Recruitment Roundup: Formula 1, World Rugby, Nike

MEMBERS/PARTNERS

Gemba – Data Engineer

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.   

RIGHTSHOLDERS

Formula 1 – Marketing Manager- Europe

F1 are looking for a Marketing Manager to join a newly structured team who will develop and deliver the market-level activation of the F1 brand in Europe, forging strong links with the marketing teams of our promoters, media rights holders and global partners, helping them maximise their relationship with F1, ensuring they are aligning with the key messages and brand positioning of the sport in their own communications, and delivering support on F1’s channels where it is possible and appropriate to do so.

Birmingham City FC – Head of Commercial

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.

World Rugby – Director of High Performance

Reporting to the Chief Competitions & Performance Officer, this position will work closely with the High-Performance staff of Member Unions to provide high-level advice, training, and assistance in the delivery of their respective HP and National Team programmes with the broad objective of improving the international competitiveness of Rugby with a particular focus of increasing the competitiveness of pinnacle events.

DP World Tour – Partnership Sales Manager – Ireland

The main purpose of Partnership Sales Manager is revenue generation for the Amgen Irish open through partnership (sponsorship) sales and lead generation for Ryder Cup 2027.

McLaren Racing – Specialist, Internal Events (Freelance)

You’ll help deliver the Brand Experience at the MTC for our key stakeholders, the team, and guests. This will be achieved via delivering best in class experiences and events which all take place on site at our McLaren Technology Centre in Woking. You will be involved in key projects and events and help support the rest of the team with the delivery of some truly captivating interactions.

The FA – Women’s Player Education and Lifestyle Coordinator (part-time)

The post holder will provide exceptional operational and administrative support for the Player Education & Lifestyle department, overseeing day-to-day tasks across England Women’s Teams.

Red Bull Racing – Senior Hospitality Manager

The main objective of this role is to ensure that every Oracle Red Bull Racing & Visa Cash App RB guest has an outstanding experience at every event or location and that the Team’s identity is always at the heart of what we do. This includes a focus on the successful execution of the international Hospitality Programme, with a primary focus on both the VIP Paddock programme and the Paddock Club Team suite.

LaLiga – UK & Ireland Delegate

LALIGA, the club association representing the top two tiers of men’s professional football in Spain, seeks an experienced candidate for the role of International Delegate for the UK & Ireland markets. This position is full-time, based at LALIGA’s offices in King’s Cross, London.

BRANDS

Nike – Lead Professional, Sports Marketing Field Rep Players London

We’re looking for a Lead Professional Sports Marketing Representative to lead the Senior Men’s Football Player portfolio in the United Kingdom.

Sports Direct – Senior Social Media Manager 

As a Senior Social Media Manager, your role will be to focus on our Running, Boxing & Training categories along with Seasonal Sports. You will be responsible for the smooth, timely, consistent, and on-point messaging for our social channels, ensuring all content priorities are fully supported and amplified, as well as owning social-first activations and extensions across Sports Direct with a focus on creative concepts and forward planning, activating the social strategy.

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. – EMEA Trade & Grassroots Marketing Manager

This position is responsible for managing the overall EMEA Trade & Grassroots marketing strategy.

You will manage a team of zone-specific Trade & Grassroots Marketing Executives, Grassroots Services and Graphic Design to ensure we are meeting business objectives and providing best in class support to our sales team, setting them up for success with the customer and in the community (clubs, federation, leagues, tournaments, coaches, juniors, and trial).

JD Sports Fashion – Programme Manager

As a programme manager, you will be responsible for managing one or more complex programmes of work designed to deliver substantive change and business benefit across the JD Group in an exciting, fast-paced, global, multi- fascia environment. You will work closely with business stakeholders, Programme Directors, Project Managers, business analysts, operational teams, technology teams and suppliers to help the business implement our strategy and further enhance our market-leading customer offering.

MEDIA

Sky Sports – Senior Manager, Internal Communications

Working in the Internal Communications team at Sky puts you right at the heart of the business. Part of the Corporate Affairs function, we’re amongst the first to know about new products, forthcoming TV shows and the next pivotal moment in the sports calendar.

The Telegraph – Weekend Sport Production Journalist

The Weekend Sport Production Journalist will ensure that The Telegraph’s sport content is delivered to a high standard, managing pages from inception to publication.

Please note that this is a part-time role, working three days per week. The rota will be a fixed Saturday and Sunday plus one other day.

Sky Sports Social – Junior Designer

This role is for a Junior Designer to work within the Content Production and Design area of the Sky Sports Social Media team, using the best techniques to create social-first content with a focus on vertical video and compelling imagery and gfx for all Social Media platforms.

OTHER

Hawk-Eye Innovations – Head of Growth Sports

As the Head of Growth Sports at Hawk-Eye Innovations, you will join one of the world’s most innovative sports technology businesses. You will play a vital role as we embark on an ambitious growth journey with the ultimate goal of “Pioneering & Inspiring Change in Sport.” We have been innovating since 2001, challenging conventions to deliver solutions that make sport fairer, safer, more engaging and better informed.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – Commercial Business Partner

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is looking to strengthen its commercial capability and has an opportunity for a Commercial Business Partner with demonstrable experience in procurement and contract management to support and lead relevant activities.