Recruitment Roundup: World Snooker Tour, Guild Esports, Warner Bros. Discovery

29 May 2024 | Tom Love
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Turnstile – Head of Sponsorship Valuation

Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for building and managing client relationships whilst delivering projects that are primarily focused on sponsorship valuation. You will be managing a team of six people in our Customer Success team who are located in our London, Sydney and New York Offices.

Gemba – Data Analyst

In these roles you will be part of Gemba’s Data & Analytics team where you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and understand data requirements to continuously transform data pipelines and our data architecture serving Gemba’s own data products and client solutions covering a variety of different data sources.

New York City FC – Partnerships Sales Intern

The NYCFC Partnership Sales Intern will support the Partnerships Team by assisting with the management of a growing portfolio of brands associated with New York City FC and City Football Group in the US region. The internship will provide opportunities to take ownership of short-term projects and support in daily activities including campaign development, marketing initiatives, sales prospecting, valuation reporting and rights delivery.

NFL – Communications Manager, International

Reporting to the Senior Director, International Communications, this role would support the development and implementation of a best-in-class international communications strategy to accelerate the NFL’s international business and vision to become a global sports property, working in partnership with the league’s communications team, international leadership and local market offices.

England Netball – Partnerships Manager

This role is responsible for managing delivery of our Adventure Strategy and embedding our purpose driven culture at regional and local level. The role will provide outstanding leadership to regional staff and volunteers, alongside nurturing area-based partnerships all to support the achievement of our club, league, participation and commercial goals.

World Rugby – Partnerships Director

World Rugby wishes to appoint a Partnerships Director, reporting into the Chief Revenue Officer. Within your remit, you will be responsible for leading the World Rugby team in charge of rightsholders account management, as well as oversee all commercial operations. This role will set the strategic direction of how World Rugby can commercialise, drive consumer growth and deliver world class experiences with our partners. The main function of this role is to ensure:

WST – Head of Digital and Content

The Head of Digital and Content will report to the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, managing a team of two Digital Content Producers and a Digital Manager. They will work alongside the Head of Marketing and Head of Communications in the wider Marcomms structure.

England Rugby – Senior Insights Manager

The RFU is looking to hire an experienced insights and analytics leader who can drive a data-obsessed culture at the RFU. This individual will have a transformational impact on rugby in England.

Guild Esports – Esports Performance & Operations Lead

As the Esports Performance and Operations Lead at Guild Esports, your role is pivotal in maintaining the efficiency and excellence that Guild Esports is known for in the Esports world. You will play a key role in our Esports Department as we lead up to the Esports World Cup in July, August and beyond.

West Ham United – Marcomms Operations and Projects Manager

This role will be responsible for the budget, processes and policies that ensures the MarComms team is running at full operational ability and maximising resources. This is a pivotal role ensuring the efficient and collaborative operations across the MarComms team and wider projects as the Club looks to continue its upward trajectory as one of the world’s fastest growing football brands and establish itself as the London Premier League Club, consistently challenging for Europe for the benefit and enjoyment of our fans at home and across the globe.

EA Sports – Lead Game Product Manager

Reporting to the F1 Live Operations Leadership team, the Product Manager’s role is to help shape the success of our game through data analysis and cross-team collaboration, ensuring that we deliver a compelling experience for our players throughout the live service period.

JD Sports Fashion – Senior Group Reporting Manager

This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Group Reporting Manager, big four trained qualified accountant to join the Group finance team of a fast-paced FTSE 100 Plc. Reporting to the Head of Group Reporting with responsibility for a team of 4-5 people. The role involves liaising with the wider divisional finance teams and other stakeholders, to manage the Group consolidated results on a monthly basis. The role is key to ensuring the accuracy and maintenance of the Group Management accounts and the timely reporting of the Group results for the Annual Report and Interim Results.

Warner Bros. Discovery – Executive Producer, Football

WBD Sports Europe is seeking to engage an Executive Producer for our football productions, including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Europe League and Conference League, National League and very soon the FA Cup. As a member of the WBD Sports Europe team, you will be tasked to lead the team responsible for producing football on TNT Sports. This can expand to working across our entire sports portfolio, in the UK market and across Europe.

Sky Sports – Senior Manager, Internal Communications

You’ll work closely with the Managing Director (MD) and his Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to shape and communicate our story to the Sky Sports team.

Premier Sports Network – Head of Content

Premier Sports have partnered with a digital media brand featuring some of the most well know names across rugby and the wider sporting world, that are looking for Head of Content to join their team and take the lead on the social strategy across all platforms.


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