Gaming Product Manager – Formula E

About the job

About us

Formula E is the pinnacle of electric motorsport; unpredictable, highly competitive open cockpit, open wheel racing in the centre of some of the world’s most iconic cities.

In its first seven seasons, Formula E has crowned 6 different champions and celebrated 21 winners in 84 races. With more automotive manufacturers on the grid than any other motorsport, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is one of the world’s most compelling racing series and enters its eighth season as the fastest growing sport on the planet.

But we’re more than a race; Formula E was founded to counteract climate change by accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles and as an unparalleled proving ground for race-to-road electric vehicle technologies. In Season 8, our ambition has grown as has our vision to accelerate sustainable human progress through an all out race for better futures. The only sport certified net zero carbon since inception, Formula E is a beacon for fans who want to enjoy edge-of-seat racing today at the same time as having a positive effect on the world tomorrow.

Working with us

At Formula E, we have created an environment that supports our colleagues to perform at their best. We are innovative, curious and we love the world we live in which is why we value sustainability. We believe that work should be fun and, whilst we are passionate about delivery, we are one team and supporting each other is key to our success.

Your role

As our Gaming Product Manager, you will be involved in one of the most exciting areas of growth for Formula E. Currently in our eighth season of the sport, gaming provides an amazing opportunity for us to engage existing and new fans through innovative products and activations.

The successful candidate will be required to develop relationships with Formula E’s current and future gaming partners. They will be central to the ongoing development and execution of the gaming strategy and roadmap; working with developers and publishers to integrate Formula E’s IP into video game titles and other opportunities in the space. The role will also have a focus on our Accelerate esports proposition and events; both at-events and online. This person will serve as the point of contact between Formula E and our gaming and esports partners.

The role will be responsible for coordinating promotion and marketing of all gaming products and esports events; ensuring maximum reach and awareness amongst the existing Formula E fanbase and new audience segments, driving acquisition for our owned and operated digital platforms. This will involve working collaboratively with internal teams to coordinate content creation and distribution.

What you will be doing

Managing the roadmap for gaming and esports projects, ensuring that they meet fan expectations and continue to evolve in line with industry changes and internal strategic developments. Delivering regular status reports and escalating challenges as appropriate.

At-event:

Oversight of Gaming Arena, including:

  • Managing technical support staff
  • Accelerate activations
  • Maximising fan participation
  • Influencer engagement

Management of new and existing gaming partners:

  • Work with current partners to manage their IP requirements
  • Push gaming partners to feature FE integrations through competitions/exposure within the game
  • Sync marketing, PR and comms across FE and gaming partners
  • Proactively engage new partners that can help us meet our objectives
  • Support in commercial and contract negotiations

Simulator business:

  • Develop strong supplier relationships for top-of-the-line gaming simulator equipment
  • Support the external and internal hire/purchase of simulators for events
  • Develop business proposition for simulator rental

Esports:

  • Own esports racing product development including product design, sourcing and management of partners and business model development
  • Work closely with external agency teams to execute on agreed approach; coordinating weekly status meetings and delivering monthly reports to senior management
  • Responsible for regular reporting on all Formula E digital channels, working in-hand with internal teams to make appropriate recommendations.

What we are looking for

Educational attainment:

  • A relevant degree is desirable

Professional Membership:

  • A recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. Prince 2, PMI) would be an advantage

Knowledge required:

  • Knowledge and a passion for video games and esports

Experience:

  • Experience of managing multiple projects from strategic conception to execution and analysis
  • Experience in delivering events to a high standard, on time and to budget
  • Ability to develop comprehensive marketing and promotional plans to deliver gaming or esports products and/or events
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite is desirable

Skills and aptitudes:

  • The ability to collaborate effectively across business functions to understand and prioritise varying product requirements
  • Empathy and flexibility to work in an international environment and amongst a diverse international workforce
  • Competency in MS Office suite

Circumstances:

  • Happy to travel and to work during unsociable hours as and when required, including during race weekends.

The small print…

Before applying, please make sure you read the Formula E Privacy Notice available on our website: https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/jobs

We receive a high number of applications per role and therefore ONLY successful applicants will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE: 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 your situation before applying for any jobs. Formula E is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a unique opportunity, a competitive salary and an environment that inspires innovation and supports professionals to perform at their best in their chosen fields.

Head Of Sponsorship And PR – Vanarama

About the job

Who we are

Vanarama is the UK’s leading online vehicle leasing and insurance business recently acquired by AutoTrader PLC subject to regulatory approval.

We are a disruptive force in the automotive sector, always one step ahead of the competition and intent on helping our customers find their New Lease Of Life. Our focus is on drivers and getting them into brand-new vehicles using cutting-edge technology and our comprehensive product range.

We’ve been made famous through our award-winning title sponsorship of The National League. It enables us to reach millions of people nationwide every week using our shared passion for football to speak to fans about our core product offering. We’ve leveraged our sponsorship to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes and executed standout PR and marketing campaigns which have won both Sport Industry and Football Business awards.

We’ve also started to build out an extensive digital PR outreach strategy and launched hero campaigns such as the Apple Car Outreach Campaign to influence our organic search and drive customers to our ecommerce platform.

Overview of the role

We’re looking for someone to take on the challenge of helping activate our brand across Sponsorship and PR as we move into the most exciting period in Vanarama’s history as we become part of the AutoTrader family. We need a creative, strategic, and highly organised person with a passion for football, content, and brand activation. This role sits across both football and automotive so will offer great variety. You’ll be tasked with growing our authority in electric vehicle leasing for organic search by building a strong digital PR strategy. We’ll also give you the creative freedom to execute standout PR and marketing campaigns across our football sponsorship to increase fan engagement with our brand. This role will also work closely with our Internal Comms team to champion our sponsorship and PR campaigns to help encourage our people to become advocates for the brand.

You’ll join our team of experienced marketing leaders determined to produce fantastic results daily. You’ll also get to manage agencies and rights holders independently to help deliver against our wider strategic and tactical objectives.

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the CMO, you’ll be responsible for creating and implementing a sponsorship and PR strategy which will contribute to driving interest in Vanarama’s core product offering.
  • Manage, coach and develop two direct reports through strong leadership and strong personal development plans.
  • Working with our SEO/Digital PR agency you’ll help design and implement a digital PR strategy that earns us sustained coverage across high domain authority websites.
  • Manage relationship with journalists and help control our brand messaging across PR and social channels.
  • Identify opportunities to amplify Vanarama’s sponsorship of The National League by immersing yourself within the football news cycle and understanding the day-to-day goings on at National League level.
  • Working with the National League and agency partners you’ll be the guardian of our brand across all sponsorship channels including stadiums, events, social media and in PR.
  • Manage the key tentpole events of the National League football calendar including the end of season ceremonies and Promotion Final at Wembley Stadium.
  • Manage the editorial execution of both our PR and football content across the relevant social media channels.

About you

  • Previous experience of managing a sponsorship and/or senior experience in PR essential
  • A strong interest in football
  • Preferably you’ll have good knowledge of PR and its impact on SEO
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • A keen eye for detail with extra focus on branding and written comms
  • Experience managing and coaching a team.
  • Experience in automotive would be beneficial but not vital.
  • Hugely organised and able to prioritise your own workload.
  • Collaborative and a team player, but also comfortable working autonomously.
  • Experience with presenting would be a nice to have but not essential for the role.

If you would like to join our ever-growing team, please email your CV, along with a covering letter to recruitment@vanarama.com.

Senior Partnership Planning & Creative Manager – City Football Group

About the job

At City Football Group, making moments matter is a part of our DNA. Recognising and developing the best talent allows us to achieve success in the right way.

Driven by a passion for our winning culture, you will help deliver on our shared goals of sustainability through a uniquely global yet local community environment.

The Partnership Strategy and Creative team plays a crucial role in supporting the Partnership Departments primary objective of securing new, and renewing existing, commercial partners to support the continued growth of Manchester City Football Club and all City Football Group (CFG) properties. Helping to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace by developing a differentiating partnership proposition, informed and powerful proposals. The team also provides a level of planning and creative support to existing Group/Club Partners.

The person in this role will be expected to lead the development of new platforms, ideas, approaches and proposals that add tangible value to our partnership proposition and contribute to the delivery of the annual revenues budget as well as the continued development or our approach and proposition.

Role specific accountabilities:

1 Lead planning and creative development of key proposals (prospects & partners) from inception to proposal creation, development & pitch

  • Identify and uncover all relevant insights and intelligence required to develop a truly informed proposal (including exploratory sessions with prospect/partner)
  • Creative planning to capture inspiration, develop thinking and ideas
  • Develop partnership territory, narrative and big concepts
  • Work with design and other departments to bring proposal to life in most powerfully way
  • Ability to positively contribute to and influence pitches

2 Contribute to delivery of annual revenues budget through increased creativity, sophistication and impact of involvement in sales pipeline & partner renewal / upsell opportunities

  • The ability to comfortably lead, prioritise and deliver a high volume of varied creative and strategically important projects whilst having a key focus on where improvements and developments can be made that add value to qualified conversations and increase the appeal, value and success of our proposals.

3 Lead creation and development of key team and departmental strategic projects

  • Lead and positively contribute to the development and roll-out of major departmental projects and initiatives assigned by Chief Commercial Officer / VP Partnership Strategy & Creative
  • Responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of core project phases and outputs to achieve agreed objectives
  • Ability to comfortably prioritise, progress and deliver project in line with dynamic project phasing and challenging deadlines
  • Individual to establish themselves as the key point person providing clear project briefings and direction to internal departments as well as external agencies and stakeholders

4 Lead identification and development of key processes, tools & practices to increase effectiveness & efficiencies of team’s contribution to department’s commercial effort

  • Focused on increasing the volume and agility of the team’s contribution and quality of its outputs. Working with sales, design and wider teams to understand challenges in order to identify and deliver solutions to improve team’s involvement and quantity and quality of its outputs.

5 Ensure wider department is aware of, understands and is inspired by the latest marketing trends and insight from across the sports and wider industry and help identify how these can positively impact our proposals

  • Develop and lead initiatives to inform and inspire department with key marketing trends & ideas as they happen – helping colleagues understand their relevance, considerations and impact for their respective prospects/partners and how it can be powerfully and authentically integrated into their respective proposals or projects
  • Provide regular inspiration to team to continue to innovate ideas and approach to aid competitive advantage
  • Ensure team aware of individuals personal areas of expertise and insight to positively impacting initiatives in these areas

Role specific knowledge, skills and experience:

Essential:

  • Degree or equivalent deep technical expertise
  • Significant knowledge and understanding of commercial football, sports and entertainment landscape as well as prospect and partner challenges – a strong understanding of their consumer, customer and audience landscape, habits and behaviours
  • Experience in an agency, brand or rights holder working in sports marketing and/or commercial partnership development
  • Proven ability to develop creative, professionally structured and presented proposals & supporting sales materials
  • Creative thinker with an innovative outlook and ability to inspire creativity in others
  • Results-driven with strong analytical skills
  • Proven ability to lead and prioritise a varied project workload in a dynamic environment and manage senior stakeholders
  • Strong communication & interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholders
  • Proactive and entrepreneurial approach
  • Proven problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in a cross-team / inter department environment and positively influence peers and senior team leads

Desirable:

  • Knowledge and understanding of core marketing competencies and principles
  • Proven track record in business development and/or driving value from partnerships for the benefit of the benefit of Partner and respective business
  • End-to-end involvement in pitch process from development of ideas and approach to pitching the proposal to Partners and/or Prospects

Partnership Marketing Executive – Professional Squash Association

Salary – Based on Experience

Location – Leeds

Contract type – Permanent (Full time)

Closing date9 May 2022

Interview date – 6 June 2022

(Growth and Commercial Team)

Holiday entitlement of 25 days (+ UK bank holidays) plus benefits including pension

Full time 37.5 hours per week

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the global governing body responsible for the administration of both men’s and women’s professional squash around the world. With over 200 events taking place around the globe every year, the PSA World Tour showcases the game of squash at its highest level in some of the world’s most unique and stunning locations.

Squash Media & Marketing (SMM) – the commercial arm of the PSA – is responsible for working with our partners to deliver these engaging events, while creating new opportunities for our athletes and exciting propositions for our fans.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a new graduate or someone early in their career to break into the exciting sports industry in a marketing / content / creative role.

About you:-

  • A graduate in media, marketing, social media or other marketing / business discipline
  • Experience editing websites, newsletters, using social media
  • Experience with copywriting and editorial/writing skills
  • Some experience with creative tools (photoshop, video editing)
  • A strong communicator both written and spoken
  • Ability to interact with and build strong relationships with partners and internal contacts at all levels
  • An interest in sport in general or squash
  • Possess strong analytical skills (experience with Excel or other insights tools)
  • Well organised, good time manager and inter-personal skills with attention to detail
  • Have the energy to learn new skills and develop professionally and personally
  • Proactive in seeking opportunities, finding solutions, and making things happen!

The role:-

The Partnerships Marketing Executive is a key new hire and will be responsible for day-to-day execution across website, social, content and events for activations of partners assigned to the individual. In a highly visible role both internally and externally, the key responsibilities for the role will include:

  • Being the first point of contact for partners that this role manages and responsible for building strong relationships with them.
  • Being the first point of contact for internal stakeholders regarding activities and updates on the partners that this role manages.
  • Work with the Marketing Manager, PR & Media Manager and Head of Growth to understand objectives for each partner, agree on execution elements and implement actions on a day-to-day basis.
  • Responsible for day-to-day execution across website, social, content and events for activations of partners assigned to the individual.
  • Work with the partner to identify athletes they want content on and manage distribution of content through agreed means within timelines on a day-to-day basis.
  • Collaborate with the Content, Social and Media teams on content plans, social activations, and PR opportunities.
  • Stay up to date on contractual requirements for partners and ensure delivery of all assets from all parties.
  • Monitor, evaluate and report on key metrics to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Identify new activations, ideas and opportunities to enhance the partner relationship, while adding value to the partner, SMM, athletes and fans.
  • Proactively stay up to date on latest goings-on in the partnership / sponsorship space, new opportunities, new technology, thought leadership and activities by other brands and rights holders.

The role will be based in the Calls area of Leeds and requires occasional travel for meetings and regular travel to events for fulfilling partner requirements.

The PSA Group values the diversity of their global multi-cultural following and aims to have a workforce reflecting this; therefore, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

To apply email your CV and covering letter to Julie Shimmin at careers@psaworldtour.com

Only applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK will be considered.

How to apply

To apply email your CV and covering letter to Julie Shimmin at careers@psaworldtour.com

Chief Executive Officer – Commonwealth Games Foundation

The CEO will be responsible for the Foundation’s day-to-day running. Ensuring it adheres to its mission whilst delivering against its goals and objectives while staying true to its values.  Key priorities will be finalising the operational establishment of the Foundation (ensure the effective delivery of governance, policies and procedures etc.). Working with the President and Board, ensuring the execution of mutually-beneficial agreements between the CSF and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and CGF Partnerships; negotiating and managing the CSF’s interests, obligations, and opportunities for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.  Define and establish the CSF’s role, opportunities, and responsibilities in future Games.

How to apply

Please send your CV and Cover Letter via email with the subject title ‘CEO Commonwealth Sport Foundation’ to myra@myramcglynn.com by 17:00 BST on Friday May 14th 2022.

For the full application pack, please click below.

CEO Job Description  (237.65 KB)

Head Of Event Operations – Formula 1

About The Role

At F1, we are continually driving further to deliver the same end goal; to unleash the greatest racing spectacle on the planet.

So that we can reach these elite-level standards, Formula 1 are seeking a Head of Event Operations to provide strategic oversight for all aspects of Grand Prix delivery across all circuit venues.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As Head of Event Operations, you will be leading the team to deliver the operational plan, development, and ongoing management of F1 suppliers at Grand Prix races.

This will include input and coordination into circuit design, build & layout, venue overlay, permitting, partner activations, experience activations, promoter co-ordination, safety and security.

You will also be responsible for coordinating and communicating with relevant F1 departments to ensure a fully integrated approach to Grand Prix delivery, as well as liaising with F1 functions and race promoters to ensure of a successful Grand Prix production which is to global standards on event delivery and event fan experience management.

Permanent communication with F1 internal stakeholders will be another responsibility in this role so that, when necessary, you can adapt for specific experience and client requirements and to support commercial revenue streams across each grand prix.

To help inform future events, you will be responsible for conducting post-event data and strategic analysis.For further information, please view Additional Information.

About You

For this role, you must have a minimum education level of a BA/BS Degree. Having extensive experience in a related role and environment would also be essential as Head of Events.

Previous senior leadership would also be beneficial for this role, being able to serve as a proactive and decisive leader with excellent communication skills and a strategic mindset.

You must have the ability to manage activities within the functional area and make independent decisions using sound judgment.

As the Head of Events flexibility will be vital as you will often be working evenings, weekends and holidays. There will also be a lot of travelling involved within this role.

Finally, knowledge of the sports and live entertainment industry would put you at an advantage for this role.

As a united team we achieve great things together. Are you ready to unleash and develop your potential at F1?

Head Of Social Media – Airspeeder

Head of Social Media Role

Job Title: Head of Social Media, Airspeeder & Alauda Aeronautics

Location: London, United Kingdom

Salary/Rate: £35-£47k DOE

Working Days: Full Time. 5 days per week. Monday to Friday (some weekend work required when on event)

Start date: ASAP

Seniority Level: Mid-level

About the Company:

Airspeeder is an upcoming, next-generation motorsport series for electric flying vehicles. It has been described as the “Formula 1 of the skies”. The series, founded by technology and space entrepreneur, Matt Pearson will be powered by performance eVTOL manufacturer Alauda.

Alauda Aeronautics provides teams with identical craft, known as ‘Speeders’. Teams will be given the freedom to set drivers and create strategy. Races will take place in remote locations across the globe. The speeders are manned racing electric quadcopters that can fly at speeds of up to 200km/h. The races will fuse mixed reality with live telemetry to create an air sport nobody has ever seen before.

At a time of significant digital growth and expansion for both the Airspeeder sport and the Alauda Aeronautics manufacturer of flying vehicles, we’re looking for a talented, highly motivated, proactive and resourceful individual, with a deep knowledge and experience of social media platform growth to join our team in London. This role requires someone with ambition to set the mark within both sport and social media.

Job Description:

As Head of Social Media for the group you will set the social media vision and lead a growing global team of talented Social Content Specialists to successfully manage and develop the social content output for the three brands, ensuring it aligns with the overarching strategy and meets KPIs.

You will also be the main point of contact for some of our biggest clients and responsible for developing image, video, mixed reality media campaigns across multiple channels.

Reporting to the Head of Media, you will work collaboratively to consistently evolve our social content (owned and paid) business strategy.

Developing and expanding relationships with partners, including broadcasters, producers and platforms would have to be within your capability in this role.

The ideal candidate will have strong metric results across a number of social platforms for an existing sports rights holder, and a proven track record of successful campaigns devised and launched.

Having experience with known sports properties or sports agencies would put you at an advantage for this vacancy.

Candidates for the role should aim to provide inspirational and creative thought leadership on ways to reach and gain the attention of target audiences, including motorsport, drone racing, technology, aviation, extreme sports and pop culture.

Can collaborate with business leaders across the organization to identify and purposely create revenue enhancing content across ads, marketing partnerships, merchandise, and content initiatives.

This position is based in our London offices.

About You:

  • Previous sports properties or sports agency experience.
  • Solid experience in social media strategy development and activation.
  • Deep understanding of organic, paid and earned social media principles across key social media platforms globally.
  • Data-driven, analytical mindset, demonstrated knowledge in social media metrics, reporting and analytics.
  • Used to working with and interpreting research, data and social analytics to improve insight, strategy and delivery
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • An understanding of the latest pay-per-click and social media marketing techniques used across the top social media platforms today.
  • Have an understanding of video and image workflow and feedback.
  • Be able to create a killer strategy for engagement
  • Ability to work proactively independently as well as part of a team.

Key Skills and Knowledge:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field; Minimum 5+ years of experience developing and executing Social Strategies and Content in an Agency or Sports Brand Environment
  • In-depth knowledge of the major platforms’ organic and paid features – spanning analytics, optimization, ad-formats, and bespoke content planning.
  • An integrated leader, with experience working not only Social-first campaigns, but also a champion for how the discipline fits into fully integrated 360 campaigns.
  • Can own monthly and weekly digital reporting across social channels.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with internal and external partners at all levels, presenting ideas clearly and concisely, both written and verbal.
  • Excellent strategic planning skills with the ability to identify and prioritize projects with competing timelines
  • Keen sense of brand voice/strategy and how to bring it to life.
  • A passion for sports, with an awareness of all UK, European and major worldwide sporting events.
  • A natural knowledge of the Gen-Z audience.
  • Experience across reporting and utlizing tools e.g., Sprout, Hubspot, SEMrush.
  • Highly organized with a positive attitude and a strong desire to get things done.
  • Possesses expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Photoshop and InDesign or other appropriate software applications.
  • Proficient with social media platforms, including but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position manages one social media producer in Australia remotely, and two interns working in London.

General:

  • Able to be an ambassador to the core values of the brand.
  • Be a good communicator with strong relationship management skills.
  • Some travel to shoots in the community, races internationally and partner offices.
  • Some knowledge of technology and motorsport industries.

Airspeeder/Alauda is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with us is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, colour, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Senior Partnership Sales Manager – NBA (EME)

About the job

The NBA are actively seeking a Senior Partnership Development Manager who will take a key role in the sponsorship sales process across EME at both a regional multi-market and national single market level.

The focus for the successful candidate will be on prospecting, pitching, negotiating and securing new marketing partners. The role is London based, with a hybrid working pattern, and likely to involve around three days in office each week and there will be regular European travel too.

The role would ideally suit someone from a Business Development, Partnership Sales background, ideally working in a major rightsholder / team / brand delivering forward thinking partnership deals.

Major Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a sales strategy for the NBA Europe Game as part of the overall EME new business strategy and ownership of the new business revenue targets associated with the event.
  • Develop and implement a sales strategy for regional sales categories and ownership of the revenue targets associated with these.
  • Prospect, target and sell tailored NBA partnerships to multinational and national companies in relation to the above, utilizing data and research as well as an extensive external personal network.
  • Consult with both multinational and national companies to determine their sales and marketing objectives as well as the strategic direction of their business, markets and competitors and create integrated marketing partnerships/programmes that will meet these objectives.
  • Creatively develop new commercial opportunities and initiatives that can be successfully taken to market which will include IP, media, promotional, and event-based assets
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders and senior decision makers at potential partners and agencies in the region
  • Work collaboratively with other internal NBA functions, both in this region and globally, to help develop rights packages that can successfully be taken to market.
  • Work with the other members of the EME Business Development team on shaping the regional strategy and proactively contribute to sales efforts in other EME markets as required.

Required Skills/Knowledge

  • Successful track record in international sales (preferably within the sports sector)
  • Strong understanding of the sponsorship market and a network of relationships across all sectors of the sponsorship landscape
  • A track record of securing sponsorship contracts for rights holders
  • Ability to develop creative solutions which will meet the objectives of prospective marketing partners
  • Strategic thinker – able to shape, develop and execute the strategy for a diverse region
  • Strong persuasive and negotiation skills
  • A credible communicator, adept at operating at Board/Senior Executive level and with excellent presentation skills
  • Commercially minded and results driven – ability to meet and exceed sales targets
  • Ability to work well within a matrix organization
  • Fluency in English. Additional languages such as French / Spanish would be helpful but not essential.

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of the NBA to appoint a New Business Development Manager. All direct applications and CV’s will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

Head Of Marketing And Communications – British Basketball League

Following recent significant external investment, the British Basketball League (BBL) is embarking on an exciting programme of change and growth. We are looking for someone experienced in the development and delivery of market-leading communications programmes to lead the way for one of the most exciting prospects in British sport.

The Head of Marketing & Communications will develop a new strategy and lead the ongoing development and implementation of this strategy, supported by a new centralised team including two others (to be recruited).

Your primary brief will be to use marketing communications to grow and develop the sport, by increasing ticket sales at major events and club games, as well as broadcast views, commercial revenue and wider public awareness.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a real passion for sport and marketing communications who wants to make a name for themselves by helping to take this exciting sport to the next level.

Head to THIS LINK for the full job description. To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV and Cover Letter to applications@bbl.org.uk by May 19th 2022.

Senior Communications Lead – 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships

Description

In 2023, the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships will bring together 13 World Championships for different cycling disciplines in one unprecedented event for the first time ever which will see thousands of the world’s best cyclists vying to win the prestigious rainbow jersey.  2023 UCI Cycling Worlds Championships is set to be the biggest cycling event to ever take place in the world. 

However, the ambition for 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships is bigger than the event itself. The wider vision is to champion the unique power of the bike, not only delivering an innovative event but a wider programme that inspires the nation to ride bikes and to be a catalyst for change.

Scotland will become the true cycling capital of the world, with images broadcast worldwide showcasing the region to all corners of the globe, while hundreds of thousands of visitors will boost tourism. The event presents significant size, scale and complexity, and will be one of the biggest international sporting events to be hosted in the UK in the coming years. Set to be held over two weeks in August 2023, the World Championships will be staged every four years thereafter the summer prior to each Olympic Games. 

The Senior Communications Lead will join 2023 Cycling World Championships Ltd. in a fixed-term position. This is a unique chance to be part of something different that will enhance Scotland’s reputation on a global scale as the perfect stage for events.

Reporting to Head of Marketing and Communications and working closely with the CEO, Chair and directors, the successful candidate will play a key strategic role in engaging media, stakeholders, influencers and the public, whilst at the same time anticipating and mitigating against any reputational risks arising from such a high profile event. 

A full job description outlining the responsibilities of the position and the terms can be found here [LinkedIn users will need to click ‘apply’ to view the job description].  

Qualifications

Experience

•    Educated to degree level and / or with relevant experience and some events experience. 
•    Alternatively, events, sports and / or cultural industry experience.
•    Experience of working with a range of partner organisations, particularly Government and public sector organisations, and of building and maintaining relationships

Knowledge

•    Knowledge of events, sport and cultural sector.
•    Knowledge of and interest in cycling and cyclesport desirable but not essential
•    Excellent working knowledge of relevant IT and software applications such as Microsoft Office – including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, website publishing tools and / or other software applications relevant to media monitoring and monitoring sentiment.
•    Excellent knowledge of and extensive contacts within UK media (print, broadcast and electronic), knowledge of international media is desirable
•    Experience of tracking and managing budgets

Skills

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to present event concepts, ideas and proposals to small and large audiences in order to gain understanding, buy-in and support.
•    Excellent attention to detail.
•    Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
•    Ability to work in a dynamic, flexible and continually changing environment and willingness to work as required.
•    Strong negotiations skills, with the ability to be persuasive and open minded, whilst remaining diplomatic in influencing key decisions and actions.
•    Politically and commercially astute, working within highly sensitive stakeholder environments.
•    Creative, with a nose for a good story.