Senior Manager, Partner Marketing – Phoenix Suns

Suns Legacy Partners includes several companies and many different departments that support the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury and Footprint Center.

Would you like to win championships and create sustained success? Suns Legacy Partners is looking for individuals that are committed to pursuing excellence and be part of crafting memorable experiences.

We are seeking an individual who is a self-starter, collaborative and results-oriented to join our team as a Senior Manager, Partner Marketing with the Marketing Department. This position will be responsible for leading the creation and execution of marketing strategies and campaigns on behalf of our partners as well as developing long-term innovative partnership solutions in support of growth objectives. This role is on the larger Integrated Marketing team, directly supporting our mid-level partner portfolio, and will work with key stakeholders within our Global Partnership Solution Sales and Activation teams.

We’re looking for a dynamic marketer to join our team who is passionate about our partner’s success and pulls from a range of business and marketing skills including strategic planning; hands-on execution; relationship building and project management. This role requires an experienced professional who is able to orchestrate a cross-functional team to deliver programs and campaigns that drive measurable results.

Suns Legacy Partners (SLP) strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many departments, many SLP employees participate in the SLP Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona.

What Will You Do

  • Develop fully integrated, multi-channel strategic recommendations that engage consumers
  • Collaborate closely with a diverse cross-functional team to deliver strategies and programs that support both partner initiatives, business developments opportunities and prospective partner pitches
  • Work directly with the integrated marketing team (social, digital, creative, etc.) to develop promotional plans, based on partner insight and brand positioning and improve sponsorship inventory with new sellable assets
  • Deliver innovative business partnership proposals in conjunction with sales and creative
  • Lead the development and distribution of branded content strategies aligned with short-term and long-term marketing targets and partner objectives
  • Support international marketing strategies
  • Provide creative direction for all assets with areas of partner inclusion including Theme Nights and special platforms/programs.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams within an organization
  • Must be able to prioritize and balance multiple projects, deadlines and changing priorities simultaneously while maintaining excellent and accurate work
  • Ability to easily identify potential hurdles within a project and takes the lead on solving them
  • Interact with a variety of fields and levels within the organization
  • Should have a demonstrated passion for sports and the sponsorship industry as a whole
  • Maintains regular and reliable attendance

What We Need From Our Sr. Manager

  • Relevant Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Marketing, Communications, etc.) and proven experience in professional sports, brand or agency managing
  • Developed skills at rolling out integrated marketing programs
  • Demonstrated the ability to work cross-functionally at various levels of an organization
  • Digital savvy, including related to social media, presentation software tools, tracking documents, and office software such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.
  • Outstanding organizational abilities, thorough, strong multi-tasking and prioritization abilities
  • Experience and ability to spearhead work with little to no direction, not afraid to speak up, and are proactive getting things done

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Leadership skills to lead and develop one-direct report

Experience/ Education Requirements

  • Relevant bachelor’s degree (Marketing, Communication, etc.) required
  • Preferred minimum of 6+ years of integrated marketing or sports partnership experience

What You Can Expect

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings, and some holidays to meet business needs
  • Ability to stand, walk, sit for various periods of time
  • Occasional travel from time to time for professional development
  • This position works mainly indoors, removed from extreme weather; exposure to weather is <5%
  • S-Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible about of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
  • Position is predominately computer-based, requiring the use of a computer monitor
  • Must be able to carry on a conversation both on the phone and in-person
  • Ability to Read, Write & Speak in English
  • Wide range of fulltime benefit options including
  • Medical, Dental and Vision coverages
  • Life and Disability options
  • Vacation, sick and holiday leave programs
  • In-arena work requirements with the potential of hybrid schedules based on each role and department.
  • Visit out Culture page learn more about our culture and work environment

Suns Legacy Partners, LLC. 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.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact our People & Culture Recruiting team at SLPrecruiting@suns.com

Director of Soccer Aid – Unicef

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as the Director of Soccer Aid. Since its inception in 2006 “Soccer Aid for UNICEF” has broken milestones in fundraising and raising awareness of the work UNICEF does for children globally, linking to a child’s right to play.

It has become a highly anticipated annual televised fundraising campaign. The Director of Soccer Aid has the overall responsibility of delivering the year-on-year fundraising growth strategy, by the successful leadership of the Soccer Aid team; fostering close working relationship with our joint venture partners Soccer Aid Productions Ltd (SAP Ltd) and other key stakeholders across UNICEF UK, UNICEF and external talent and organisations.

 You will know this is the right move for you because not only will our mission and values resonate with you, but you will also be a leader of people; comfortable in creating and executing successful flagship fundraising programmes, in conjunction with multiple, high profile senior partners and stakeholders.

In order to complete your application, please download the following:

Job Description– this includes the criteria for the role, which you will need to respond to as part of your application

Our Shared Commitment – our organisational values. Please demonstrate how you meet these in your application.

Benefits – UNICEF UK salaries and benefits are benchmarked against other organisations in the charity sector.

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Golf – R&A

  • Responsible for the sale of brand partnership (sponsorship) opportunities across The R&A’s portfolio, driven by The Open, Women’s Open (professional championships), amateur championships (e.g., Curtis Cup and Walker Cup) as well as non-tournament assets including digital and media.
  • Deliver against an agreed GTM strategy, unlocking the significant commercial potential of The R&A’s assets, maximising sales, and achieving the revenue targets set, with an ability deliver sophisticated partnerships. Contribute to the ongoing review of the strategy.
  • Requirement to gain a deep understanding of The R&A’s business and strategy, working with individual stakeholders to deliver against strategy and objectives.
  • The ability to understand wider opportunities across The R&A’s portfolio and to help grow traditional and non-traditional partnerships, including digital assets.
  • Forward thinking, creative and always looking for new opportunities to attract new partners and maximise investment for existing partners, to maximise the commercial return to The R&A.
  • Working across and within the IMG and Endeavor network, including the Global Partnerships Team, Sales Operations teams, regional offices as well as functions within the IMG and Endeavor group.
  • Research industries, brands and product categories most relevant to The R&A’s vision and brand pillars, targeting brands with a clearly articulated value proposition that demands attention.
  • Ability to identify research and insights requirements, to provide clear briefs to Endeavor Analytics team and be able to assess and analyse any finding to support outreach, meetings, and negotiations.
  • Build and manage a pipeline of sales opportunities, effectively connecting with senior decision makers from target brands and existing IMG and Endeavor clients.
  • Bring creativity, innovation to the commercial programme and sales process and must be able to adapt and bring new ideas the sales process and be able to articulate this to potential partners.
  • Understand the sponsorship and sport marketplace, changing requirements and needs of partners and brands, adapt the sales process accordingly.
  • Build relationships and support colleagues with developing outreach materials to support delivering success.
  • Work with Golf’s in-house creative team to deliver compelling presentations supported by a thoroughly researched, data driven business case, innovative partnership marketing campaigns and activations. 
  • Prioritise those opportunities which deliver the greatest revenue potential, driving the sales process through the pipeline through to contract, leveraging any and all resources.
  • Will need to maintain strong communication and reporting across the partnership.
  • Will have experience working internationally, with golf experience /knowledge and a strong sales background.
  • Results and performance will be linked to revenue delivered.

Unusual Challenges or Circumstances

  • Regular weekend work where you may be required to travel to events domestically and internationally.
  • Outside of event travel there will be a requirement to travel for meetings as part of the role.
  • Able to commit to periods away from home, primarily in St Andrews, Scotland.

Key Results Areas

  • To successfully grow the commercial revenue streams across sponsorship and partnerships.
  • To deliver the agreed growth target identified as part of IMG’s agreement with the R&A 
  • To foster a positive working relationship with the key principals across The R&A.
  • Demonstrate positive business behaviors.

IMG

IMG, the pioneer in golf, was founded by Mark McCormack in 1960 following a gentleman’s agreement handshake between Mark and Arnold Palmer. This was the start of athlete representation as we know it today.Over the years IMG has extended into numerous sports but its roots are firmly set within Golf and we are proud to have staged over 800 events since 1960.

IMG Golf can help drive business’, brands and shape the game of golf through being embedded in all aspects from Academies through golf course design and management to licensing and Tours. We help to grow the game through developing grass route programmes, leveraging our relationships with players and brands to access and influence new participants and fans to the world of Golf. Creating extraordinary experiences through strategic brand activations, world-class hospitality and corporate golf days, IMG now sits within the Endeavor umbrella, the world’s leading entertainment and media agency.

The R&A

The R&A Playbook

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The R&A are the custodians of the game of Golf outside of North America. They manage more than 40 professional and amateur championships each year, including The Open, The Women’s Open, Curtis Cup and Walker Cup. Their purpose is to make golf more accessible, appealing, and inclusive and to ensure it is thriving 50 years from now.

IMG and The R&A have a relationship that spans more than 50 years, primarily across media rights and distribution, partnerships, and event support. As part of an evolution of the relationship, IMG is building a dedicated strategic partnerships team to deliver even greater success in the future. This role is crucial to delivering that success working on some of the biggest properties in golf and arguably the most exciting time in The R&A’s history.

Your Career at IMG

IMG is highly invested in the career development of its employees. If successful in your role, it should provide you with a steppingstone to the next stage and beyond. Examples of roles that people previously advanced to from the role or the level of this position are Vice President. It is important to note that while most people look at the position of their line manager as the next step, there is significant opportunity for cross-promotion across the many different divisions of the company. This is possible because of the vast scope of our company and will be strongly encouraged.

As a valued employee you will have access to development tools to support your career and personal development with IMG.

Knowledge And Experience

  • Demonstrable relevant experience
  • An extensive network of senior client relationships
  • Demonstrable experience of developing high value, consultative, solution focused marketing programmes for mature and/or niche properties
  • Relevant experience selling technology and sustainability focused propositions an advantage
  • Understanding of Golf is a nice to have, but not a must
  • Capable of thinking creatively with a commercially driven, entrepreneurial mindset
  • Demonstrable experience of building, managing, and prioritising a pipeline to deliver effective results with a personal track record of leveraging referrals, developing leads, and securing meetings with prospective partners to close deals
  • Experience initiating and driving sales
  • Can demonstrate experience of responding to brand needs, producing tailored propositions to suit the needs of individual companies
  • A thorough understanding of the end-to-end sales process and the customer buying process (including awareness of the emotional connections required by brands)
  • Experience in effective storytelling of partnership opportunities to and engagement of senior and c-level executives and targeted companies and brands
  • Proven experience of sales in business, having both initiated and executed mid to high value sales in either a B2B or B2C environment
  • Proven track record of successful client relationships and strategic account management/engagement

Skills & Abilities

  • Must have strong written and verbal English language skills.
  • Strong people management skills and ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
  • Working knowledge of MS Office software, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to build long lasting working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Ability to self-direct and motivate
  • A strong team player that is flexible dependent on business demand
  • Excellent time management skills, ability to work calmly under pressure whilst meeting deadlines
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise
  • Strong verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills with the confidence to create leads in person and on the phone
  • Strong sales, presentation, and negotiation skills. 
  • Strong decision making and awareness of the need for involvement of legal, finance and senior teams at the appropriate stages
  • Ability to monitor own performance at regular intervals and develop alternative strategies if sales plan/own goals are not being achieved
  • Ability to work in a constantly evolving environment and keep focussed on objectives and bigger picture
  • Handles objections to win trust and business
  • Sells business values and negotiates for success
  • Ability to recognise and overcome attitudes, beliefs and emotional blocks that create resistance to change, which alters level of participation because of an emotional point of view.

Working Conditions 

  • This is a permanent position.
  • This role will be based at Chiswick Park, London.
  • Working hours are 9:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday 
  • Occasional travel and weekend work may be required

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Partnerships Management – Liverpool FC

We are looking for an individual to join our Partnerships Management team on a full-time permanent basis.

What will you be doing?

  • Support the Partnership Delivery Team with regular and direct interaction of appropriate Partner contacts and building excellent working relationships throughout relevant Partner stakeholders
  • Support on and deliver campaigns and activations for Partners and ensure that the measurement and post-event close out is completed
  • Grow trust and confidence within the Partner`s organisation by understanding the Partners` industry category and their business, marketing, and sponsorship objectives
  • Identify Partner marketing / promotional opportunities through research, creative thinking, and industry-standard campaigns
  • Build strong working relationships within other Club departments
  • Undertake any projects or assignments as required
  • Support and mentor the Interns and Work Experience placements within the Partnership Delivery Team
  • Be a positive, collaborative, and effective member of the Partnership Delivery Team
  • Support the Commercial Partnerships team and having the responsibility for certain LFC Partnership accounts
  • Contribute to match day operations and other partnership events/projects, including campaign planning and other ad hoc projects throughout the season

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for somebody who has a degree in a business-related subject and experience in a Partnership, Sponsorship or Marketing environment/role.

We work at a fast pace, and you will be coordinating and delivering multiple projects at any one time whilst delivering to tight deadlines, so organisation and strong time management skills is key.

The ideal person will have excellent relationship building skills, you are creative, can work well as part of a team and are also comfortable working with external stakeholders. To make this role a success you will need to be able to use your initiative and work independently.

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week Monday to Friday. There may be occasion where weekend work is required. Your main base will be our Head Office in Liverpool City Centre which is close to local bars, shops and restaurants and has great views over the river Mersey.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and a contributory pension scheme.

You will have access to our benefits kit bag where you can get high street discounts, and a selection of benefit schemes you can join. There are opportunities to get involved with volunteering through our LFC Foundation to give back to the local community.

We aspire to be the most inclusive club in world football – providing fair and appropriate opportunities to as many people from different backgrounds as possible, being welcoming and meeting their needs as best we can. We are committed to hiring great people representative of a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, not just because it`s the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes our Club stronger. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment.

Creative Director – Ear to the Ground

What if you could create work at the cutting edge of culture for some of the biggest global brands in gaming, sports and esports?

This is a chance to turn world-beating insight into visually stunning campaigns seen by millions. You will be part of a growing creative department at a multi award winning, independent agency that invests in talent and believes in big ideas.

This role is suited to a strategic and socially minded creative with a real entrepreneurial spirit as the agency is looking for somebody to help further grow our creative presence in the US. This is the perfect role for a culturally connected and ambitious creative looking for an exciting new challenge.

THE AGENCY

Ear to the Ground is a global creative agency that uses sports, esports and gaming to build culturally powerful brands. Understanding the future of fandom is central to our proposition.

Our entire agency process is built on real-time listening with the new breed of fan. We do this by collaborating with our global network of over 11,000 fans. We call this Fan Intelligence®. You can learn more about Fan Intelligence® with a short film here

We pride ourselves on listening better than anyone and our purpose “To Make the World Listen” is fundamental in everything we do.

2021 was our fifth consecutive year of growth, we have long term partnerships with the likes of PlayStation, Sony Electronics, New Balance, and Coca-Cola.

OUR CULTURE… 

Ear to the Ground is a place where people grow, develop and thrive. 

We are proudly independent, not part of a larger conglomerate. At our core, we understand the importance of culture in enabling you to do your best work. Progress is possible for everyone that joins us. We reward ambition, invest in talent, and encourage you to forge your own path.

Our commitment to listening is felt by our own people too; this is an agency where every voice is heard. Supportive, collaborative, social, and inspiring.

THE ROLE…

Job Title: Creative Director

Hub: Creative

Location: Manchester

Responsible for: Art Director

Job Purpose

The Creative Director will bring a mix of marketing expertise and inspirational creativity to take Ear to the Ground’s Creative output to the next level. 

Main Responsibilities and Activities

  • Work closely with Creative Strategists and our Fan Intelligence department to conduct internal and external creative workshops to collaboratively develop insight driven creative campaigns 
  • Bring to life ambitious creative ideas, translating them into compelling print materials, digital experiences and content experiences for visually sophisticated audiences
  • Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, inspiring our clients to purchase 
  • Be an agency expert in creative market trends, visual communication, and the competitive landscape to inspire everyone in the agency to produce great work
  • Supervise a cross-functional team of graphic designers, copywriters, social media experts, photographers/videographers, and project managers in the strategic development of creative campaign messaging and deliverables.
  • Review and approve art and copy developed by the team, ensuring deliverables that effectively address marketing goals and challenges
  • Build a world class team of internal and external creative resources to ensure that our creative is brilliantly executed 

Skills & Experience

Must have:

  • 10 years of related experience with 7+ years of creative direction in agency or corporate setting
  • A passion for youth culture, specifically in gaming, esports, sport and music. Across the mainstream, next gen and counter-culture. 
  • Would be beneficial to have knowledge of gaming and esports
  • Several years of experience creating marketing/advertising campaigns from developing vision and the message platform to overseeing production
  • Understanding and past experience creating integrated campaigns across all marketing channels from digital, social media, paid media, mobile, but also understand offline and print
  • Proven experience with concept development led by strategic insight
  • Highly skilled with leading a team of creative talent
  • Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives
  • Inspirational knowledge of creative marketing

Hours: 
5 days per week with some flexibility required to meet needs of business

Consumer Marketing Campaign Manager – Manchester United

At Manchester United we aim to be the best on and off the pitch – 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

Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) is one of the most successful and popular sports clubs in the world. Manchester United is more than a football club, it’s a global community. And the club’s fan digital products and experiences make up our global home – bringing every goal, every behind-the-scenes exclusive and every fan together.Manchester United is committed to delivering the world’s best end-to-end experience in sports and entertainment to fans across the globe regardless of location or touchpoint. As Consumer Marketing Campaign Manager, you will have the fan at the heart of everything you do. You will play a pivotal role in driving awareness and consideration of our fan products and experiences, bringing fans closer to the action than ever before. You will have experience in transforming digital through storytelling based on an in-depth understanding of our fans and audiences.

The Role

Working closely with the Senior Consumer Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and delivering marketing campaigns and initiatives across our fan products and experiences, including the Manchester United App, MUTV, manutd.com, membership, ticketing and hospitality, ecommerce and much more.You will lead creative execution, channel planning, delivery and evaluation of our marketing campaigns and activity, working with and influencing other teams including CRM, content, social, editorial and product owners.Working as part of an internal agency, you will also collaborate with colleagues across the club, building strong relationships with data & analytics, commercial partnerships, ecommerce, product and technology.

Key ResponsibilitiesAudience development and insights

  • Identify and understand key fan insights, advocating an audience first approach and delivering full funnel marketing campaigns and initiatives to deliver our world class products and experiences directly to our fans, globally and locally.

High performance and effective campaign management

  • Develop, tailor and execute global and local marketing campaigns to create demand generation and conversation across fan products and experience. 
  • Design and project manage effective, multi-channel campaigns using the full marketing mix.
  • Work closely with product and trading teams to develop always-on marketing communications globally and locally to support seasonal targets.
  • Working closely with the Senior Marketing Consumer Manager, creative and content teams (internally or externally), you will create and deliver strong narratives and stories to drive engagement in the club’s consumer products and experiences.
  • Lead on messaging across the marketing channel mix, working closely with CRM, content, editorial, social and other teams to deliver consistency across the full consumer journey and funnel. 
  • Lead on imagery style and capture based on fan positioning and product messaging across all marketing and content assets. 
  • Day-to-day, lead on content marketing to amplify editorial and social stories driving fan engagement across our owned and operated platforms to drive engagement and growth outcomes.
  • Elevate and inspire the output of our internal and external partners (creative agency and production partners) to ensure campaigns meet a high-level of creativity and innovation.
  • Manage the development and production of campaign assets including digital, print and in-stadium activations and experiences.
  • Work with product and content teams to manage and optimise marketing app and web pages and messages across all owned and operated digital platforms, adhering to best practice and SEO to ensure club products are discoverable.

Measurement and evaluation

  • You will ensure that all marketing campaigns and initiatives are insight-led and data driven, taking on findings from previous campaigns to constantly improve and responsible for the research and evaluation.
  • Measure and monitor return on investment, creating recommendations for leadership and sharing lessons learnt with other teams and colleagues.
  • Lead on real-time campaign reporting and analysis to aid real-time decision making with leadership and senior managers.
  • Conduct digital product reviews on a regular basis to look at search terms, traffic sources, seasonality of search trends, page engagement and SEO.

The Person:

  • Strong understanding of marketing and communications principles, coupled with a commercial drive and the ability to create and deliver high-value marketing activities that deliver return on investment.
  • Strategic and creative thinking with the ability to use market data and customer insight to develop plans.
  • An ability to run multiple campaigns and projects at once and to handle the creative process end to end.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and a consistent track record on collaboration and influence upwards and across a campaign team, showing the ability to delegate, empower and develop.
  • An ability to track/monitor metrics across channels to determine effectiveness and make strategic recommendations.
  • Strong copywriting and editing skills, especially across digital and social.
  • Strong presentation skills and able to present to senior management.
  • Your own ideas about what makes a great marketing campaign
  • Good business sense
  • Experience in copywriting for digital and social platforms.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.

If you would like to join the team and be part of our mission, to win the United way, please submit your application by Thursday 6th October 2022 Manchester United endeavour to respond to all job applications, however, please consider that we receive a high volume of applications, and this may not always possible. Due to this post being in regulated activity, the potential employee may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the appropriate level.Manchester United FC & Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and adults at risk in our workplace.Manchester United FC & Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application and perform at your best, please do not hesitate to contact us to make a request; we are here to help.It is unlawful to employ a person in a UK-based job who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to you before applying for any of our roles.

Marketing Manager – Quidich

At Quidich, marketing is about understanding people – and building awareness about our services. We’re

looking for an experienced and versatile marketing manager who is hungry to do this and more. Our

ideal candidate has experience developing and executing content/ digital marketing campaigns while

managing and inspiring a team. He/she will be comfortable with day-to-day marketing activities, as well

as long-term strategy, thriving with tight deadlines and changing needs.

Responsibilities

● Designing marketing strategies and supervising the creation of promotional messages.

● Developing and deploying successful marketing campaigns and owning their implementation

from ideation to execution.

● Optimizing content for publication across various organic and paid marketing channels.

● Planning and managing content creation, content curation, copywriting, social media channels,

paid social media campaigns, email marketing campaigns and marketing events.

● Managing all social media channels on a daily basis such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and

Instagram, adapting content to suit different channels.

● Producing valuable and engaging content for our website and publishing blogs that attract and

convert our target groups optimized according to search engines (SEO).

● Maintaining and reporting on a Marketing Performance Dashboard that consists of social media

insights and website traffic data (using Google Analytics).

● Building strategic relationships and partnering with key industry players, agencies and vendors.

● Managing the marketing team, including budgets and targets allocated at the start of the year.

● Playing the role of a growth hacker and identifying, developing & optimizing growth channels to

drive conversion and revenue growth.

● Analyzing marketing data and user feedback (campaign results, conversion rates, traffic, etc.) to

help shape future marketing strategies.

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

● Proven experience in identifying target audiences and in creatively devising and leading across

channels marketing campaigns that engage, educate and motivate.

● Exceptional knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture,

WebTrends).

● Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in online marketing and measurement.

● Graduate/post graduate in Marketing, Communications, Public relations, Business Management.

● Minimum experience of 4 to 5 years, B2B Marketing experience Preferred.

● Be passionate about sports

Additional Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

● Experience in managing a team.

● A sense of aesthetics and a love for great copy and witty communication.

Reporting To: CEO

  • Joining Date: Immediate

Commercial Manager, Race Promotion – Formula 1

About The Role

Race Promotion is a key pillar of Formula 1’s business, contracting and delivering the live platform where fans can experience the thrill and entertainment of the sport. The Race Promotion Team works with Promoters of existing races as well as negotiating the inclusion of new races on the Championship calendar, in line with Formula 1’s strategic commercial objectives. 

As part of your role, you will be responsible for support in developing new business alongside race promoters and further 3rd parties to enhance F1 revenue streams within the Race Promotions department.

Formula 1 has longstanding commercial relationships with a diverse range of Promoters, your role will include building on these on and off-track partnerships, as well as ideating and creating additional assets, with a goal of increasing commercial opportunity and exposure.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting the Head of Race Promotion in executing on Formula 1’s business strategy of growing the future race calendar to up to 25 races, which will include the research, evaluation, prospecting, and negotiation of potential new race locations.
  • Operating across departments to create the greatest opportunity for the business in new race locations.
  • Working closely with race relationship managers to understand all revenue opportunities that present themselves in and around races.
  • Collaborating with Race Promoters on their commercial strategy, ensuring maximum ROI of the event to all stakeholders.
  • The ideation and creation of new year-round event assets that can be rolled out on and off track with a key driver for the race promotion business in creating revenue opportunities in local market via experiences and physical activation.
  • Working with 3rd parties, agencies and promoters in development of scalable projects that can engage cross department F1 business including digital, partnerships & marketing.

About You

  • Able to see a commercial proposal through from concept to delivery.
  • Proven experience in international live events and within the sports industry.
  • Strong understanding of event rights monetisation and how rights and assets can be leveraged for mutual benefit within a partnership.
  • Understanding of the importance of relationships and event benefits to a host city.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to change and operate effectively in diverse cultural environments, creative problem solver.
  • Commercially savvy operator who can see the big picture and the connection to day-to-day tasks and projects. 
  • Focused and driven individual, who proactively takes on initiatives and drives projects from end to finish.
  • Willing to frequently travel internationally.
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
  • A thorough, detail driven, collaborative and thoughtful team player.

Head of Gaming & esports – McLaren Racing

The challenge This role is a critical position driving the esports and gaming agenda alongside the Director, Licensing, ecommerce, esports and gaming within McLaren Racing. You will be a leader driving the day to day delivery and strategic direction of the McLaren Shadow sub brand through its esports and gaming platforms.Your team This role will report into the Director, Licensing, ecommerce esports and gaming within McLaren Racing and be located within our global headquarters in Woking, UK. While we operate a hybrid work environment, there is an expectation that this individual is in the office weekly.This individual will manage a team of four (4) with ability to scale team according to business requirements in the future. This department is seen as a high growth area for both brand and revenue return within McLaren Racing and as such has a high level of visibility across the business.Your day-to-day Project development and ManagementEsports:

  • Lead strategic third-party relationships managing and activating against McLaren Racings’ esports platforms which include; F1 esports and the Logitech McLaren G Challenge
  • Establish business case and rationale to explore and gain buy-in for new competitive series with support of Director
  • Ensure business is maximizing brand and revenue impact of esports platforms driving synergies and visibility within broader real-life Racing platforms

Gaming:

  • Drive content cadence and strategy for McLaren Shadow channels to evolve business into a gaming and lifestyle brand 
  • Manage third party relationships and activities to deliver on department vision
  • Develop and deliver day to day plans of action and cascade responsibilities across team to support in department objective
  • Drive publisher commercial conversations where necessary

Revenue management and generation:

  • Work closely with Partnerships and Partnership Development to commercialize platforms being built across department 
  • Drive new format development and sales to deliver new revenue strands to business
  • Manage existing partners to ensure high level of partner satisfaction and high percentage of renewal mirrors that of F1 team

Strategic Thinking and Planning: 

  • Support the Director of Licensing, ecommerce, esports and Gaming in developing new ideas and ways to further evolve McLaren Shadow into a brand synonymous with gaming culture leveraging the broader gaming and hard core SIM racing audiences 
  • Ownership of P&L to deliver program 
  • Manage high performing team to deliver all aspects of esports and gaming functions
  • Drive education and awareness of activities across business alongside Director

Desired Skills and Experience

Your story To Join Our Race For Performance, You’ll Need

  • Passionate for SIM racing and/ or gaming / esports with experience working in space 
  • Highly organized project manager – keeping the big picture in mind whilst understanding the appropriate level of detail 
  • Proven experience of managing budgets and programs end to end 
  • Experience managing multiple stakeholders to deliver a common goal 
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to being multiple stakeholders along a journey 
  • Strategic thinker with big ideas and ability to break them down into actionable next steps plans 
  • Commercially astute; committed to understanding and supporting the commercial imperatives of McLaren and its Partners 
  • Creative thinker 
  • Collaborative and likes working within a team 
  • Self-motivated 
  • Passionate gamer / SIM racer 

What can McLaren offer? We strive to provide a fun, innovative, collaborative and open culture where everyone’s input is welcome, and everyone feels part of our achievements. We work hard to create a culture of continuous improvement and support this with a proactive approach to management and personal development.McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre on the edge of Woking. Our large campus includes a gym, swimming pool, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park land. MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 32min train ride.We encourage hybrid working patterns to give you options to balance your home life and hobbies with your work, and offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.

Marketing Manager – Ear to the Ground

What could you achieve at an agency with a genuinely game-changing offering that is creating demand from all major brands in sport, esports and gaming?

You could join a fast-growing team that is responsible for building and maintaining Ear to the Ground’s award-winning reputation within the international marketplace.

Help us continue our recent momentum by leading the charge on our pillar marketing activities to drive conversations and create opportunities with world class brands who want to lead culture. This is a unique chance for an experienced manager to take their next step in their career and be part of a growing independent agency.

THE AGENCY

Ear to the Ground is a global creative agency that uses sports, esports and gaming to build culturally powerful brands. Understanding the future of fandom is central to our proposition. Our entire agency process is built on real-time listening with the new breed of fan. We do this by collaborating with our global network of over 11,000 fans. We call this Fan Intelligence®. You can learn more about Fan Intelligence® with a short film here

We pride ourselves on listening better than anyone and our purpose “To Make the World Listen” is fundamental in everything we do. 2021 was our fifth consecutive year of growth, we have long term partnerships with the likes of PlayStation, Sony Electronics, New Balance, and Coca-Cola.

OUR CULTURE…

Ear to the Ground is a place where people grow, develop and thrive.

We are proudly independent, not part of a larger conglomerate. At our core, we understand the importance of culture in enabling you to do your best work. Progress is possible for everyone that joins us. We reward ambition, invest in talent, and encourage you to forge your own path. Our commitment to listening is felt by our own people too; this is an agency where every voice is heard. Supportive, collaborative, social, and inspiring.

You will benefit from our ‘Work From Anywhere’ policy and we encourage applications from candidates anywhere in the UK. Our HQ is in Manchester, which you should expect to travel to at least once a month for meetings and events; but otherwise you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best.

THE ROLE…

Job Title: Marketing Project Manager

Department: Marketing and New Business

Location: Manchester – Hybrid working policy – min 1 day per week in the office

Organisation Structure

Reports to: Marketing and New Business Director

JOB PURPOSE…

As Marketing Project Manager you will be central to the promotion and growth of the

agency with expert Project Management skills, and a wide knowledge of Marketing theory and practice. With a minimum of 5 years’ experience you will lead in the delivery of Ear to the Ground’s Marketing campaigns, offering end-to-end Project Management of our initiatives to ensure we are driving fame, word of mouth and commercial growth for the business. 

You will take ownership of our marketing calendar, working with internal and external

stakeholders to drive cross-functional projects which leverage our Fan Intelligence®

offering, whilst ensuring that all our outputs hit our company objectives and KPI’s

You will play brand guardian when it comes to delivering our marketing initiatives which will include promoting our award winning campaigns and elevating our Fan Intelligence® offering via live, social and digital formats. You will play a key role in supporting our New business team to create initiatives and assets to inspire new business, and you will work closely with our wider team to lead on our awards process.

Main Responsibilities and Activities…

As Marketing Project Manager you will take on the following responsibilities:

  • Work with Key stakeholders to develop a marketing calender, and own the delivery of this.
  • Deliver best in class end to end project management across a wide range of marketing projects. From optimising team operations & process to leading major campaigns & promotions with hard deadlines.
  • Develop project plans and secure budgets, ensuring projects are delivered on brief, on time & on budget with clear milestone planning.
  • Work with key stakeholders internally to gather all the tools needed for our marketing initiatives, ensuring you are planning and booking in resources efficiently.
  • Manage more junior members of the marketing team to ensure work is done efficiently, and to a high standard.
  • Play a lead role in the delivery of our Social campaigns – leading on the planning and delivery of our day to day social assets and nurturing our online community to help identify any growth opportunities.
  • Play brand guardian for all our external marketing comms ensuring all our assets align to our company proposition and objectives.
  • Work with external partners to support on the delivery of our PR, digital and web activity.
  • Work with internal stakeholders across Client Services and Creative to deliver the agency’s award process.
  • Support the New Business function of the team with the creation of specific marketing collateral and content.

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for:

  • A minimum of five years’ experience working within an agency or brand side
  • Excellent project management skills with experience of managing internal and external stakeholders to deliver success (essential).
  • Knowledge of managing comms campaigns (including social) of regional and /or global accounts, preferably B2B.
  • Excellent written, communication and presentation skills.
  • Excellent organisation skills – An ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high pressure, ever changing environment. With a structured way of working in order to deliver to deadlines.
  • Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
  • Good knowledge of functionality and marketing strategy of Twitter, LinkedIn,
  • Instagram, YouTube channel. Interest in TikTok and new emerging channels would be a plus.
  • Understanding and experience of how to pull an award entry together.
  • Strong cultural curiosity and understanding of current trends in sport, gaming and esports.