Senior Planning and Projects Manager – Premier League

The Premier League Policy and Corporate Affairs team are recruiting for the exciting new role of Senior Planning and Projects Manager. The Policy and Corporate Affairs department remit covers: Policy; Public Affairs; International Football; EU Affairs; Communications; Supporter Engagement; Safety and Security; Corporate Purpose; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the Premier League’s support for Wider Football and Communities.


The team has an increasing focus on promoting awareness among key stakeholders and decision makers of the positive work, influence and impact of the Premier League. This encompasses economic, social and soft power impact, as well as the League’s public purpose investments – not least, the Premier League’s unparalleled contribution to the wider football pyramid and support for communities. Other policy topics covered by the team are wide ranging, and include sustainability, grassroots football, broadcasting rights, online safety legislation, the Gambling Act and ongoing immigration / access to talent policies.


The role


As the Policy and Corporate Affairs department grows and adopts a matrix management approach to workstreams and team coordination, we are recruiting a new role to develop and embed procedures to keep departmental and cross-departmental projects and workstreams on track. The Senior Planning and Projects Manager will work with colleagues across the department and wider business to coordinate strategy development and operational delivery. The role will focus on project management and resource planning to address strategic priorities. This includes tracking and evaluating projects, coordinating working groups, risk and budget management and production of documentation that meets Board and Shareholder requirements.


Key Responsibilities


The main duties will include, but are not limited to:

  • To develop and implement strategy and project planning procedures across all Policy and Corporate Affairs workstreams 
  • Develop projects that help the department meet its strategic objectives – this will include project management of workstreams which include representatives from across the business 
  • Work closely with each team in the Policy and Corporate Affairs department to develop an in-depth understanding of our work and aims; also establish working relationships with departments around the organisation to help facilitate cross-departmental working 
  • Support the Director of Operations and Strategy in departmental resource planning and budgeting, including forecasting and developing recommendations 
  • Support the Director of Operations and Strategy and other senior leaders in setting the department’s strategy, involving input from across the team 
  • Establish forward planning and reporting procedures to monitor progress within ongoing updates and recommendations on project progress, costs and deadlines
  • Own and deliver discrete projects where appropriate, contracting and managing consultants where necessary 


Requirements For The Role

  • Project management qualification and/or experience utilising project management tools
  • Experience in a management consulting or corporate strategy role (or similar)
  • Significant experience of managing multiple concurrent projects / programmes, ideally with variety of project focus 
  • Experience in leading projects from initial concept to evaluating success
  • Budget management and reporting experience 
  • Delivered written reports or proposals for consideration by senior management
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills 
  • High standard of presentation; keen to champion company style / format in documents, presentations and other materials 
  • Able to present information effectively to a range of audiences 
  • Self-motivated and goal-oriented 


The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All appointments will be made based on merit.


Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm.


Benefits


Our competitive range of benefits includes:

  • Private medical insurance
  • Permanent health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Health screenings
  • Mental health support
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Pension scheme
  • Discounts with commercial partners
  • Access to match day tickets

Head of Business Analytics and Insights – New York Mets

The Head of Business Analytics & Insights will be responsible for leading a world class team of high performing data analysts, data scientists, market research analysts and visualization engineers that provides insights to support enterprise initiatives. This is a great opportunity for a leader that relishes innovative data solutions, passionate about analytics and enjoys leading a motivated team to support the strategic needs of the various business. 

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in data acquisition and management, finding insights from large data sets, and product innovation, with a special focus on interdepartmental collaboration.

You will have exposure to and partner closely with senior leaders to drive impact and results. You will also drive strategies with insights with effective communication and strong technical skills to develop and oversee complex analyses. Additionally, you must possess the rare ability to not only deeply understand data, but also to socialize those insights and takeaways efficiently and accessibly.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Drive a deeper understanding of our fans, partners, and business and serve as a trusted partner that provides data-driven insights to inform strategy and aid in decision making
  • Partner with key stakeholders (including Ticketing, Partnerships, Marketing, Finance, Guest Services, Venue Services, Retail, Ballpark Operations and Technology) to meet analytical needs and continuously improve our insight-creation capabilities
  • Build insights at scale – elevating our foundational data systems and analytics to allow for faster, better, and more systematic insights
  • Identify and champion new analytics and research opportunities that improve the quality and effectiveness of reporting and insights throughout the organization
  • Turn business opportunities into the right research questions; pursue and guide the best research approach including qualitative and quantitative insight programs that will create excellent
  • Establish processes that promote the dissemination, usage and adoption of analytics and research insights across the organization
  • Create an analytics-driven business culture that enables the team to work cross-functionally on key business initiatives and strategies
  • Train business users of various skill sets to enable ‘self-service’ analytics; advocate for data-driven decision and frameworks via empowerment of data usage across the business
  • Partner with Data Engineering and Technology Infrastructure teams to develop standards and processes around data governance, quality and accessibility to address the self-service needs of business users
  • Set objectives and success metrics for the Business Analytics & Insights function and strive to exceed them

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors in a quantitative field (Business, Math/ Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or similar); Masters, preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in insights and analytics required
  • 5+ years in a business or executive management role
  • Experience with advanced analytics using large and complex datasets and platforms (SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Cloud, etc.), including model development/data science
  • Demonstrated experience in strategic and analytical leadership in a proactive manner
  • Executive presence on high-level meetings. Credible functional expertise in predictive analytics
  • Demonstrated success in creating measurable business benefit for analytics while interacting with many stakeholders in a complex organization
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills, listening and teamwork skills, and effective presentation skills.
  • Proven relationship builder based upon trust, respect, effective communication, and achievement of common goals; experience in identifying potential needs and opportunities and in fostering collaboration and support
  • Moves groups to consensus and resolves conflicts; exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations
  • Excellent communication, collaboration and delegation skills
  • Experience with budget management
  • Sport business industry knowledge preferred

The above information is intended to describe the general nature, type, and level of work to be performed. The information is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for this position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The individual selected may perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

The New York Mets recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and value the unique qualities individuals of various backgrounds and experiences can offer to the Organization. Our continued success depends heavily on the quality of our workforce. The Organization is committed to providing employees with the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential.

Communications Manager – British Cycling

British Cycling’s Commercial Directorate is made up of the Communications, Marketing, Membership, Creative, Research and Insight, and Commercial Partnership teams, which work together to tell the story of our work, grow our membership and commercial revenues, and celebrate the achievements of our riders and staff.


From PR and campaign management through to creative design and content production, we work as an in-house agency, supporting the business to deliver its ‘Lead our sport, inspire our communities’ strategy.


About You


In this role you will lead on the delivery of strategic, multi-channel communications campaigns, media relations, media operations and internal communications in support of the British Cycling strategy.


What Will You Be Doing

  • Developing and implementing innovative communications campaigns to support the organisation’s strategic priorities, working closely with internal colleagues and the media to build affinity with and support for British Cycling. 
  • Building strong relationships with sport, news and broadcast media outlets, both nationally and regionally, to take our work to the widest possible audience. 
  • Producing high-quality press releases, quotes, briefing documents and web copy covering the full breadth of the organisation’s work, from the grassroots to the Great Britain Cycling Team. 
  • Managing communications and PR activity for British Cycling’s major international and domestic events, such as UCI Track Nations Cup rounds, with a focus on driving customer engagement, ticket sales and ensuring high-quality spectator communications.
  • Fulfilling the role of event Media Manager for all international and domestic events delivered by British Cycling, managing the media operations process to provide a first-class experience for attending journalists, photographers and broadcasters. 
  • Working closely with our Commercial Partnerships team to announce and activate partner and supplier relationships, raising awareness of their achievements and purpose. 
  • Working closely with our Membership team to deliver customer-facing activity which celebrates the benefits of British Cycling membership, while identifying opportunities to raise awareness of our membership offer amongst new audiences. 


What are the perks?

  • Competitive salary 
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Generous holidays (25 days + Bank Holidays)
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Pension


Closing Date: Friday, 11 November 2022

Head of Marketing and Technology – DAZN

How does revamping our Ad Operations and Marketing Technology team sound like? How about reshaping our Ad Operations strategy on a global scale? If you are in for a challenge like this, now is the time to apply and start the conversation!

Here at DAZN you’ll find rapid growth and an always evolving, improving marketing function and a truly international team. With your experience in AdOperations and your hands-on, yet strategic mentality you’ll get full reigns to define best practices and coach your team member, our AdOps Executive.

As our new Head of Marketing Technology and Ad Operations you will be owning the development of our tagging strategy, leveraging tag management solutions (GTM), omni-channel measurement solutions (CDP’s like Segment), web (Google Analytics), and app analytics tools (AppsFlyer).

You’ll also get to collaborate with our wider marketing team – from central teams such as your paid media colleagues to our world-class marketing analytics team and occasionally also our marketing teams in-market.

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), annual performance-related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.

As our new Head of Marketing Technology & Ad Operations, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Continually assess the ad technology landscape and look to design the ad tech architecture of tomorrow – including ad delivery, piping data into BI dashboards, and enabling machine learning optimization models.
  • Develop a tagging strategy leveraging tag management solutions (GTM), omni-channel measurement solutions (CDP’s like Segment), web (Google Analytics), and app analytics tools (AppsFlyer).
  • Represent Marketing Technology cross-functional collaboration with the rest of paid media teams and all partners and vendors, serving as their primary technical point of contact.
  • Work closely with DAZN Technology and Product teams for full integration of marketing technology tech stack and for prioritisation in the development roadmaps.
  • Continually identify technology measurement gaps and limitations within digital media products and campaigns, assisting in the development of custom solution tracking.

You’ll be set up for success if you have:

  • Extensive experience in Ad Tech / MarTech and Ad Ops type roles, preferably agency-side or client-side on large and complex accounts across multiple countries.
  • Extensive ad measurement knowledge of multiple advertising platforms including Ad Servers (Campaign Manager), Bid Platforms (SA360, DV360, Google Ads, Social), Analytics/ MMP/ CDP Tools (Google Analytics, Firebase, Appsflyer, Segment), and tag management solutions (Google Tag Manager).
  • First-class organizational and project management skills, to ensure you can drive projects, keep stakeholders updated, and deliver quality output.
  • A deep knowledge of the privacy landscape changes to browsers (ITP, ETP, Chrome Privacy Sandbox), app updates (SKAN or Android Privacy Sandbox), attribution without IDs and how the industry adapts.
  • A great understanding of server to server calls, APIs, and SDKs.

Even better if you have:

  • A strong understanding of ad technologies by environments such as web, apps, and OTT/ CTV a plus.
  • Fine-tuned communication, presentation, and influencing skills; with an ability to think creatively and present complex subjects in clear and simple terms

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We’re doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We’re using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we’re not going to stop.

If you’re ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you’re the kind of person who’s going to enjoy life at DAZN.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. We are supported by our talented Employee Resource Group communities: proud@DAZN, women@DAZN, disability@DAZN and ParentZONE.

If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.

Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.

NFT Blockchain Content Project/Asset Manager – NHL

Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. With more than 600 employees across offices in New York, Toronto and Montreal, the NHL is a global sports and entertainment organization committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. At the NHL, we are looking for dynamic, energetic and impactful individuals who are committed to doing the same by sharing in our philosophy that Hockey is for Everyone – and inclusion belongs on the ice, in the locker rooms, boardrooms and stands.Benefits to working at National Hockey League include:

  • Medical/ Dental/ Vision insurance effective on the date of hire
  • 401(K) Plan and Defined Contribution Pension Plan
  • Annual Bonus
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Commuter Benefit Program
  • Paid Company Holidays

OverviewWe are seeking a Project Manager/Asset Manager to join the NHL’s Studios team and support the creation and development of league wide NFT initiatives with the goal to curate content to enhance the fan experience in this new space.This position requires a combination of content curation, video editing, metadata tagging, asset management and content delivery. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and organized & perform under pressure with dignity and grace. Qualified individual should possess a broad knowledge of sports in general and have an understanding of the NHL’s history, teams, players, and coaches.This position requires the ultimate team player to be able to handle multiple sides of media content creation. This is an exciting new opportunity to shape the future of NHL’s fastest growing business unit and collaborate across the entire organization.Essential Duties

  • Self-starter who can work on their own and take direction from others and implement those suggestions in a cordial and professional manner 
  • Candidate should have experience working in television multimedia production environment
  • Manage NFT content distribution process
  • Assign timelines to NFT staff members
  • Work within established guidelines of content management 
  • Curate content from internal MAM system and add metadata tags
  • Distribute content after completion to various stakeholders 
  • Quality control of all content within the production chain
  • Understanding of post-production and all that is required for timely execution of projects
  • Research, footage procurement, file management, editing, exporting media in various formats is a must
  • Assist in day-to-day needs of the NFT and Blockchain content system
  • Effective communication between NHL’s steak-holders (NHL Studios, Marketing, Social teams
  • Collaborate with NHL Studios team members 
  • Quality-control of assets and content 
  • Perform additional duties to complete projects
  • Manage content for marketing and promotional materials as necessary
  • Must be very flexible with working hours, as day and night hours, weekdays and weekends are required as well as being on call for last minute production requirements. Your workday can extend as production demands change, so schedule flexibility is a key component to the position.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Design or related field from accredited 4-year university
  • Experienced Adobe Premiere Pro Edit capabilities a must. 
  • Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop graphic and animation experience is preferred 
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment working on multiple projects simultaneously 
  • Attention to detail with superior organizational and creative skills
  • Proactive, self-starter who can work independently within set objectives
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Hockey knowledge of game and terminology

Ticketing and Membership Executive – Lancashire CCC

If you have great customer service, sales and administration skills and would be keen to put them use in a world-class sport and entertainment venue whilst developing your experience in ticketing along the way, then this could well be the opportunity for you.

The Opportunity

We are excited to be looking for a Ticketing & Membership Executive to join our fast-paced and friendly ticketing team. As a Ticketing & Membership Executive you will be responsible for selling tickets and memberships, maximising sales opportunities and ensuring the best possible customer journey and customer service for Lancashire Cricket Members and other customers.

Whilst prior experience in a ticket office/box office would be preferred, we would also welcome applications from candidates who have experience in other front-line customer service based environments.

About Us

Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket is an award-winning world-class. It is recognised as one of the UK’s most prestigious venues for sport, business, leisure and entertainment with a capacity of up to 50,000 people for concerts; 24,000 for international cricket matches; meetings and events spaces for up to 2,000 delegates; a four-star hotel with 150 rooms; and an on-site Caffè Nero.

The venue has played host to some of the world’s biggest sporting events, including six ICC Cricket World Cup fixtures in 2019, Ashes test matches, international fixtures and world class concerts, including The Killers, Harry Styles and the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2022.  It’s a unique place to build a career where no two days are ever the same!

Key Responsibilities

  • Carrying out ticket sales duties using the venue’s ticketing system
  • Conversing with the public at the Ticket Office in person, by email or on the phone
  • Creating sales opportunities where possible
  • Providing customer service and managing customer requirements proactively and in a welcoming, courteous, helpful and positive manner
  • Participating in telephone sales campaigns
  • Managing ticket allocations for various groups
  • Accounting for personal sales monies and reconciling those with ticketing system reports
  • Capturing customer information efficiently and accurately

Essential Requirements

  • Experience working in a busy fast-paced customer service environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong numeracy skills, ideally with some experience of basic accountancy
  • The ability to work under pressure whilst managing customer expectations
  • A willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends in line with ticket office opening times

Experience of working in a ticket office/box office would be desirable but is not essential as training will be provided.

Benefits

  • Holiday allowance increasing with service
  • 2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships
  • Social events throughout the year
  • Fitness classes, table tennis club and yoga
  • Basic contributory pension scheme with option to join enhanced pension scheme, including life assurance, after 3 months service
  • Optional health cash plan scheme
  • Discounts at the Lancashire Cricket Official Store, Trafford Cricket Centre, Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford, Caffè Nero and with the Club’s partners
  • Free parking

If you feel you have the experience and skills required to be successful in this position then please send your CV to recruitment@lancashirecricket.co.uk.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 11th November however, if enough suitable applications are received prior to this date, we may carry out interviews immediately and look to close the process early should the ideal candidate be found. With this in mind, please submit your CV to us as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity. 

It is a priority for Lancashire Cricket to ensure our Club appropriately reflects the wider communities across the North West and we would welcome applications from individuals with the appropriate skills and experience that can also enhance our current diversity mix at the Club.  

Tender for Event Management Companies for 2023 AFC draw ceremonies

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Event Management Companies on event management services for AFC Draw Ceremonies in 2023. 

Full details related to this exercise, including the AFC’s requirements, will be provided to vendors who intend to participate in this RFP.

All interested parties are required to confirm their participation in this tender by sending an email to procurement@the-afc.com by 10 November 2022. 

Tender for socioeconomic research into 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – UK Sport


The inaugural 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will bring together 13 world championships from different cycling disciplines for the first time in one unprecedented mega-event. It is set to be the world’s biggest cycling event. Current plans see the event take place across 12 venues with road race routes throughout Scotland. 

A comprehensive evaluation is required to measure the success of the event. An initial preliminary/flash report is required in September 2023, and then following a period of internal stakeholder review and feedback on draft versions, the final report is due for completion by December 2023.
Event Overview

The Championships is the first event of its kind. For the first time 13 existing UCI World Championships will be combined across venues in Glasgow and across Scotland into one single mega-event. For the period of the Championships, Scotland will become the cycling capital of the world, with images broadcast worldwide.  

The Championship will be held over 11 days from 3-13 August 2023 and will be of significant size, scale and complexity. UK Sport commissioned research estimates the combined events will attract around 1.2million total spectators and at least 300,000 unique spectators. As such it will be one of the biggest international sporting events to be hosted in the UK in 2023. Subsequent Championships will be staged every four years in different locations around the world in the year preceding the Olympic Games.  

The 2023 event therefore provides a significant opportunity to deliver a high-profile mega-event that provides valuable short-term and longer-term benefits and enables positive change. By delivering the event in accordance with responsible sustainable tourism objectives the event also provides an opportunity to showcase Scotland as a world leading visitor destination and provide a benchmark for future Championships. 

Project Deliverables

1. A project plan for the lifecycle of the project, including key milestones, timeline and the number of days/staff that will be allocated to the project.

2. A final version of the Event Evaluation Framework (draft framework is already in place), to be agreed with all stakeholders.

3. A detailed methodology for collection of primary data across the event including all access required and any other support which may be required from 2023 Cycling Worlds or their contractors.

4. A set of questionnaires for the identified client groups including spectators, athletes, national federations, sponsors, and volunteers. In some cases, this will be inputted to questionnaires being produced by staff or contractors.

5. Regular monthly reporting/meetings on progress.

6. A detailed outline for a final socioeconomic impact report on the event including clear methodology for each evaluation area, any assumptions used and all data sources.

7. A flash socioeconomic impact report with headline findings immediately following the event and signed off by Funding Partners – required by September 2023.

8. A final socioeconomic impact report for the event agreed and signed off by Funding Partners, including an executive summary of the final report for wider publication – required by December 2023.

9. A presentation of results to the project team as well as a walk-through session for the partners.

To express interest in this tender opportunity, please e-mail procurement@uksport.gov.uk to that effect. The deadline date for submission of final tenders is Friday 18 November 2022 (5.00pm)

3×3 Events Entertainment Manager – Barcelona Basketball

The 3×3 Events Entertainement Manager reports the 3×3 Events Senior Manager.

Main tasks and responsibilities: 

  • Develop, identify and coordinate a full SPP programme to be executed at top FIBA 3×3 Events, including World Tour and World Cup
  • Maxime value of expenditure in entertainment
  • Participate in design of run-down of events together with Competition and TV departments
  • Ensure a top in class entertainment, welcoming out of the box ideas
  • Keep and enlarge network of entertainers
  • Manage relationship with various entertainment providers (as well as identifying potential new ones)

o MD

o DJ

o Dunkers

o Acrobatic dunkers

o Dancing groups

o etc

  • Develop software tools for entertainment
  • Ensure a best-in-class onsite experience
  • Standardize entertainment programmes for various event levels
  • Attendance of events is required in order to execute (up to 50% of time)

Business: 

  • Generate profitable revenues of partnerships with entertainment providers (such as other int’l federations or competitions), identifying win-win cases (case studies will be provided as examples)
  • Generate entertainment that is marketable to sponsors and by promoters

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From 30,000.00€ per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Barcelona, Barcelona: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

  • Sport’s Industry: 5 years (Required)

Language:

  • English (Required)

Expected Start Date: 09/01/2023

Manager, Brand Communications – McLaren Racing

At McLaren Racing, we’re not just here to try to take the chequered flag. We’re here to excite our fans, inspire our people and deliver for our partners. And we’re also committed to evolving our sport, our industry, and our technology, too.We’ve moved fearlessly forward through almost six decades to become who we are today. We’re taking the lead in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is valued, and where we can all be our best. We’re shaping a culture that rewards performance. We’re building a better world.This is what it really means to be fearless.

Purpose of the role: Strategic communications are a core priority for McLaren, focused on proactively amplifying the McLaren Racing brand to a broader audience through consumer lifestyle, technology, and business media, leveraging our partner network to create major communications and storytelling moments.

Working closely with the Director of Corporate Communications, the Brand Communications Manager will plan and execute all brand communications for McLaren Racing to support the business’ overall strategic objectives and to enhance the affinity of the McLaren brand among its global audiences and partner network.

This role is responsible for identifying high impact opportunities across international mainstream media to help tell the McLaren story and demonstrate thought leadership around key business priorities, ranging from Sustainability and Diversity, Equality & Inclusion to the business’ charity strategy and key programmes such as McLaren Racing Engage, helping forge pathways to STEM careers for young people from a range of backgrounds, and McLaren Accelerator. The Brand Communications Manager will also be instrumental in building out and driving our influencer strategy.

This role will be based in Woking at the McLaren Technology Centre and reports to the Director of Corporate Communications. Flexibility in working hours will be required as well as some time out of the office for meetings, events and a limited number of races.

Key Responsibilities Lead on consumer-facing communications initiatives that target awareness of McLaren Racing, and positively impact perception and sentiment of the McLaren brand, with a focus on tech, lifestyle, entertainment and business media 

Working with senior leaders and racing drivers to deliver high impact media opportunities beyond sports and racing coverage Working closely with the Sustainability Team to help drive positive engagement around McLaren’s sustainability strategy and key initiatives Collaborating with the People Team to highlight key DE&I initiatives and programmes as well as McLaren’s charity strategy 

Develop and manage influencer and celebrity engagement, to ensure return for the McLaren brand, and proactively seek relationships with relevant high-value influencers

Closely liaise with the marketing, partnerships, digital, content, events and social media teams to ensure alignment with overall strategic communications objectives 

Drive targeted regional media coverage and support McLaren as a responsible business and employer among its local communities 

Produce high-quality materials and assets including press releases, reports, spokesperson briefing documents, speeches, media correspondence and internal announcements

Conduct regular reporting and evaluation for brand communications led activities and media engagement

Desired Skills and Experience

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

  • Experience in a busy communications environment within a specialist communications/media/brand role
  • A strong track record in delivering brand enhancing, consumer-focused campaigns and thought leadership around issues including sustainability and DE&I
  • Experience in engaging and growing customer and fan bases through high impact media opportunities
  • Demonstrable experience working across both UK and international mainstream media across all platforms
  • The ability to think creatively and deliver innovative initiatives
  • Strong relationship building skills and an ability to engage a diverse set of stakeholders
  • An acute understanding of the McLaren brand values and principles

Personal Attributes

  • Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal – and ability to represent McLaren Racing well in any capacity
  • A keen collaborator with the ability to build strong and meaningful relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally and at all levels
  • A proactive approach to managing workload, and an ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast-paced department
  • Excellent and thorough written skills with a keen attention to detail
  • Ability to think creatively and confident in contributing to creative brainstorms