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PARTNERS AND MEMBERS
Ten Toes – Social Media Manager
Ten Toes is recruiting for a Social Media Manager to support the agency’s clients in building deeper relationships with their fans and stakeholders. The successful applicant will be part of a team of social media experts who work with sports organisations, brands and talent, providing executional support through the planning, development, reporting and implementation of best-in-class digital content.
TrybWorld – Event Executive
An exciting new opportunity has opened for an event Executive to join the Live Experiences team in a dynamic role that will involve contributing to the successful delivery of the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay across its 14 global city locations. Working closely across the TrybWorld Live Experiences team, the Event Executive will play a crucial role in the successful delivery of live events across the portfolio both from an operational and participant communications perspective.
RIGHTSHOLDERS
Newcastle United Football Club – Head of Content
As the Head of Content, you will be responsible for developing and executing the club’s content strategy across all platforms. This role requires a creative visionary with a strategic mindset, capable of delivering compelling content that resonates with our diverse audience in all corners of the globe.
Formula E – Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial & Media
Reporting to the VP Legal, the Senior Legal Counsel will be supporting the development of key media, sponsorship and commercial projects across the business. In addition to supporting the VP Legal, this role will also work closely with other senior personnel within the business.
Manchester United – Licensing Manager
Manchester United is looking for a dynamic and experienced Licensing Manager to drive a step change in the club’s licensing program. Reporting into the Head of Commercial (D2C), the role will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of all licensing programs. The role will require strong negotiation and sales skills to bring in profitable licenses that fit our brand and strategic objectives. This will involve working with multiple teams, with responsibility for both merchandise and digital products (eg. gaming). You will be responsible for planning and building a forecast and meeting those profit goals. Overall, you will play the pivotal role in the exciting global growth of this area for this club.
Cricket Scotland – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead
We have an exciting opportunity available for an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) professional looking for new challenges on a national level to join our team. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading Cricket Scotland’s work to embed EDI within the sport every day, providing professional advice and guidance to support Cricket Scotland deliver on the vision, and facilitate strategic change.
Clipper Ventures – Head of Marketing
Clipper Ventures is looking for an established Head of Marketing & Brand to lead the marketing efforts across all Clipper Ventures departments including Clipper Events, SKIRR, and pillar brand Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in markets around the world. The successful candidate will report into the Managing Director and will be responsible for constantly evaluating the marketing offering and ensuring the success of campaigns across the company.
England Rugby – Account Executive
Reporting into the Private Suites Team Manager, the Account Executive will play a key role in the management of the Seasonal Private Suite members. Displaying outstanding day to day account management of the membership group and whilst also helping to successfully deliver exceptional client experiences at Major Events at the stadium and a number of private events across the season. All in order to ensure targeted retention rates.
Six Nations Rugby – Digital Products and Platforms Manager
The role sits within the Digital team at Six Nations and working alongside the Head of Digital Products and Innovation, you will oversee the web and mobile digital products that form the foundation of the customer experience. This role encompasses designing, developing, and launching new digital products and features, followed by their continuous management and optimisation.
West Ham United – Partnership Manager (Women’s Team)
This Partnership Manager role, reporting to the Senior Partnership Manager, will be crucial in the successful delivery of activations and campaigns for both West Ham United and West Ham United Women’s team. Working closely with the Senior Partnerships Manager and wider commercial team, the Partnership Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the Club’s Women’s partners ensuring effective rights delivery.
The Football Association – Head of Commercial Partnerships
The Football Association has an exciting opportunity for a leader across commercial partnerships. Revenue generation is critical to The FA’s investments back into the game and the role of Head of Commercial Partnerships plays an integral role in driving and retaining revenue across our Commercial Partnership programme.
Lincoln City FC – Digital communications executive
Lincoln City Football Club is seeking a creative and passionate digital communications executive to lead our online content strategy and execution. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of digital communications, marketing, excellent storytelling skills, and a love for football. This role involves managing the club’s digital presence, creating engaging content for our fans, and driving growth across all digital platforms.
BUCS – Head of Events
We are now looking for an individual to join the team in the role of Head of Events with a strategic focus to lead on 3 keys areas over a 12 month period. You will be an experienced Events professional with proven experience to undertake strategic review as well as leading multi-sport events programmes.
Women’s Tennis Association Ventures (WTA Ventures) – VP, Strategy and Development
Reporting into the CEO, the VP, Strategy & Development is a key role that will help shape the future of Women’s tennis. You will take responsibility for developing and implementing strategic projects across all aspects of the business, including brand, marketing, digital, production/ media rights, and the organisation’s strategic and commercial collaboration with the ATP and other external stakeholders.
NewCo – Project Officer
NewCo are looking for a Project Officer to join and work closely with the Senior Facilities and Projects Manager and league consultants providing project co-ordination and administrative support across a multiple projects team including but not limited to Facilities, Match Day Safety, and Sustainability.
Matchroom Boxing – Video Editor
This is a full-time hybrid role for a Video Editor, specialising in Long Form, at Matchroom Boxing in Brentwood. The Video Editor will be responsible for day-to-day video editing tasks, collaborating with the creative team, and ensuring high-quality video production.
Hyrox – Partnership Account Manager
The Hyrox UK & Ireland team is looking for an enthusiastic Partnership Account Manager, based in London, to join our growing team! Hyrox has grown to a global event series with over 80 events globally in our upcoming 24/25 season. The Partnership Account Manager serves as a key point of contact for brand partners, which are crucial to the success of the business. The role takes responsibility for ensuring that brand partners receive their contracted rights and benefits as well as an excellent experience working with Hyrox.
BRANDS
Red Bull – Athlete Marketing Manager
This role will help to drive and manage Red Bull’s Athlete Marketing program, demonstrating to the consumer that Red Bull is the only brand that Gives Wiiings to the world’s most exciting and talented athletes. Credibly and effectively communicating the functional benefits of Red Bull products to sports interested consumers via a world-class athlete team. The roster covers diverse sporting playgrounds and a good knowledge understanding of the broader sporting landscape is key. The role will be also be focussing on potential new sporting opportunities within areas and sports we are not currently exposed through. In this role the Athlete Marketing Manager must enable our athletes to progress in their sport and fulfill their dreams.
Electronic Arts (EA) – Associate Producer
The Associate Producer will work directly with a team of engineers, designers and product managers to help direct and support the development pipeline.
MEDIA
Sky Sports – Producer
This role is an exciting opportunity in Sky Sports Football, focussing on our new landmark EFL deal, but with the potential to work across our portfolio of rights including PL, WSL, SPFL and Soccer Saturday. As a Producer, you will be required to lead your team, providing clear direction and cultivating a culture of high performance, continuous improvement and innovation.
WBD Sports – Creative Copywriter
As Creative Copywriter for WBD Sports you will work as part of an internal creative agency with team members in Paris and London, responsible for creating, producing, editing and writing projects for WBD’s sports brands, including TNT Sports and Eurosport. This could include creative ideation for campaigns, long form copy for specific projects or short form copy edits with fast turnarounds.
OTHER
London Sport – Development Manager
You will play a key role in delivering London Sport’s strategy within identified local places, implementing principles of place-based working whilst ensuring alignment to local need and priorities. You will foster collaborative partnerships and shared objectives – creating the conditions to bring about sustainable change that enable more people to be physically active.
William Hill – Head of Commercial Football & Sports
Do you have a passion for sports and a great knowledge of the betting and gambling market? We have an exciting opportunity for the right person to join us as Head of Commercial Football & Sports! This will suit you if you consider yourself eager and engaging, with a varied gaming background including commercial marketing. Reporting to the Director of Football & Sports you’ll get to work with various stakeholders to ensure the commercial success of the Football vertical for both online and retail.
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