Who are we: Everton, a pioneering and globally recognised football club, with a rich, successful history and an exciting future.
Founded in 1878, Everton is one of the 12 Founder Members of the Football League. The Club has been crowned league champions on nine occasions, lifted the FA Cup five times and tasted European success by winning the European Cup Winners Cup in 1985.
Everton’s proud traditions are maintained by clear values and ambitious plans for the future.
The development of a new state-of-the-art 52,888 capacity stadium on the banks of the River Mersey at Bramley-Moore Dock is well underway, providing a significant platform for further growth.
About the opportunity: We are looking for a ambitious and innovative Digital Services Manager to join our forward-thinking Engagement and Communications department here at Everton Football Club.
As our Digital Services Manager you will ensure we are utilising our digital platforms and solutions in the most effective way possible to help hit objectives on content delivery, fan engagement, fanbase growth and revenue generation.
We engage with a number of stakeholders to help deliver innovative and intuitive service to supporters and beyond and the Digital Services Manager plays a pivotal part in working closely with these parties to ensure the Club gets the very best value from its investments.
Other core responsibilities you will cover as part of this role include:
- Liaison and account management with key digital agencies and suppliers
- Providing digital services on matchdays and at club events
- Coming up with innovative ideas and solutions to benefit all areas of the Club
- Research and benchmarking across the digital and sporting landscape
- Help plan and execute digital strategy focussed around our new stadium
Who we are looking for; Essentially, we are looking for a passionate individual who has previous experience of managing digital platforms, working with agencies and service providers and who has an understanding of broadcast and production processes.
If you have got a solution for any problem and or a new idea for every new campaign, we want to hear from you. This role requires a sound knowledge and understanding of key app and website technology, social media platforms and the wider digital landscape. You must also be able to use this knowledge to look at analytics and other relevant data to help inform decisions on the potential direction for Everton’s digital offerings – and be able to utilise this information to highlight the value of a given solution to the club.
At Everton Football Club we are ambitious, determined and authentic. If f you feel you have the experience and the expertise we are looking for, we would love to hear from you!
This position is on a permanent basis, based at the iconic Royal Liver Building but with the opportunity to also work from home on a hybrid basis – and will be contracted to 35 hours per week.
The closing date of this advert is Tuesday 19th July 2022.
The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact our Recruitment Team via email – careers@evertonfc.com
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.