Senior Projects Manager – Wembley Stadium

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Projects Manager who will be based at Wembley Stadium. You will manage programmes of Stadium refurbishment projects across hospitality, retail and facilities management. The successful candidate will lead a team and manage multiple capital investment projects to assist with the ongoing development of Wembley Stadium.

About The Team

Looking after our world class venues, these teams are in charge of making sure everything is safe and operationally ready. From day-to-day maintenance and perfecting pitches for matches to overseeing world-class music concerts, flagship NFL events and facilities upgrades, they’re custodians of English football’s two national homes.

What will you be doing?

  • Manage the Capital Investment programme of projects at Wembley Stadium and lead a team of project managers.
  • Support the Head of Property with developing ongoing Capital Investment masterplan strategy and deliver projects to budget and programme.
  • Manage monthly reporting across capital investment programmes.
  • Assume accountability and overall leadership for the delivery of multiple projects and work streams within area(s) of responsibility.
  • In conjunction with Project Sponsors, formulate project briefs and project objectives and translate these into scopes of work and formulate appropriate procurement strategies to deliver the best value for the Business in consultation with relevant departments.
  • Determine key stakeholders and consult effectively to ensure user requirements are defined and reflected in emerging project briefs. Establish project governance and structure appropriate for successful delivery.
  • Appoint and lead teams of professional advisors and project stakeholders to ensure project briefs are effectively translated into designs and specifications.
  • Provide and present reports at key project milestones to ensure project proposals are signed off by the business / key stakeholders.
  • Derive (and maintain) cost estimates for projects and work with Finance partners and project sponsors to create (and maintain) business cases for business approval.
  • Developed detailed programme and sequencing for all phases of the project lifecycle. Ensure projects are appropriately phased and planned around the event calendar, other interfacing construction projects, and key stakeholders are appropriately engaged and coordinated.
  • Establish project plans and timelines considering operational constraints and key business milestones. Assume responsibility to ensure projects are successfully delivered within pre-determined deadlines.
  • Assume responsibility to deliver projects independently within approved budgets. Track and monitor project costs through their life cycle.
  • Provide leadership and mentoring for a small team to assist with the delivery of projects assigned to them. 
  • Prepare and present expenditure approval requests and seek business approval for capital projects in accordance with Group policies and procedures.
  • Prepare and present project reports to ensure the business is kept updated on major/strategic projects.
  • Identify project risks and formulate relevant strategies to manage and mitigate these.
  • Formulate and implement relevant strategies to ensure the quality standards are set and achieved.
  • Ensure projects are planned, designed and delivered safely and in accordance with health and safety legislation.
  • Ensure all relevant statutory approvals are obtained for capital projects.
  • Conduct project close-out reviews and capture lessons learnt for continuous improvement.
  • Support the ongoing development of property development policies and procedures across the Group to improve business efficiencies and controls.
  • Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

  • Extensive experience in project management within a senior/lead position in the construction industry (8+ years).
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering multiple projects independently through all phases of the project lifecycle.
  • Highly organised, self-starter.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead internal and external project teams.
  • Attainment of Prince 2 or equivalent.
  • Attainment of relevant degree qualification.
  • Relevant Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH)
  • Knowledge and experience of dealing with local planning authorities/planning regulations.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office.

Beneficial to have:

  • Experience in a venue development role within the stadia, arena and event design/construction/infrastructure industry an advantage.
  • Experience in hospitality, retail and facilities management and civil engineering-type projects.
  • Relevant professional qualification (e.g. MRICS, APM, etc).

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

  • Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
  • Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park.
  • Free private medical cover.
  • A contributory pension scheme.
  • An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Please note, despite the organisation working towards a hybrid model, due to the nature of this role, there will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be on site at Wembley Stadium from up to 4 days per week.

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

London Senior Brand Creative Strategist – NIKE

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc. designs the future. At NIKE, Inc. designers chase their curiosities and build what’s next, shaping the culture and advancing human potential. The Design teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphic designers. Nike designers look to the future, aggressively pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the athlete experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.

Brand Creative is the Art of Storytelling. We tell powerful, meaningful stories across the entire brand ecosystem, leveraging all existing and new platforms to encourage, enable and engage athletes*, while driving brand distinction and business impact.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As a London Brand Creative Strategist, you will build the voice that expresses the heart and soul of the Nike brand, leveraging athletes, communities, products, and services to encourage our consumers through the power of storytelling.

You have experience when it comes to directing other creatives and will be familiar with working in close partnership with writers, designers, and producers. You are able to understand, participate in and influence strategic conversations, partnering with broader marketing teams to define the creative brief, and can lead others through creative conception, development, and execution.

You have proven experience working at scale and can lead complex work streams independently – managing and prioritising your time as needed. You’re outstanding at crafting the detail from the writing of a brief all the way to execution, using your experience to teach others around you.

You’re able to connect the dots between culture and sport and find the common ground between a brand and its consumers. You are an innovative problem solver, constantly seeking new ways to connect with consumers through new and existing platforms and ecosystems.

If you’re excited by the role, but feel like your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every single requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

You are the one leading and championing creative concepts and storytelling from London to the World as part of the London Brand Creative Studio team. You will help power brand-defining campaigns in London around key city moments or involving key city assets. And you will power our priority strategic dimensions in London throughout the year.

Working closely with the creative leadership team, you’ll be responsible for crafting the future vision of the brand across every consumer touchpoint. And you’ll encourage and lead innovative thinking, collaboration, and teamwork, to encourage the Brand Creative function.

You will lead and mentor others, guiding their growth through considered and consistent feedback, rewarding their achievements whilst also recognising their opportunities to develop.

You will need to communicate your concepts to various internal and external audiences. As a creative lead, you’ll be responsible for taking on feedback from partners and driving the development of work to ensure that all work is delivered on time.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

Day-to-day you’ll work with a team of Art Directors, Designers, Producers, and Writers, leading project teams across multiple workstreams. Beyond the Nike London Brand Creative core team, you will also work with external creative partners. You will collaborate with your counterparts across the EMEA to ensure consistency across our work and help establish and develop our creative network.

Within the broader Marketing organisation, you will work closely with other teams such as Brand Marketing, Direct Marketing, and Culture Marketing to strategize around the annual concept map, developing and delivering creative that answers the brief.

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE:

  • Proven creative experience in editorial, content marketing, advertising, brand marketing, or a related field
  • Experience leading creative projects & mentoring junior individuals in the team
  • Proven understanding of end-to-end creative and production processes
  • Understanding and passion for consumer insights and trends
  • Experience working cross-functionally with internal and external partners
  • Innovative storytelling: considering new storytelling techniques, new media platforms, and new audiences
  • Experience structuring, articulating, and presenting creative thinking

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

Director, Ticketing and Hospitality – LIV Golf

About Us

LIV Golf Investments is a newly formed company, with group companies in the USA and UK. Our purpose is to holistically supercharge professional golf on a global scale to help unlock the sports’ untapped potential. Greg Norman is the first and founding CEO of LIV Golf Investments. PIF, one of the world’s largest and most impactful wealth funds, with a diverse international investment portfolio, is the majority shareholder in LIV Golf Investments.

LIV Golf League

In 2022, LIV Golf launched the LIV Golf Invitational Series, an eight-event series taking place in the USA, UK, Asia and the Middle East with the world’s best golfers competing in an innovative new format featuring simultaneous team and individual play. Each tournament consists of three rounds, 54 holes, no cut and shotgun starts, with players vying for unprecedented prize purses. The team competition, faster pace, family-friendly environment, and festival-style atmosphere delivers a unique tournament experience for both players and fans.

In 2023, the LIV Golf League will officially launch with 48 players and 12 established team franchises competing in a 14-tournament schedule that will expand LIV Golf’s global footprint across North and Latin Americas, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. LIV Golf is the first-ever global golf league committed to the sport’s worldwide growth, with enhanced player pathways through the International Series, a ground-breaking series of events launched in 2022 through the Asian Tour. The League is also dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of communities through LIV to Give,LIV Golf’s global impact platform announced in June with a $100 million commitment to develop and support social and environmental initiatives in tournament host communities around the world. 

Role Objective  

The Director of Ticketing & Hospitality will work with  the SVP, Ticketing & Hospitality in leading business development strategy, building effective relationships across all LIV Events and partners to yield revenue across all channels. This role will look out for trends and be ready to act to capitalise on them. They will ensure that sales reporting is shared and understood by key stakeholders to ensure that information flows effectively, by using and leading CRM hygiene and BI tools. They’ll work in close connection with our ticketing partners to ensure hospitality and ticketing strategy is exercised across all channels. 

Responsibilities  

  •  Actively build relationships with businesses in local market to LIV Golf events to drive commercial revenue, using on-site presentations and targeted outreach to corporations and community constituents to maximize revenue.
  • Influence, grow and develop the sales function, developing sales plans to enhance revenue streams. 
  • Lead a high-performing, efficient and diverse team to deliver outstanding results, establishing a culture that is built on improvement and exceeding revenue and activity 
  • Support the SVP on pricing, on-sale strategies, product enhancements, business development initiatives while working closely with the marketing and design team.
  • Work closely with all third-party ticket partners, ensuring revenue optimization and efficient processes are followed. 
  • Oversee the functions reporting needs, ensuring ticketing inventory is managed and up to date, focusing on weekly/daily ticket and hospitality sales while ensuring proper CRM hygiene.
  • Manage the business development budgeting, targeting, and forecasting processes for internally produced work, enabling data-driven decision-making, and foreseeing operational considerations to provide accurate projections.
  • Collaborate closely with internal colleagues across the business, in particular the marketing and insights team to ensure the correct data and research is in place to correctly identify key trends and opportunities. 
  • Manage the collection and dissemination of marketing information as related to ticket sales and customer service goals. 
  • Lead and present in-person and virtual presentations to drive commercial revenue. 
  • Work closely with memberships at local golf clubs to activate their membership team to assist with local sales opportunities. 
  • Entertain and build relationships with current and prospective clients during LIV Golf events. 
  • Work closely with the Partnerships team to collaborate and drive corporate hospitality packages.  

Qualifications

  •  Proven experience managing a high-performing fast paced team.
  • Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders both internal (marketing, insights, commercial etc.) and external (local partners, club members, clients, ticketing partners, etc.).
  • Using CRM and data to drive decision making. 
  • Strategic mindset to define, build, and execute the functions sales strategy.
  • Experience in selling premium hospitality and tickets, preference in sport or live entertainment.
  • Excellent organisational skills, including time management, prioritisation, forward planning, and meeting deadlines.
  • Understanding and knowledge of primary ticketing systems, and the ability to pick up new platforms quickly.
  • Experience of contributing to pricing and on-sale strategies, ideas for developing revenue streams and delivering sales targets.
  • Experience of managing outsourced (agency) contracts and relationships. 
  • Experience of considering the customer experience in relation to all hospitality and ticket sales channels and troubleshooting problems to resolution. 
  • Experience of delivering financial information and statistical data. 
  • Able to work flexible schedules including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally when needed.

YOU IN?

Do you think there is room for the sport of golf to evolve even more? Do you want to help supercharge the game of golf? LIV Golf Investments has been building and continues to build a world-class team, featuring experts from the world of golf, sport, and entertainment from all over the globe. If you’re up for that kind of challenge and a pace that moves quite a bit faster than a 5-hour round, then we would love to hear from you!

LIV Golf Investments is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, race, ethnicity, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations where we operate.  This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeships. LIV Golf Investments makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Senior Manager, New Partnerships – Formula 1

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for generating new sponsorship revenue for Formula 1
  • Manage sales process from conception to close; generating new leads, initiating first meetings, developing proposals/term sheets, contracting and ultimately closing
  • Directly responsible for clients and/or specific region as determined by the Head of New Partnerships
  • Cultivating and nurturing relationships with prospective clients
  • Tailoring Formula 1’s suite of sponsorship opportunities to deliver custom offerings to prospective clients
  • Maintain day to day management of your client / regional patch ensuring that all intel is updated within the corporate sales database
  • Forecast timely and accurate sales activity regularly to New Partnerships Lead, and update activity/prospect status in weekly sales meeting with the wider team An internal conduit for all prospective new partners, involving and updating other departments as and when needed such as content, race promotion, legal, hospitality, and marketing
  • Work with the New Partnerships Lead to devise and deliver a robust sales strategy for your client base and region, which is intel driven and results orientated
  • Work with multiple internal and external stakeholders including brands and agencies
  • Lead by example with best working practices and processes for both short- and long-term deliverables
  • Liaise with the Partnership Development and Management team when onboarding all new partners

About You

  • 5+ years’ experience in a similar role either brand or rights holder side
  • Proven sponsorship sales track record with key relationships and high-level clients
  • People management
  • Proven ability to manage and communicate with multiple stakeholders
  • A strong understanding of brand and communications and the role of sponsorship in the marketing mix
  • Worked in a high-paced environment
  • Proven ability to generate revenue
  • Proactive and performance-driven
  • Comfortable with working in a dynamic global environment
  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Problem solving mentality
  • Creative ability to inform bespoke client facing decks
  • A strong understanding of brand storytelling
  • Good time management
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, advanced communication and presenting capabilities
  • Strategic thinker
  • Self-motivated to learn and collaborate within a team
  • Proactive and solutions orientated
  • The ability to inspire both externally and internally

Partnerships Manager – ITF

The ITF boasts a high profile set of partners including Microsoft, NEC, UNIQLO, Rolex, Tory Burch, Gainbridge and many more – giving exposure to major global blue-chip companies and some of the biggest brand investors in sport. 

The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of key ITF Partnerships with focus on achieving exceptional satisfaction rates. There will also be a requirement to play an important role in sales processes – helping to secure new partners, supporting with renewals and upsells. Ideally candidates will have experience in global rights management and/ or sales at a sports rightsholder or agency, with a desire to widen their commercial experience to include both partnership management and sales.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help deliver and sell major partnerships for one of the biggest global sports and will suit a pro-active and motivated individual with excellent project management and interpersonal skills. Evidence of building strong and trusted working relationships is highly important as this role will require working collaboratively with different teams across the business as well as partners. International travel to venues and to visit clients will be required.

Responsibilities:

Partner Management:

  • Manage the day-to-day relationship and activation of strategic partners.
  • Manage meeting and contact cadence (on a client-by-client basis)
  • Manage processes and point relationships with internal service departments
  • Work with ITF partners to (i) understand and (ii) deliver success
  • Align key success criteria with each partner 
  • Work with the partner to create and deliver innovative and engaging ways to drive client satisfaction
  • Design & delivery of surveys and record and benchmark satisfaction levels 

Sales Management and Revenue Delivery:

  • Prospecting contacts, developing leads and booking in meetings for key sales tasks
  • Presenting and closing deals (with the Commercial Manager and Head of Partnerships)
  • Support the ITF’s partnership renewal approach through delivery of presentation materials
  • Support the identification of delivery of upsell packages to present to existing partner
  • Innovate the go to market approach to find new and impactful ways to stimulate market interest in ITF commercial products
  • Support the management of the CRM platform 
  • Communicating progress to key ITF personnel through…

What we offer….

  • Excellent salary plus discretionary bonus scheme (subject to conditions)
  • 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays 
  • Private Healthcare
  • Group personal pension scheme, Life assurance and Annual Wellbeing Allowance
  • Ride2Work Scheme (in conjunction with Evans Cycles) 
  • Free lunch when working in the office (up to £9 per day)
  • Free Tea, Nespresso Coffee plus complimentary healthy snacks and fresh fruit when working in the office
  • Free parking on site
  • Working hours: based on 35 hours per week. Normal office hours are 09.00 -17.00 Monday to Friday. Flexible working hours possible, with core hours of 10am-4pm.

Tender for media rights – Fight Sports Bundle

iSportConnect presents a new fights sports content package, available on Content Arena Marketplace.

From Live rights to King of Kings kickboxing, with at least 15 shows per year, to 60 hours of an upcoming and truly international MMA series SENSHI, to plug-and-play weekly MMA programs, which provide a regular time slot for your fight sports fans. Overall, a great mix providing quality and quantity at a great price. 

Available as a bundle, or standalone – get more details, and reach out directly on Content Arena.  

Broadcast Venue Manager – Paris 2024

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2001 in order to serve as the Host Broadcasting organisation for all Olympic Games, Olympic Winter Games and Youth Olympic Games. The Host Broadcaster is responsible for delivering the pictures and sounds of the Olympic Games to billions of viewers around the world. For more information visit www.obs.tv

Description

The Broadcast Venue Manager (BVM) is overall responsible for the OBS Broadcast Operations at the assigned venue. In charge of the implementation and operation of the Host Broadcast facilities and services in the venue. Responsible for all venue-related functions, serves as primary point of contact with the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee Venue Functional areas representatives. Main contact along with the Production Manager for broadcast related topics with International Federation on site. Supporting and facilitating any possible issues related to Media Rights Holders implementation plans. Managing the Host Broadcast core management team on venue. Strong leadership and communication skills, as well as solid background in broadcasting operations and management make you an ideal candidate. Position locations at various sports venues.

Please note for these positions only candidates that are fluent French/English speakers with current residence in France can be considered.

Duties

  • Oversee the installation/removal and asset management of all OBS equipment;
  • Represent OBS at Paris 2024 Organizing Committee meetings;
  • Resolve operational issues and escalate to the Broadcast Operation Centre (BOC) as necessary;
  • Provide problem and conflict resolution in a diplomatic manner;
  • Facilitate internal and external information flow;
  • Assist Media Right Holders within the Olympic venue;
  • Coordinate scheduled and ad hoc tours;
  • Coordinate production crew requirements within the venue;
  • Coordinate day pass access and supplementary devices;
  • Managing broadcast budget on site and the daily Broadcast crew timesheets;
  • Report daily to the Broadcast Operation Centre (BOC);
  • Other duties as assigned

Experience

  • 4+ years of experience in sport event Broadcasting preferably in an operational or production role;
  • Ability to manage and organize several tasks within specific deadlines;
  • Excellent problem solving abilities;
  • Excellent command of English and French, verbal and written;
  • Computer proficiency in MS Office;
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills

Workplace & Environment

  • Fast paced work environment;
  • Indoor and/or outdoor sports venues;
  • Outdoor sports venues are subject to varied weather conditions;
  • Full time shift work including evening and weekends;
  • Subject to national/international criminal background checks.
  • These are approximately 1-month long positions that commence either in July or August and end August or September 2024, based on the event schedule.
  • Current residence in France required

Head of Licensing & Retail – FIFA

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world we lead the way in the sport and event industry.

We are now looking for a Head of Licensing & Retail that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

The Head of Licensing and Retail is responsible for leading the licensing & retail team and defining the licensing & retail strategy for all FIFA brands, FIFA tournaments and events.
The role will lead cross-integration with all other commercial teams to maximise fan engagement, and develop new opportunities particularly in digital, gaming, esports and other new evolving fan touchpoints.

These are your key tasks:

  • Develop and implement a global licensing and retail strategy that drives fan engagement, revenue growth, new markets development as well as the growth of existing and evolving product categories
  • As part of the strategy define the future models, tactical implementations, operational processes and necessary resources and capabilities to deliver the strategic objectives
  • Together with marketing and brand, and other relevant teams define and develop sustainable FIFA brand licensing propositions, outside of events and tournaments
  • Build strong and collaborative relationships with external stakeholders including licensees, licensing representatives and agencies, suppliers, retail operators, and any other strategic partners
  • Ensure relevant and necessary commercial terms, applicable legal and financial parameters are considered and implemented whilst overseeing and leading negotiations with contractual partners
  • Develop FIFA’s ecommerce and retail strategy
  • Develop the strategy for FIFA onsite and offsite retail programmes and oversee the delivery of such FIFA retail programmes for all events
  • Ensure strong collaboration with relevant internal and external commercial and operational teams in order to deliver best in class tournament and event retail experiences 
  • Manage and mentor team of licensing, retail and business development experts to drive performance, delivery of the objectives and to ensure a future talent pipeline 
  • Manage financial planning, forecasting and budgeting, including developing solid reporting and controlling structures and processes

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

  • Relevant business degree
  • 360 understanding of business disciplines in consumer product business development and go-to-market processes
  • Minimum of 10 years in (a) relevant consumer product organisation(s), of which a minimum of 5 in a senior management position
  • Proven track record of leading strong and effective teams and developing & mentoring individual team members
  • Experience working with Business intelligence & analyses and able to define data needs to inform business decisions 
  • Proven solid contract negotiator, proficient in legal and financial matters in relation to contract processes and management 
  • Brings a good network and solid relationships across relevant businesses and sectors
  • Excellent understanding of the international sports, major events and/or entertainment business
  • Experience and skilled in working in complex multi-stakeholder environments
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, convincing and able to take people ‘on the journey’
  • Energetic, positive and with a can-do attitude
  • Fluent in English, preferably a second language
  • Excellent analytical, presentation and communications skills
  • Willingness to travel on a frequent basis

Director, Communications – MLS

The Director, Communications manages and drives public relations activities for Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing. The Director leads all aspects of communications on MLS Competition, MLS Player Engagement, and MLS Safety and Operations matters. The individual in this role also creates and drives strategic communications plans, supports functional areas of MLS and SUM, and works closely with MLS clubs on communications strategy.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities 

  • Strategic writer and editor who shapes public perception of the organization while upholding its values and integrity 
  • Generate earned media coverage through the use of:
    • Creative feature ideas 
    • Engagement with media outlets and editorial decision makers 
  • Writing and editing duties to include, but not limited to: feature idea pitches, press releases, reference materials, executive speeches, quote drafts, select internal and external written communications, presentation decks, and multimedia projects. 
  • Serve as a Communications liaison to the following groups: MLS Competition, MLS Player Engagement, MLS Security, and MLS Operations. 
  • Serve as MLS Communications liaison to the Eastern Conference MLS clubs 
  • Respond to media inquiries in a timely manner, providing background information, facilitating interviews and serving as a company spokesperson on select topics as necessary 
  • Live monitoring of MLS games and related internal and external communications 
  • Support League executives with interview preparation, message points, and strategic messaging 
  • Manage editorial relationships with select national media partners 
  • Work closely with MLS clubs to support their communications strategies 
  • Manage Communications relationship with pertinent media associations 
  • Accomplish team results by communicating job expectations and managing the Performance Management process:
    • Plan, monitor, and review performance; 
    • Coach and counsel employees; 
  • Develop and implement department procedures and productivity standards and reinforce Company policies 
  • Serve as the supervisor and mentor for the Sr. Coordinator, Communications 
  • Developing personal growth opportunities for employees 

Additional Responsibilities

  • Build and foster collaborative relationships within MLS Communications and other departments within the organization to stay informed and informed of new initiatives, program and other organization wide events 
  • Attend industry events and trade conferences to remain current with industry changes 
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned 

QualificationsEducation and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in public relations, marketing, sports administration or related field 
  • 8+ years of proven experience in public relations\communications, or marketing 

Required Skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing 
  • High-level of commitment to a quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance 
  • Ability to manage people/projects, delegate responsibility and provide follow-through on multiple projects 
  • Ability to think strategically and creatively to effectively manage projects 
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects 
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to deliver professional work. 
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines with minimal supervision. 
  • Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills using sound judgment 
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 
  • Proficiency in social media platforms 
  • Ability to travel and to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays 

Desired Skills:

  • Knowledge of the sport of soccer 

Data Insights and Analytics Manager – Manchester United

At Manchester United our aim is to Win the United Way – and the quality of our behind-the scenes team sets us apart from the competition. Our people are as committed to the success of the company as the players are to winning trophies. We offer a unique and exciting working environment, excellent training, with recognition and rewards for the part each individual plays. Sounding good so far?

The Purpose

The Insights and Analytics Manager will collaborate with the commercial, marketing, and operations teams across all Venue products. The role will directly support the Commercial Director, Venue and e-Commerce, and Head of Ticketing and Membership. Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to, weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reporting, data analysis and market research.The ideal candidate will have excellent data visualisation and storytelling skills and be enthusiastic about sharing their insights.

The Role

  • To analyse data and produce insights and recommendations for business objectives and decision-making.
  • To work with data related to General Admission (GA) Ticketing, Hospitality, Memberships, Museum & Tours, Food & Beverage (F&B), fan feedback, digital media and marketing.
  • To design and maintain standard reports, and create detailed analysis to evaluate the success of initiatives and help identify areas of improvement.
  • To build and maintain suite of business intelligence dashboards and reports out of data warehouse and CRM and oversee their implementation and adoption across Venue.
  • To create compelling and aesthetically pleasing data visualisations.
  • Extract and transform data from data warehouse, CRM and third-party data tools as needed.
  • To assist with Pricing Analytics and Revenue Forecasting
  • To assist with market research related to General Admission (GA) Ticketing, Hospitality, Memberships, Museum & Tours, Food & Beverage (F&B), fan feedback, digital media and marketing.
  • To gather and present data for annual recaps and performance; measure ROI.
  • To identify key insights from large data sets and develop presentations to communicate those analytical findings (trends, etc). powerfully.
  • Identify and present on industry and organisational trends.
  • To perform analysis to evaluate the success of initiatives and help identify future areas of improvement.
  • Bring new ideas and thinking to the organisation.

The Person

  • A degree in data science, business analytics or related and appropriate field
  • Previous experience working in business intelligence role or as an analyst
  • Understanding of or experience with professional sports teams, events or entertainment business or similar entities
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Experience in working with Tableau/Power BI and/or other data visualisation tools – Desirable 
  • Strong initiative and willingness
  • Highly organised, detail-oriented
  • Ability to think analytically and creatively
  • Adaptability to environment involving several simultaneous projects – multitasking
  • Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to understand and solve tasks with little supervision
  • Experience with CRM platforms a plus

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