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 – 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.

CEO – British Wheelchair Basketball

The new CEO will be BWB’s leader, representative and one of its ambassadors, acting as the primary contact for the Board, its partners, and stakeholders. Responsible for setting the culture and pace across the organisation, they will have overall responsibility for the strategic direction and daily operations of BWB across participation and high-performance and ensure the organisation has a sound financial position from which to continue its growth.

The role of the CEO will be to stabilise this new position and turn the transformation of the last few years into ‘business as usual’, providing both guidance and headroom for the strong team beneath them and capitalise on the Commonwealth Games legacy as the team works to maximise elite performance success and enable sustained participation growth. As such, they will focus on embedding the agreed strategy and gains made over the past few years.

The successful candidate may or may not have a background in sport but either way will bring an understanding of what it means to be a high-performing organisation. They will appreciate the unique position of BWB as an organisation with an equal focus on performance and participation, understanding that the sport is reliant on its club network and membership to maximise participants.

Commercial Insights Manager – The Premier League

About the job

Application Deadline: 13 October 2022


Department: Commerical


Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time


Location: London, UK


Description


The Premier League’s Commercial team is looking for a Commercial Insights Manager to provide clear and actionable insight that supports the Premier League’s strategic goals and informs decision-making across the organisation.


The Premier League is moving into an exciting strategic phase, and decisions and processes depend on the quality of insight we can drive. The Commercial Insights Manager will play an important role in helping to shape the next stage of growth.


The right candidate will have a track record of excellent research and analytical skills and proficiency in interpreting data and producing impactful reports to educate and inspire.


The role


Working alongside the Head of Commercial Insights, the Commercial Insights Manager will help deliver a best-in-class research and insight programme covering fans, strategy, broadcast, digital, marketing, reputation, and commercial partnership campaigns.


This insight will be used to advise all areas of the organisation. From informing various fan-facing decisions, international fan engagement, broadcast rights negotiations and supporting commercial sales, to contributing to the Premier League’s position on a wide range of public policy issues, the right candidate will work across a diverse set of projects and have excellent exposure to all areas of the business.


Key Responsibilities Include

  • Manage, maintain, and help facilitate the development of the Premier League’s research and insight programme.
  • Advise on programme developments, and commission and manage the delivery of new research projects as required.
  • Develop management processes and resources that inform and educate key stakeholders by presenting relevant facts, figures and insight from all areas of the Premier League’s research programme.
  • Advise on outcomes supported by the programme, such as fan engagement strategies, enhancing relationships with the Premier League’s partners and Premier League campaign development.
  • Provide a wide range of research and insight to support the Commercial team, from working with appointed agencies to gather market intelligence to conducting bespoke studies and exploring new areas of commercial growth.
  • Work with colleagues across the Broadcast, Business Intelligence and Strategy teams to pull together holistic insights.


Requirements For The Role

  • Strong academic background with several years’ experience in a research role.
  • Confident researcher with experience in designing and executing quantitative and qualitative research elements.
  • Excellent project manager with a track record of delivering research projects independently from start to finish.
  • Brilliant collaborator, able to get the most out of a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders at all levels to deliver high-quality work.
  • Strong analytical skillset and ability to manage and systematically assess research data and identify interesting trends and patterns.
  • Excellent writing skills, with experience of communicating with senior stakeholders.
  • Microsoft Office skills (high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint).


Nice-to-haves for the role

  • Experience in sport or a related industry.
  • Some understanding of data visualisation tools, in particular Qlik Sense.
  • Any understanding of statistical software platforms to analyse data.


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


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.

Major Events Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy Support – UK Sport

Major Events Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy Support

UK Sport’s purpose is to lead high-performance sport to enable extraordinary moments that enrich lives, and aims to work collaboratively with partners to deliver its mission to create the greatest decade of extraordinary moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation.

As part of UK Sport’s Strategic Plan for 2021-31, our ambitions are focused on three areas – Keep winning and win well, Grow a thriving sporting system and Inspire positive change. Major Events play an integral part to delivering these ambitions, especially when focusing on inspiring positive change, where they offer a unique platform for impact across many areas.

In accordance with this ambition, the UK Sport major events unit has been leading a development workstream to build the diversity and inclusivity of its funded major events, to ensure that major events are for all.

Our work spans across various aspects of major events (e.g. workforce, spectators, accessibility) and looks to consider inclusion across age, disability, ethnic or national origin, family circumstance, sex, gender identity, marital status, nationality, political or religious beliefs, race, socio-economic background and sexual orientation.

UK Sport is seeking an individual or appropriately experienced agency to provide advice and assistance with with this workstream across a two-month period from October-December 2022.

Value of contract: up to £10,000 inclusive of VAT and expenses

Closing date: 26 September 2022

Closing time: 12pm (Midday)

Contract start date: 3 October 2022

Contract end date: 2 December 2022

Partnership Communications Manager – Mercedes F1

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Partnership Communications Manager to join the Team, reporting into the Head of Partner and Event Communications.

As an established communications professional, you will have previous experience in Sport Partner Management or Communications functions and will be part of a group that act as expert consultants to the Partnership Activation team in the areas of Communications, Team brand standards and Team tone of voice.

You will have a strong technical understanding of the sport and the ability to translate a partnership narrative in to a compelling and relevant campaign or activation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively with the F1 and Esports Partnership Activation Teams and the Merchandising and Licensing Team to bring communications and brand compliance guidance to the process of asset delivery and activation
  • Support the approvals process of Partner output, ensuring adherence/alignment to the Team’s brand standards
  • Assist the Partnership Activation Team with the provision of creative solutions for activations, content creation, campaigns, whilst ensuring the appropriate balance with Team and other Partner output
  • Develop engaging narratives to assist Partners in telling their stories, from delivering on existing messaging to co-developing a narrative, and being able to recognise authentic synergies between Partner and Team 
  • Lead the digital integration of Partner content and activations on the Team’s platforms, ensuring all internal stakeholders are engaged and output is maximised
  • Work with the Social team to improve the integration of Team merchandise on Team channels, as well as identifying opportunities in this area
  • Work with the Head of Digital to measure and report Partner-specific performance metrics from content output on the Team’s platforms, and provide insights to the Partnerships team to drive implementation improvement
  • Act as the F1 technical specialist for the Partner Communications function, and using this knowledge to find authentic technical stories for Partners to leverage
  • Lead the writing and editorial responsibilities for the Partner Communications function, including:
  • Development and creation of written case studies
  • Leading all new Partnership announcements, including writing of press releases, FAQs, backgrounders
  • Support with Partner newsletter editorial requirements
  • Create messaging briefings for Team representatives ahead of in-person Partner appearances and content creation
  • Support with Partner media activity, including provision of media contacts, briefing of media, proactive Team output to media and attendance at Partner activations as appropriate to manage media activity
  • Support with effective and successful onboarding of new partners, ensuring clear understanding of Team tone of voice, brand values and brand standards

Candidate Profile

  • First-class organisational and time management skills with a sound attention to detail
  • Ability to work in consulting and supporting role to other departments and team members
  • Experience of creative storytelling and writing
  • Excellent inter-personal skills and strong team mind-set
  • Ideally a German speaker, languages an advantage
  • High level of Formula One knowledge and enthusiasm
  • Flexibility in working hours and approach is required along with the ability to work under minimum supervision with a “can do” team attitude

Benefits

We demand the best from our people. So it’s only right we reward them with the best benefits. That’s why we offer a competitive package, including: a generous bonus, life assurance, private medical cover, Mercedes company car lease scheme, 25 days holiday, on-site gym and subsidised restaurant facilities.

Sponsorship Manager – Sky Betting and Gaming

We’re looking for a Sponsorship Manager to join our Brand and Creative Team.

This role is pivotal in the Brand and Sponsorship Team, ahead of an exciting and formative period in SBG’s history.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Sponsorship Manager, you’ll lead on the delivery and growth of our sole sponsorship of the English Football League. Aside from the Premier League, this is the biggest sponsorship opportunity in football. Exciting stuff, right?!

You’ll also identify and activate new sponsorship opportunities. We’re always looking for fresh ways of doing things, so you can get your thinking cap on and be creative. We’d love to see an entrepreneurial spirit driving our sponsorship agenda forward.

This is a commercial role, and it’s important that whoever joins us is able to leverage our partnerships as much as possible, whilst ensuring that all the contracted rights are delivered and that our brand is represented in the right way. You’ll deliver this alongside your immediate team, as well as our content and general marketing teams.

HOW YOU’LL DO IT

  • We’d love for you to be creative, with the ability to think outside of the box and develop new, commercially driven ideas.
  • Relationships will be your bread and butter. You’ll need to be comfortable building productive, valuable, and strategic relationships.
  • Direct experience of sponsorship management is integral to this role. You’ll be able to show us that you’ve activated and leveraged big partnerships. Ideally within sport or within a business of a similar scale to us.
  • We’re growing quickly, and this is driven by our energetic and passionate colleagues. You’ll be someone with a strong sense of integrity, and a passion for delivering impactive, exciting, game – changing pieces of work.

BENEFITS

Working at Sky Betting & Gaming means that you’ll work for one of the Top 50 UK Best Places to Work on Glassdoor that’s also been ranked 4th in the UK for work-life balance (according to Glassdoor)!

Just some of our excellent benefits:

  • Company bonus scheme paid twice yearly – bi-annual “thank you bonus” + once a year bonus based on company results
  • £1,000 annual learning and development fund
  • Udemy access, which is an online learning and teaching marketplace with thousands of courses
  • 6% employer / 3% employee pension contribution (options to increase company contribution to 9%)
  • 25 days + bank holidays which increases with length of service, as well as options to buy or sell up to 5 days holidays
  • Free SkyQ Ultra HD premium TV package worth £1,200
  • 32 hours paid volunteering time per year
  • Invest via the Company Share save Scheme

To view even more great benefits please visit -https://www.skybetcareers.com/benefits/

BETTER FLEXIBILITY FOR YOU

All our live jobs champion hybrid working, offering a flexible blend of home and office working with full autonomy to decide how many times you travel into the office each quarter.

Looking for a remote role? We’re open to discussing remote working for all our live jobs. Find out more about our flexible working options here – https://www.skybetcareers.com/flexibility/

We are working to be an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply for our roles. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences, you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

Senior Brand Manager – The Hundred

The Hundred is a sporting event like no other. World class entertainment, the world’s best players and the women’s and men’s games on equal footing. It is the highest profile new sports event to launch in the UK for many years and received extensive media coverage, broadcast across Sky Sports and BBC Sport. The Hundred boasts partners who share our passion and energy for high-class sport and entertainment. The department is fun, energetic and lively with a “start-up” mentality.

As a Senior Brand manager you’ll be responsible for managing and executing The Hundred’s brand communications across all touchpoints and the management of a Brand Executive; as well as our Creative, Media and Production agencies. The Hundred’s aim is to broaden cricket’s appeal by engaging both current fans and attracting new audiences to the sport, and this role will be focused on growth audiences, particularly ethnically diverse communities, families and female audiences across England & Wales.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board represents all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

We believe cricket is a force for good that can have an enduring impact on everyone’s lives and we have an ambitious strategy to inspire a generation to say ‘cricket is a game for me’. It provides great entertainment. It teaches important skills, both physical and social. It can help inclusion and social cohesion, bringing communities together.

The ECB welcomes applications from all backgrounds to ensure we deliver our Inspiring Generations strategy and fulfil our purpose to connect communities and improve lives through cricket.

OUR VALUES

  • Stronger As One Team – We are stronger together. We allow for individual strengths and beliefs but head in the same direction. We respect, support and really listen to each other along the way.
  • Push New Boundaries – We are bold, brave and curious. We challenge and don’t settle. We forge the future whilst remembering our roots.
  • Be The Best In The Game – On & Off The Pitch – We train hard. We strive to be our best to help the team be the best. We celebrate our victories and learn from our let downs.
  • Passion For Play – We are here to inspire & be inspired. We are serious about what we do, but don’t take ourselves seriously. We enjoy the journey and have fun.

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You love building global brands that are fresh, modern and appealing to a diverse range of audiences.
  • You relish the process of developing, delivering and evaluating insight-led, target-driven, integrated brand marketing campaigns.
  • You enjoy building meaningful, collaborative relationships to deliver brilliant integrated work.
  • You have a proactive approach to brand guardianship and brand growth.

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Lead the delivery of The Hundred brand marketing campaign, in line with the wider audience strategy, to build brand awareness and drive attendances at men’s and women’s competitions in line with KPIs
  • Manage the creative agency in creative development and execution and lead all production for The Hundred brand marketing campaign including photography, film shoots and content capture days.
  • Manage and develop one Brand Executive and support them to deliver our brand and commercial objectives.
  • Continually identify ways to align and integrate The Hundred brand, team brands and campaign across paid, owned and earned, working with our Digital, PR, Comms and Events teams to ensure the brand is communicated effectively across all touch points.
  • Own the brand research and evaluation work, and ensure that key insights are fed into campaign development across all touch points.
  • Work with the media agency planning resource to identity campaign learnings and insights and refine the media and creative approach to optimise performance.
  • Work closely with the Ticketing, Digital and CRM teams to ensure the customer journey is optimised from end to end to drive conversion to ticket sales.
  • Collaborate with Events and Venue managers to build a strong brand presence in each host venue during The Hundred competition, both visually and through the event presentation.
  • Work with our Commercial partnerships team to deliver best in class partner induction and rights delivery.
  • Collaborate with Sky and BBC to ensure The Hundred brand is integrated into broadcast and digital coverage.
  • Manage key brand partnerships, such as The Hundred’s collaboration with BBC Music Introducing.
  • Manage the development and delivery of The Hundred brand and lead on its relationship with the 8 team brands.
  • Support the Head of Brand & Team Marketing to deliver the Audience Strategy and brand objectives.
  • Manage the production and media budget for The Hundred

YOU’LL HAVE

  • Strong experience of brand management within any of follow sectors – events, music, fashion, gaming and sport.
  • Demonstrable expertise in building integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns to drive brand growth
  • Considerable experience in media planning and media buying, if possible with our target audiences of families, females and ethnically diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrable experience of end to end campaign management, including strong focus on translating insight and strategy into tactical delivery, and robust evaluation to inform future planning.
  • Considerable experience in managing agencies and third-party suppliers to deliver campaigns or projects.
  • A ‘finger-on-the-pulse’ with the latest brand and marketing trends.
  • Strong leadership skills and an ability to bring the best out in your team and peers.
  • A natural ability to build relationships with an inclusive mindset and a proactive approach to managing a diverse range of stakeholders.
  • Strong attention to detail and a passion for creativity in all aspects of your work.
  • Good organisational skills and an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
  • The right to work in the UK.

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Holiday – 25 days a year
  • Volunteering – 2 days a year
  • Pension – Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee health cash-back plan
  • Long-term sickness insurance
  • Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
  • Enhanced maternity
  • Unmind – free and confidential access to a wellbeing app to help you manage your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
  • People Academy – a range of programmes and initiatives to help you develop and reach your potential
  • Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
  • Free online fitness classes
  • Free gym membership at onsite gym at Lords
  • 30% Castore discount
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Preferential access to tickets to England and The Hundred games
  • Free access to onsite gym at Lords Cricket ground

ABOUT THE HUNDRED

Now in its second year, The Hundred is a sports competition that fuses blockbuster entertainment with world[1]class cricket, inviting everyone to fall in love with the game at its intense, electrifying, and incredible best.

Combining a new short, fast format of cricket, with each game lasting less than three hours, and incredible entertainment beyond sport, The Hundred will make cricket more accessible to reach a broader audience.

It’s simple: 100 balls per team, most runs wins, so every ball counts.

The Hundred features eight new teams from seven cities, with men’s and women’s competitions taking place side by side: Welsh Fire (Cardiff), Southern Brave (Southampton), Northern Superchargers (Leeds), London Spirit, Trent Rockets (Nottingham), Oval Invincibles (London), Manchester Originals and Birmingham Phoenix. Each team will feature some of the best international and domestic cricketers from around the world, including England Men’s & Women’s World Cup winners.

Games will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and BBC throughout the competition – so whether in ground or watching from home – you’ll be right amongst all the action.

Director of Communications – UKAD

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is on a mission to protect clean sport and currently has an exciting opportunity available for you to join us. We’re looking to recruit a part-time Director of Communications, joining the senior management team to play an active role in the implementation of UKAD’s strategy.

Salary

£74,800 pro rata (22 hours per week (3 days) £45,711)

Location

Hybrid (WFH/SportPark, Loughborough)

Type of contract

Permanent, part-time (22 hours per week)

Job purpose:

You will build and deliver UKAD’s communication strategy, be responsible for leading the internal and external communications, and provide people leadership and direction to a small team of communications professionals. You will devise and implement targeted communication campaigns and assess the impact of communication activity across a range of measures.

Key result areas include:

  • Devise and lead the implementation of a cohesive communications strategy
  • Lead UKAD’s external communication of its core purpose, goals and delivery to key stakeholders including athletes, sports, the media.
  • Lead the Communications team, setting the vision, direction, developing capability and generating a sense of common purpose.
  • Lead the internal communication activity, ensuring effective and inclusive communications to UKAD’s workforce.
  • Define key messages and positioning of UKAD, enhancing our reputation through understanding and being understood by key stakeholders and audiences including sports, government, international partners, and the media.
  • Measure performance of communications activity, including digital content.
  • Oversee and strengthen UKAD’s brand identities.
  • Develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with media organisations and stakeholders.
  • As a member of the senior leadership team, play an active role in leading the organisation, working with the Chief Executive and other Directors.

Person specification:

  • An experienced professional with demonstrable experience working in a senior management role in a communication related role
  • Proven experience of risk and reputation communication management and working with the national media, both reactively and proactively.
  • Experience of communication activities, including digital, publications, branding and public affairs.
  • Proven experience in managing people, budgets and stakeholders.
  • Experienced in building strong relationships with a variety of different stakeholders.
  • An understanding/appreciation of the sporting landscape, and how best to engage with athletes and the wider sports community.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills both internally and externally.

Head of Membership – British Triathlon

British Triathlon is passionate about developing an environment that makes Britain the world’s leading triathlon nation, enabling success and increasing participation.

We’re looking for people that can bring skills and ambition to an inclusive, people-centred workplace, who are determined to create positive impact, and who value doing what’s right above doing what is expected.

As Head of Membership your will spearhead a sector leading membership programme which is on the verge of launching a refreshed proposition supported by creative marketing campaigns and new technology capacities. 

You will drive exceptional value for our customers and deliver innovative acquisition campaigns set against clear KPIs. 

We’re searching for someone who can lead a team, make a significant impact across the organisation and drive positive engagement with our consumers. You will possess:

  • A track record of leading and delivering membership or consumer engagement programmes
  • A strong understanding of retention and acquisition campaigns
  • An understand the commercial value of membership programmes and how to leverage growth and engagement
  • Have a passion for sport

Successful working relationships are key to any role. Our new Head of Membership will report into Director, Partnerships, Commercial & External Affairs. The successful candidate will be an integral and valued member of the Partnerships, Commercial & External Affairs team, and is likely to thrive through developing and maintaining close working relationships with marketing, digital and organisation wide outreach to drive the success of the membership programme.

You may already work in sport, the not-for-profit sector or in the commercial world, we don’t mind. You will need to possess a commercial acumen and be energised by what sport can achieve for our customers. 

Working in sport is a gift and this is a fantastic opportunity to lead on the growth and development of British Triathlon and our world of swim bike and run. 

The role will benefit from our successful hybrid working model, where Tuesday to Thursday all colleagues work from our Loughborough head office, providing a supportive, collaborative, and fun working environment, and flexible working on Mondays and Fridays.

British Triathlon offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

  • 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, enhanced with a flexible holiday buying scheme
  • A commitment to your development, with weekly and monthly time ringfenced for personal and collaborative learning and development
  • 2 days volunteer leave
  • Free and accessible parking outside the Loughborough head office
  • Pension scheme, life assurance scheme, and private medical insurance to care for you and your loved ones
  • Support for a healthy lifestyle, including discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme

British Triathlon is the National Governing Body for Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquathlon in Great Britain, responsible for matters such as the Great Britain Elite, Paratriathlon and Age-Group Teams, British and International events, Anti-Doping and International Representation. It is a Federation, whose members are the Home Nation’s Associations of Triathlon England, Triathlon Scotland and Welsh Triathlon. 

The three Home Nation Associations are responsible for all aspects of triathlon in their respective countries, in particular providing opportunities for persons of all abilities to discover, enjoy and achieve in our unique sport in a safe and fun way. British Triathlon and the Home Nations all work collaboratively to support great experiences through swim, bike, run.

To apply

If you’re inspired and excited about working at British Triathlon, we’d love to hear from you. Please use the links below to access the full Job Description, alongside our application form and equality form. Please then send an email to hr@britishtriathlon.org with a covering letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for the role, together with your completed application form and equality form. Please quote the reference “Head of Membership”

Closing Date 11:45pm Sunday 28 August 2022

Interview Date To be confirmed, between 5-16 September

For informal enquiries about the role please contact Ben Cummings, Director, Partnerships & External Affairs at bencummings@britishtriathlon.org

British Triathlon is committed to creating an even more diverse and inclusive workforce that will bring different perspectives to our work, so if you think we’d benefit from your relevant skills and experience, please do send in your application. Should you require assistance with the application process, please contact HR and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. Details of our Equality and Diversity Policy can be found at britishtriathlon.org/about-us/governance/policy-documents.