); this is a newly created senior role, reporting into the Chief Marketing Officer. You will be an entrepreneurial self-starter, highly experienced with national and industry media capable driving a proactive communications approach to underpin the NewCo brand and business plan, including sustainable commercial sustainable growth, engagement of diverse fans, build and manage successful stakeholder relationships.

Marketing Executive – Brentford Football Club

Reporting to the Head of Club Marketing, this role will be responsible for building the Club’s digital relationship with its fans. The role will cover all digital touchpoints; driving new and existing audience engagement by implementing the most effective technical solutions and media choices. If you can demonstrate the skills needed to help digital change projects in the consumer-focused digital space, then you could be perfect, and we’d love to hear from you.

Head of Commercial – Dundee United Football Club

Head of Commercial is a pivotal role within our organisation, overseeing and leading a dedicated team of three professionals to help the club achieve its strategic aims. This function Is Instrumental In driving the ongoing maximisation of commercial revenue streams for Dundee United FC; sponsorship, advertising, matchday & corporate hospitality, and stadium events. They will be responsible for negotiating and overseeing contracts, leading the club’s sales, and marketing strategies. They will also be responsible for delivering all appropriate sales and business-to-business related targets across the organisation, retaining current business, and pursuing all new business opportunities.

CRM and Performance Marketing Executive – Everton Football Club

We have a great opportunity for a CRM & Performance Marketing Executive to join our Marketing department, to focus on revenue generation, audience growth and driving return on investment for all marketing activity. 

BRANDS

Global Head of Brand – William Hill

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with great leadership and relationship building skills to increase and develop brand function for the Mr Green Brand within 888/William Hill. We want to fully embed Mr Green within the business beyond above the line advertising, ensuring everyone within the company understands the brand inside out. This role is perfect for someone passionate about Brand and who loves to really make a difference. You’ll define the brand proposition for Mr Green using customer insight and market analysis and develop the purpose for Mr Green, articulating why it exists and what customers can expect from it with every interaction. You’ll get to collaborate with the wider Marketing heads and update the Global Brand Director and country Managing Directors on the progress of brand strategies, opportunities to explore or blockers to remove. If you have strong stakeholder management skills, experience in managing a team and can be a passionate and vocal advocate for our brands, then read on!

Wholesale Account Executive – Gymshark

Are you our next Wholesale National Account Executive? We’re looking for someone to join our newly formed commercial wholesale team, to help be an essential point of contact for selected third party partners globally, facilitating both internal and external administrative duties.

Social Media Manager – Sports Direct

Work within our tools to build comprehensive social plans & scheduling that can be shared with wider teams & brands to give visibility on upcoming posts & content.

Partnerships Events & Hospitality Manager – British Gas 

The Partnerships Events & Hospitality Manager will play a crucial role in driving forward and leveraging our contracted rights & assets across our sporting partnerships whilst overseeing & leading partnership associated events, both internally & externally. This role is ideal for you if you have a passion for sports. As this is a process driven and analytical role at times, you should have excellent attention to detail, be a good problem solver as well as robust commercial acumen. You will thrive in this role if you are naturally organised, with a keen eye for detail, and someone who remains calm under pressure.

Athlete & Partnerships Manager – Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) 

We are looking for an athlete and partnerships manager who can create and lead the rollout and execution of the Athlete and Partnerships strategy for the GPN UK business. Driving brand fame and impact through our varied portfolio of world class athletes and partner organisations. Focused on Optimum Nutrition, the world’s number 1 sports nutrition brand, this is a key role in the UK marketing team helping shape the direction of a leading brand in one of the most exciting and dynamic categories. 

MEDIA

Video Producer – Racing Post

We are looking for a Video Producer to devise, plan, and execute video content across our UK & I brands and audiences (Racing Post, Myracing, and FST). If you have a passion for horse racing and possess strong editing skills, as well as confidence in using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, etc., then we’d love to hear from you.

Sports Reporter – MailOnline

MailOnline Sport is looking for a talented journalist to join its digital Sports team. Suitable candidates will be experienced online reporters with an impressive track record of finding and breaking stories of national and global interest. The role involves writing and building news stories, features and minute-by-minute live blogs for MailOnline Sport. Whether you are a regional sports reporter or editor ready to make the step up or someone already involved in major newspaper brands, this is an exciting time with a lot of change happening and an opportunity to make your mark.

OTHER

Account Director, Hospitality – Octagon

Octagon is looking for an experienced Hospitality Programme Lead to join a dynamic team, working with a global client with sponsorships of Champions League Final. The candidate must have relevant experience in the creation and delivery of world-class hospitality programmes in the sports landscape.

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