Recruitment Roundup: Ufc, Socios, Newcastle United

24 Apr 2024 | Tom Love
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Insight Executive – Formula E

The Business Intelligence team at Formula E are seeking a dedicated Insight Executive to report into the Senior Insights Manager. As a Insight Executive, you will support the team in collecting, analysing, and reporting on data and insights, contributing to the growth goals of the business.

YouTube Creator – SailGP

A creative storyteller and dynamic team player, our YouTube Creator will be responsible for producing content, platform optimization and managing video content across SailGP’s YouTube channel. They will help produce content with SailGP’s Broadcast, Digital, Social and Editorial teams and will decide how to best distribute across YouTube to help achieve our content objectives.

Sports Coordinator – England Netball

This role will be to grow and drive netball in the county, maintaining a shared, insight driven plan aligning to our Adventure Strategy and purpose. The NDO will empower and support our clubs, leagues, partners, volunteers, and workforce to join with us in delivering outstanding participation opportunities for members and participants, whilst seeking income generation and funding opportunities.

Fan Experience and Operations Manager – Sale Sharks

This is an exciting, hands-on role and would be an ideal opportunity for someone from an events or operational background with stadium knowledge to step up to leading a team. There will be opportunity for creativity and autonomy in the role which will act as a pivotal linchpin within our highly functioning commercial team. The role holder will work with gravitas in managing a team of stakeholders, operating across our media and coms team, hospitality, sales, ticketing, brand and community colleagues to ensure our operations are seamless and effective.

Senior Assistant Producer/Shooter Editor – ATP Media

ATP Media is seeking an experienced and motivated Shooter Editor to deliver Original and Branded content across various formats and durations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong storytelling skills with a creative flair for ideation, shooting, and editing.

Social Media Coordinator – Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC boasts one of the most powerful social media followings in all professional sports, with a social ecosystem of over 260 million fans worldwide. The Social Media Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day execution of social media activities across all UFC accounts in EMEA, creating timely, accurate, and relevant content for fight fans before, during, and after UFC events. This position manages the posting process, from concept to approval and manages the execution.

Premium Guest Experience Executive – Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea FC are looking for a Premium Guest Experience Executive – This role would be responsible for the Premium Guest Experience with a key focus to assist the development and execution of the premium guest experience strategy; in the pursuit of delivering a world class Matchday experience to our Premium audience for both paying and non-paying guests. Ensuring everything we do provides a matchday experience that is seamless, memorable and of the highest quality. The role will also include overseeing the Directors Box guest list and any activations within the lounge in collaboration with the Senior Manager, Premium Hospitality & Club Boxes

Head of Ticketing – Newcastle United Football Club

We’re looking for a Head of Ticketing to lead on the strategic development, and operational implementation, of our ticketing policy and systems’ operations. Working in a fast paced, fan-facing environment, the role will work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver a world-class supporter experience.

Head of Sports Data Insights – Nottingham Forest Football Club

The Head of Sports Data Insights will lead the data department insights department on the Sporting side of the organisation, supporting the data strategy across the First Team, Academy, and Women’s teams, to improve performance and create efficiencies.

Head of Commercial – Birmingham City FC

The Executives in Sport Group are searching for a high-calibre Head of Commercial to join Birmingham City Football Club. In this pivotal role, you’ll be responsible for driving significant revenue growth and elevating the club’s brand presence through strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and innovative commercial initiatives.

Partnerships Account Executive – WRU

The suitable candidate will have experience of working within Account Management ideally within sport sponsorship, but we are open to experience gained within other sectors. Candidates will be confident in nature and have strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to problem solve and manage relationships effectively.

Production Coordinator – New Era Cap

The Production Coordinator role is responsible for managing purchase orders delivery movements and demand replenishment plans in EMEA region, ensuring inventory and logistical related costs are minimized whilst maintaining superior customer service levels.

EMEA Sports Marketing Manager – New Balance

New Balance are looking for an EMEA Sports Marketing Manager Running responsible for developing and managing a highly credible Running Sports Marketing program to ensure consistent activation and visibility for EMEA Tier 1 athletes and events across the region.

Business Development Executive – SportsPro

We’re currently recruiting for Business Development Executives for our London office. We’re seeking driven, enthusiastic professionals to drive new business within our commercial partnerships and delegates teams, selling across the SportsPro events and media portfolio to key stakeholders in the sports business industry.

Partnerships Activation Manager – Socios.com

The Partnership Activation function is part of the Socios Partner Management team and works to deliver value from agreed marketing rights, while also looking to help our Partners deliver ever more utility to their Fan Tokens using Web3 and blockchain based initiatives. Working with our own clear business OKRs, and our Partner fan engagement objectives, we ideate campaigns, tactics and activations for the development of Fan Tokens globally.

Corporate Partnerships Officer – Greenhouse Sports

We are looking for someone with exceptional administrative skills who can provide dedicated support to Corporate Partnerships and the wider Fundraising team to ensure we can reach our £6 million target by 2026. Alongside this, you will have the freedom to build you own fantastic partnerships to expand our prospect pool, grow our pipelines and build this into meaningful corporate partnerships with Greenhouse Sports. This role will have huge variety, requiring strong communication skills-with both internal and external audiences-great organisational skills and substantial creativity.

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.

Data Journalist – Stats Perform

The Data Journalist will help us shape the future of Stats Perform News’ industry-leading sports content, helping to drive fan engagement for a range of global media outlets, providing, data led driven content, bringing audiences closer to the stories that matter across a range of sports.


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