Group Sales, Director – NASCAR

At NASCAR, you will find a community of passionate individuals who care about our sport and are united in seeing it grow.

NASCAR is currently seeking a highly motivated, coachable, and passionate individual to join the best team in Motorsports as a Director, Group Sales. Qualifications: 4 year College degree preferred – Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science preferably in sports management, business and/or marketing and communications Proven ability to lead a sales team Strong attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and superior customer service skills.

Ability to lead a team remotely as well as willingness to travel to each of the NASCAR-owned properties Proven history of recruiting, training and developing a sales team of twenty or more Duties: Set the strategic vision and leadership for Group Sales department Direct oversight Over: The National Manager of Group Sales, 4 Regional Managers of Group Sales Provide on property training sessions for each business unit Conduct monthly all-staff meetings Lead weekly pipeline meeting for team Conduct periodic individual Goal Setting Meetings with each member of the group sales team Create and monitor group sales campaigns Responsible for recruiting and group sales staff placement Develop new products, assets and experiences to drive group ticket sales at the tracks Prospect and sell enterprise-wide group partners Apply Now!

Learn more about this role and our team by applying at www.careers.nascar.com for consideration. We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally.

It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR! NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists. Follow us on Twitter @NASCARJobs to stay current on all of our openings.

Brand Production Executive – Chelsea FC

Job Title – Brand Production Executive

Location – Stamford Bridge

Hours – Permanent – 35 hours, any 5 from 7

About Us:

As a member of the Chelsea team you will become part of a long and proud history in the heart of iconic west London, which dates back to the club’s founding in 1905. Since that time the club has won every major domestic and international trophy, being crowned English, European and world champions in the process.

Chelsea are a club which proudly strives to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch, as shown by the further success of our Women’s and Academy sides, as well as the excellent work in the community undertaken by the Chelsea Foundation, while engaging with our many supporters from a wide range of backgrounds at home in the UK and around the world.

If you’re motivated and want to help us win more trophies, you’ve got a place here at Chelsea!

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for a Brand Production Executive to join our Creative team here at Chelsea FC! This role will look after the internal and external brand expression across Chelsea’s physical venues – Stamford Bridge, Cobham Training Ground and Kingsmeadow. These sites are the homes of our Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams and as such, we want to ensure an authentic and inspiring application of the Chelsea Brand.

The role also entails an element of Brand Management – specifically being a guardian and champion of the brand guidelines across the club’s broad and varying touchpoints.

– Work with the in-house creative studio and external production agency to plan, brief, manage and execute venue branding projects across Chelsea’s 3 key venues

– Run the seasonal stadium rebrand project, alongside Studio Ops and Creative art working team, to ensure a fresh and exciting fan experience before the start of the new season

– Manage summer and winter transfer window player branding changes in a timely manor

– Work with Chelsea Football Operations, manage competition changing room branding as well as any other physical branding requirements

– Ensure new trophy wins are appropriately celebrated across venue branding assets

– Accept and deliver on ad-hoc venue branding briefs from internal stakeholders (Hospitality, Marketing, Football Operations and Senior Management)

– Maintain existing brand assets and proactively identify new opportunities for improved brand expression across our sites

– Ensure all assets conform to brand guidelines and deliver on our aspired brand positioning

– Be the venue branding expert and assert yourself as key consultant for the business on print production, installation and substrates

– Ensure the club has a high performing production agency roster through day-to-day contact and post project wash-ups

– Alongside the creative art working team, oversee installations to ensure a perfect finish which complements the high-quality creative

– Manage venue branding and brand development budget, as well as proposing budget request for the following season with the Ops team, and creative lead

Must Haves/qualified by demonstrable experience to the level required:

– Proven administrative experience

– Strong attention to detail

– Creative

Nice to Haves:

– Project management experience

– Budget management experience

– Strong stakeholder and agency management experience

– Proactivity and a can-do attitude

– Knowledge of production processes, substrates and print finishes

– Understanding of brand expression across physical and digital venue touchpoints.

What We Offer:

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.

CRM Campaign Manager – International Olympic Committee

About the job

Department: Digital Engagment Department

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Contract Type: Open-ended

Activity Level: 100%

Entry date: 01.11.2022

Application deadline: 25.08.2022

As the CRM Campaign Manager, you will support CRM retention programs that will maximise audience engagement opportunities during Games Time period and the retention of audiences within Olympic digital properties during Flame-to-Flame period. Reporting into the CRM Retention Senior Manager, you will bring to life the CRM strategy and manage the campaigns daily in partnership with our agency partners.

You will partner closely with teams across the IOC to integrate stories and content from across the Olympic Movement to engage with audiences through CRM channels such as emails and push notifications. A keen eye for creative detail and solid understanding of CRM marketing best practices will help support the design, development and evolution of the wider IOC CRM strategy.

Main responsibilities

  • Support CRM programs and campaigns from briefing to execution, including preparation of templates, validation of audiences, selection of content, internal validation, approval of proofs, send-out management and reporting.
  • Work closely with global agencies in charge of CRM operations.
  • Support on CRM retention projects in coordination with internal and external stakeholders including global agencies, partners, OCOGs, content, ticketing and communication teams.
  • Working closely with the content team, stakeholders from Digital Engagement & Marketing department, the communication team, support on implementing the email marketing calendar and ensure integration into wider marketing activities across IOC.
  • Support the development and evolution of the CRM Campaign Strategy, in line with the overall Retention Strategy, with a data driven approach to enhance direct-to-people engagement programs. Develop segmentation strategies to drive personalised programs and CRM campaigns for global or targeted audiences.
  • Work with the content team to define content that is relevant to improve the engagement of audiences.
  • Work with the commercial and partner team to maximise the media value generated through CRM campaigns.
  • Co-ordinate with IOC brand and marketing team to develop creatives and templates for emails.
  • Increase the engagement of audiences by optimizing the cadence of CRM e-mails and push notifications as well as their content and the targeted segment.
  • Ensure excellent relationships with our internal teams as well as with our external service providers
  • Stay abreast of latest email marketing, methodologies and adopt/adapt them to the evolving needs of the IOC.

Our requirements

  • Proven experience in executing global consumer direct marketing programs.
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of direct-to-consumer CRM solutions with expertise in SalesForce Marketing Cloud preferred
  • Confirmed experience of working with consumer insights and data to drive marketing plans
  • Knowledge and expertise at working on international, multi-region campaigns
  • Experience of working with or in the Japanese market
  • Extensive experiences working between marketing & content teams
  • Broad knowledge, passion and understanding of media / audience measurement tools and protocols, digital analytics, tools and protocols, social analytics, tools and protocols.
  • Fluency in email marketing best practices, including, but not limited to, spam, GDPR and data retention policies
  • English fluency. Japanese an advantage
  • Excellent command of the corporate tools and ability to follow the internal user rules (Outlook, etc.).

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is embedded in its DNA and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.

Senior Legal Counsel – Partnerships – FIFA

About the job

Senior Legal Counsel – Partnerships

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 Senior Legal Counsel – Partnerships that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

These are your key tasks:


•Drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements connected with FIFA’s revenue generating and other commercial activities, including FIFA’s sports marketing, licensing, sports merchandising, retail and digital marketing activities, agency appointments and consumer promotions.
•Acting as a key point of contact for legal matters for FIFA’s Partnerships and Media team, advising on all aspects of the development and conduct of FIFA’s strategic sales processes, the contract management of existing partnerships, the appointment of sales agents, activations by commercial affiliates, licensees and retailers and FIFA’s strategic alliances.
•Providing commercial transactional support and guidance regarding the interpretation of a range of commercial agreements, including advising on relevant business risks.
•Providing detailed knowledge of FIFA’s rights and obligations in connection with its commercial programme, including the implementation and protection thereof; including the provision of legal and contractual input to FIFA senior commercial stakeholders and cross-divisional working groups on FIFA’s existing commercial commitments and future commercial possibilities.
•Providing legal and contractual support to FIFA’s strategic and corporate development activities, including advising on the development of commercial strategy and structuring.
•Supporting the exploitation of commercial opportunities on FIFA+ and FIFA’s other digital channels.
•Developing and maintaining FIFA’s template commercial agreements.
•Supporting FIFA’s subsidiaries regarding the exploitation of commercial opportunities within FIFA’s commercial framework.
•Guiding other team members, reviewing their work and developing more junior team members.

The specific competencies we require for this position are:


•Native level English (or equivalent), comfortable with drafting and negotiating complex, high value and nuanced English language agreements and giving advice.
•Fully qualified to practise law (registered on the roll / admitted to the bar of an appropriate jurisdiction) having completed all necessary academic and practical training with a minimum 6-10 years of legal practice PQE
•Minimum of 6 years expertise “on the job” in the sports marketing industry in an in-house legal department or a reputable law firm focusing on sports matters
•Excellent understanding of the sports marketing, sports merchandising, licensing, retail, digital marketing, sponsorship, licensing, e-commerce and business intelligence industry landscapes
•Excellent negotiation, drafting, problem solving and analytical skills
•Structured, reliable, well-organised with a strong eye for detail
•Ability to learn and obtain information quickly and sensibly in connection with new issues/assignments
•Strong commercial acumen with an ability to transfer legal knowledge into commercially and operationally oriented solutions
•Proactive, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
•Resilient with an ability to competently handle a large workload amid rapidly shifting priorities.
•Open-minded team player with an affinity for working with different cultures
•High degree of professionalism and confident demeanour
•Ability to be a good ambassador for FIFA in all manner of external facing situations, including during contractual negotiations, external workshops and during FIFA competition-related assignments
•Ability to create, develop and maintain strong and reliable relationships with FIFA senior management as well as external legal and commercial counterparts
•Willingness to operate outside of comfort zone
•Takes initiative to reflect on how to improve and develop working styles and methods
•Comfortable with international travel

Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zurich

Senior Manager, Brand Communications – Adidas

  • Responsible for Advertising of the adidas brand in the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • Responsible for Public Relations of the adidas brand in the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • Responsible for Partnership Publishing incl. content creation of the adidas brand in the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • Primary spokesperson for adidas in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the advertising strategy and roll-out, in alignment with global direction.
  • Manage the PR strategy and roll-out incl. a pro-active relationship with key media and influencers.
  • Manage the Partner Publishing strategy and roll-out incl. a pro-active relationship with key partners.
  • Manage the reputation of the brand incl. crisis communications.
  • Manage the relationship with relevant internal stakeholders i.e. Global and European Brand Communications teams, other Benelux Brand Activation functions (Sports Marketing and Omnichannel Activation), Sales and Finance.
  • Manage the agency and supplier network.
  • Manage the Brand Communications budget.
  • Manage the team.

Key Relationships

  • Internal: Global and European Brand Communications teams, other Benelux Brand Activation functions (Sports Marketing and Omnichannel Activation), Sales and Finance.
  • External: Media, influencers, creative agencies, media agencies, production agencies, PR agencies and (indirect) Sports Marketing partners.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities

  • Proven outstanding communication skills, both verbally and in writing
  • Proven relationship management skills, internally and externally
  • Solid understanding of Microsoft Office related programs
  • English (fluent, verbally and in writing)
  • Dutch (fluent, verbally and in writing)
  • French is beneficial
  • Driving license

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

  • Degree in Business Studies and/or Marketing or equivalent, preferably with a focus in Marketing; alternatively, equivalent combination of education and related working experience in the field of Brand Communications
  • At least 5 years working experience, preferably in (Brand) PR and/or Communications in a consumer-focused industry 
  • Experience as company spokesperson incl. crisis communication

Head of Event Planning and Delivery – LTA

The LTA’s vision is “Tennis Opened Up” and its mission is to make tennis Relevant, Accessible, Welcoming and Enjoyable. The Major Events and Digital Transformation team are responsible for delivering the LTA’s programme of events, driving visibility and engagement to new and existing audiences. The Head of Event Planning and Delivery will be accountable for the successful delivery of all LTA Major Events, and will be responsible for implementing a new event operating model and integrated planning process across all LTA Major Events.

Event Planning

  • Responsible for developing and implementing a consistent planning process across all the LTA’s major events, taking into account the different levels of events (i.e. ATP500/WTA500 vs ATP250/WTA250 vs ITF World Tennis Tour / ATP Challenger events), the associated minimum standards and service levels required. 
  • The planning process to be implemented needs to operate on an annual basis, encompassing a two-month debriefing phase of the previous year’s tournaments and then starting with a Model Venue Exercise or equivalent process to align on a singular concept of operations. A six-month event planning phase followed by a three-month event readiness phase needs to lead into a month-long event delivery phase. 
  • The six-month planning phase needs to encompass all aspects of preparing for the event, including space/site planning, workforce planning, dot planning, function/service planning and customer group planning – culminating in a robust Event Operating Plan for every tournament.
  • Oversee the procurement all goods and services required for the events, ensuring c. £10m of annual event-related costs deliver value for money for the LTA through a structured cross-tournament programme of rolling tenders.
  • Implement an optimal workforce model across the events that blends full-time LTA staff, venue and/or LTA secondees, short-term freelance contractors, outsourced suppliers (eg. catering, security etc), stewards and volunteers.
  • Oversee a more consistent and strategic approach to the lifecycle of building our annual event workforce, including the standardisation of how our tournament teams attract, recruit, induct, accredit, uniform and then debrief (and engage year-round) our short-term workforce teams, including in particular volunteers, marshals and stewards.

Event Readiness

  • Lead the implementation of an annual structured event readiness phase, encompassing the scaling up of event teams, the delivery of overlay build programmes, appropriate desktop and other readiness exercises and the transition from event planning to event operations teams.
  • Ensure that processes to standardise the event workforce model are implemented consistently across all venues during the readiness phase, including accrediting, uniforming and training the event workforce.
  • Oversee the implementation of robust build programmes so that all temporary event overlay is built on time, to budget and to quality, with a focus on the Health and Safety of all site workforce. Ensure appropriate focus on the cinch Championships overlay build programme at the Queens Club which is complex, space-constrained and time-constrained.
  • Support Tournament Directors in building relationships with key local licensing authorities / individuals, such as the Chairs of Safety Advisory Groups, and with the Leaders of Local Councils to influence them to provide more in-kind support for our Major Events.
  • Develop appropriate readiness plans – including contingency plans and crisis communication plans – and oversee desktop exercises that allow the event operations teams to be fully prepared for all events.
  • Given that rain delays/rain cancellations consistently have the biggest impact on the success of the LTA’s events, further develop wet weather contingency plans to improve the experience for impacted customer groups during our Tournaments.

Event Delivery

  • Implement consistent Tournament policies and procedures.
  • Implement consistent event operations processes, including Daily Run Sheets, Event Control Room meetings and introduce a common event reporting framework to allow key event information to be shared with the Director of Major Events & Digital. Consider the roll-out of digital solutions across all events to improve in-tournament issue identification and resolution (eg. Halo, WeTrack).
  • Act as the Gold Commander for all events, providing effective strategic decision making in the event of any emergency situations.
  • Build relationships with the ATP, WTA and/or ITF Supervisors and with key strategic partners (eg. BBC, Amazon Prime) and – where necessary – help the Tournament Directors resolve scheduling / order of play related issues.
  • Support the Event teams during the events as required.

Event Transformation

  • Conduct a thorough annual event debriefing process that captures all key lessons learned from a venue perspective, from a customer perspective and from a service/function perspective.
  • Implement initiatives that help “Open Tennis Up” such as further developing activation plans that create “Tennis Festivals” in our venues/cities during the tournaments that enable our events to act as a catalyst for reaching new audiences and delivering on our broader organisational objectives.
  • Consider strategic optimisations needed to our venues, such as the North Area of the Queens Club site or improvements to player flows/journeys at Eastbourne. 
  • Drive operational efficiencies across all tournaments and implement new Event Operating Models that improve the quality and consistency of tournament delivery whilst lowering the cost of delivering tournaments (eg. through procurement savings).
  • Take a more customer-centric approach to event planning and delivery and improve year-on-year the experience of players (and their support staff), the media, spectators, commercial partners and the event workforce.
  • Support the Director of Major Events & Digital and the Head of Tennis Relations & Event Development with projects to further develop the LTA’s Major Event portfolio, such as bids for Major Events (eg. Billie Jean Cup Finals), strategic reviews of the Grass Court Season and as a result of any strategic changes being made by the ATP and WTA to the Tour Calendars, Tournament standards etc.
  • Bring together key internal and external stakeholders to improve the way we work with technical/hardware partners (Hawkeye, Crionet, Flightscope etc) and broadcast partners (eg. BBC, Amazon Prime)

Team Leadership and Relationship Management

  • Lead a team of Tournament Directors to deliver the year-round calendar of LTA Major Events, and foster a culture of more integrated operational planning across the major events department and all other LTA departments that support the delivery of Major Events
  • Work closely with the Finance team to manage the delivery of events to budget, and closely with the Head of Ticketing & Hospitality to help achieve all revenue targets that are set for our events.
  • Support the Director of Major Events and Digital in building relationships with key tennis stakeholders, such as with the AELTC, ATP, WTA and ITF.
  • Lead internal relationships with key departments that support the delivery of our events, such as our Commercial team, Marketing team, Customer Engagement team, Corporate Affairs team, Regional Delivery team.
  • Work closely with the Commercial and Marketing Director and the Head of Ticketing and Hospitality to support the development of new commercial assets/rights and the on-boarding of new commercial and/or broadcast partners.
  • Manage the strategic relationships with our largest cross-Tournament suppliers, for example, our Seating and Structures suppliers, Catering suppliers and/or our security contractors.
  • Build and develop relationships with our key Venue partners, such as at the Queen’s Club, Edgbaston Priory Club and Eastbourne Borough Council.
  • Working with the Director of Major Events and Digital and with the Finance team, develop budgets for all our major events as part of the annual business planning process.
  • Define personal development plans and personal objectives for team members; effectively manage, mentor and guide direct reports to ensure their work standards continually improve, knowledge increases and motivation remains high.

Other

  • Drive innovation at our Major Events, for example through enhanced Sport Presentation at our events or through the use of digital solutions/services.
  • Implement new initiatives to “Open Up Tennis” to new audiences, for example through the introduction of new LTA Tennis Foundation charity exhibition matches over the Qualifying weekends, or through enhanced event activation plans. 
  • Ensure there is equal focus and resource allocated to our programme of wheelchair and other disability tennis events as with our able-bodied events.
  • Deliver LTA commitments in relation to sustainability, including working with suppliers to reduce single-use plastic, reduce waste, de-carbon temporary power and find solutions to increase the electric-car fleet, and champion our event sustainability plans across internal teams and our network of suppliers and contractors.
  • Ensure that all relevant aspects of the LTA’s Inclusion strategy are delivered, including Accessible seating, brand imagery reflective of Tennis Opened Up, and that our recruitment processes attract a wide cross-section of society.

Partnerships Manager – Formula 1

The people who work off-track are as important to Formula 1 as those behind the wheel. As a Partnerships Manager, leading the partnerships account management team at our Sponsorship office in St James Market, you could be one of them!

Reporting into the Senior Partnerships Manager, you will:

  • Be responsible for daily management of Formula 1’s sponsors (a mix of Global Partners, Official Partners, Regional Partners, Official Providers, Title Partners). Leading on some partners and supporting other team members with other partners
  • Cultivate strong, positive relationships with partners
  • Be an internal ambassador and champion for all partners with other commercial departments such as race promotion, hospitality and marketing
  • Devise and deliver a world-class account management strategy, which is data driven and results orientated
  • Lead by example with best working practices and processes for both short- and long-term deliverables
  • Identify opportunities to uplift existing Partners

You have:

  • Extensive experience in a similar role either brand or rights holder side
  • Proven ability to manage and communicate with multiple stakeholders
  • Problem solving mentality
  • A strong understanding of brand storytelling
  • Comfortable with working in a dynamic global environment to tight deadlines
  • The ability to both manage and inspire a team

Desirable:

  • Experience or knowledge of marketing and communications
  • Experience of motorsport and/or Formula 1
  • Additional languages

Senior Legal Counsel – Content & Media

We are dedicated to the beautiful game and its development in every corner of the world and in all of its aspects.

We are now looking for a Senior Legal Counsel – Content & Media that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

These are your key tasks:
•Drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of content related projects, notably in connection with FIFA’s OTT proposition (FIFA+) and its digital/social platforms
•The successful candidate will be the key point of contact for legal matters related to, inter alia, content:
•licensing (both in and out);
•production (including pre-production/development, financing and co-productions);
•distribution (including carriage and syndication arrangements);
•acquisitions;
•clearances / releases; and
•related service agreements (including live/non-live broadcast production);
in each case for both long and short form content and still images produced in-house and externally
•Primarily focusing on non-live content related matters
•Overseeing and advising upon broadcast regulatory matters and drafting related agreements
•Advising on digital / social media related matters in so far as they relate to content
•Providing legal support for music related matters (both live and recorded music)
•Managing, developing and maintaining FIFA’s portfolio of non-live content related templates
•Guiding other team members, including review of their work
•Instructing and liaising with external counsel in connection with local law matters in various jurisdictions

The specific competencies we require for this position are:
•Native level English with prior experience of drafting and negotiating complex, high value and nuanced English language agreements and giving advice
•Fully qualified to practise law (registered on the roll / admitted to the bar of an appropriate jurisdiction) having completed all necessary academic and practical training with a minimum 6-10 years of legal practice PQE
•Minimum 6 years of relevant “on the job” experience working in a similar position at a reputable media law firm and/or notable streaming platform, broadcaster and/or production house
•Excellent understanding of the broadcast, content, media, and digital products landscapes. Prior experience working with major streaming platforms and/or content production houses is advantageous
•An understanding of / prior experience in the licensing and sale of live rights is advantageous
•Excellent negotiation, drafting, problem solving and analytical skills
•Structured, competent, reliable, well-organised and precise working style with a strong eye for detail
•Ability to work flexibly across a wide range of commercial legal practice areas
•Strong commercial acumen with an ability to transfer legal knowledge into commercially and operationally oriented solutions
•Proactive with a strong sense of personal responsibility
•Resilient with an ability to competently handle a large workload amid rapidly shifting priorities
•Open-minded team player with an affinity for working with different cultures
•High degree of professionalism and ability to create, develop and maintain strong and reliable relationships
•Service orientated personality with a keen perception of legal, commercial and policy related implications
•Self-reliant and capable of taking initiative
•Willingness to operate outside of comfort zone
•Comfortable with occasional international travel

Senior Manager, Social Media – Liverpool FC

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and enthusiastic self-starter with an in-depth knowledge of football to lead our award-winning social media team. As Senior Manager of Social Media, you will be working within the content team where you will manage the output across the club’s social channels with a focus on driving results. You will create, commission and distribute digital content to 125 million cross platform followers, for England’s most successful football team.  

What will you be doing?

  • Work alongside the Director of Creative Content to establish creative best practice across all platforms and produce high performing organic content for the Club’s global fanbase and attract the interest of new audiences.
  • Work closely with the Director of Editorial Content on maximising the reach of Liverpool Football Club’s editorial content.
  • Manage a team of social media specialists effectively to deal with a busy content schedule and enable them to work efficiently and to their full potential.
  • Work closely with the in-house video and graphic teams to create industry leading digital content in-line with the club’s brand framework and tone of voice.
  • Devise, develop and deliver social strategies that align with a range of club goals and objectives.
  • Grow and maintain a highly engaged social audience.
  • Work closely with the insights team to deliver regular reporting around platform and campaign performance to develop our audience understanding.
  • Support and optimise partnership ideas/activations and club marketing campaigns.
  • Provide regular input into the digital brand identity framework, ensuring it is fit for social purpose.
  • React to events on and off the pitch in real-time and offer appropriate input and content across club platforms around protocol situations.
  • Liaise with LFC’s international agencies to manage the club’s social accounts to our global fan base, tailoring content for markets and taking advice from them to shape our international strategies.
  • Support the development of fan journeys using the Clubs social platforms, promoting and driving traffic to owned and operated platforms.
  • Work closely with the marketing campaign team and paid media agency to create coherent plans for paid social media campaigns.
  • Stay abreast of the latest social trends, platform tools and emerging platforms to help inform LFC’s social strategies.
  • Manage the “Crisp Thinking” social media protection system and work with player care teams and ED&I teams to implement VIP protection across the Men’s, Women’s and Academy social accounts.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you will have a demonstrable passion, knowledge and interest in football and a desire to be a part of the Liverpool’s future success.

You must understand social media platforms intimately and be able to adapt quickly to changes in how they operate. You will have experience of managing feeds across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, and a track record in creating high performing digital content for these channels.

The ideal candidate will have a data driven approach and use social media analytics tools regularly to research best practice, evaluate performance and adjust content plans based on what audiences responds to.

You will have a good knowledge of the terms and conditions of social media platforms, especially branded content. You will need to be confident to create and deploy efficient workflows using other tools e.g. Canva, OPTA graphics, etc and have a knowledge of video and graphics workflows. You’ll be experienced in social publication systems both native and third party e.g. Sprinklr, Sprout, Hootsuite etc and also live clipping tools such as Grabyo and Tellyo.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate leadership in a team but is equally comfortable collaborating with other content leads. You will be highly organised with a forward planning attitude, but flexible and calm when reacting to developing stories. You will be confident presenting your ideas to our commercial partners and be skilled at earning the trust and confidence of other colleagues and teams.

Our working environment is fast paced so you will need to be comfortable working in extremely high-pressured environments and have an ability to optimise posting strategy, i.e., audience segmentation and geo posting. Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for somebody who is flexible and willing to work around the football calendar, including weekends where necessary.

It would be beneficial for you to have a good understanding of Liverpool Football Club’s history, heritage, and culture.

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week on a 5 from 7-day basis. 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.

iGolf Communications Manager – England Golf

This is an exciting opportunity to join our iGolf team. iGolf is England Golf’s programme for non-members of golf clubs who do not hold a handicap index but who wish to start the journey towards getting one. By subscribing, golfers can post scores to obtain and maintain an official World Handicap System (WHS) handicap index as well as enjoying other benefits including personal liability insurance. Your role will be to support the marketing and communication of iGolf and help grow the programme to engage with independent golfers.

We’re looking for someone with:

A knowledge of the full marketing mix – specifically social networking, PR, email and website communications along with social media content and management
Practical experience of developing digital, conversion-focused content with good creative and copywriting skills
Proven application of market analysis to drive digital communications
Knowledge and experience of email software tools and utilising Content Management System (CMS) to manage website content
Excellent written and spoken skills with attention to detail and accuracy
Brilliant organisational skills
Experience of using Google analytics
The post is full-time (Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm core hours) but you may be required to work weekends and evenings. The position is based at our headquarters in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. We provide a hybrid working arrangement following a successful probation period.

As the national governing body for amateur golf, we work at the heart of golf in England, supporting and empowering a thriving community of players, counties and clubs to get the most out of the game we love. We value being Honest, Inclusive, Responsible, Excellent and Supportive.

For the full job description please download to the right. To apply please complete the online application process (no CVs please).

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are disability confident committed. If you are not able to complete the online application and would like this in an alternative format, please contact Amy or Mary-Anne on hr@englandgolf.org.