Partnerships Manager – West Ham United

As part of the Club’s trajectory of growth, West Ham United is expanding its Commercial Partnerships Team. This Partnership Manager role, reporting to the Senior Partnership Manager, will be crucial in the successful delivery of activations and campaigns for partners of the Club.

The West Ham United Partnerships team carry out a diverse range of activities to ensure the club is fulfilling its obligations to the existing partnership portfolio. As a result, we are looking for a candidate that is truly excited to help our partners achieve their goals. The successful candidate will be required to work irregular hours including weekends and bank holidays.

Working closely with the Senior Partnerships Manager and wider commercial team, the Partnership Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the Club’s partners ensuring effective rights delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Management and delivery of commercial rights
  • Day-to-day account management of the Club’s principal partners
  • Creation and development of marketing and activation plans
  • Management of partner experiences (Play on the Pitch, Watch the team train)
  • Management of matchday inventory and obligations
  • Implement research and measurement programmes that demonstrate ROI to partners
  • Creation and presentation of effective reporting materials
  • Agency management
  • Develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders as well as senior officials and C-level executives
  • Assisting the business development team by creating case studies and suppling appropriate data and insight
  • Maintain knowledge of the latest industry standards and activity

Personal Specification

  • Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
  • Values and respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
  • Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards, takes responsibility
  • Positive outlook and looks for solutions when challenged
  • Enthusiastic with a strong team ethos and delivers under pressure
  • Outgoing and interested in brands, marketing and sponsorship
  • Able to work both autonomously and take a lead in projects

Skills and Experience

  • Ideally be a graduate (or equivalent) with a proven marketing background
  • At least 4 years experience of relevant sports marketing experience
  • Experience of managing a rights delivery programme, preferably in a sporting rights environment
  • Comfortable with collating, manipulating and presenting data
  • Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients
  • Excellent understanding of the UK and European football market
  • Excellent account and project management skills
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills
  • Self-reliance, drive, energy, innovation, creativity and a strong focus on delivery
  • A passion for sport and entertainment
  • Able to travel occasionally with regular weekend work

We are committed to the principle of equality and equal opportunities in employment and have been accredited with the being Disability Confident Committed. We will actively promote equality and equal opportunities in our business to ensure that individuals receive treatment that is fair and equitable and consistent with their relevant aptitudes, potential skills and abilities. Employees will be recruited and selected, promoted and trained on the basis of objective criteria.

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of West Ham United to appoint a Partnership Manager. All direct applications and CV’s will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

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Due to the expected large number of applicants only those candidates called for interview will be contacted.

Head of Media Access and Content Delivery – Premier League

The Media Department at the Premier League are looking for a Head of Media Access and Content Delivery to oversee their access and content delivery function.The Head of Media Access and Content Delivery will provide oversight and direction to ensure the Premier League delivers a best-in-class player and manager access framework to all domestic and international broadcasting partners. This will include direct management of the access team to include strategic guidance, leadership on issue resolution and the setting and assessing of clear and measurable objectives. This role will also encompass the day-to-day management (and associated governance procedures) of the relevant sections of the Premier League Rule Book.Furthermore, the Head of Media Access and Content Delivery, will act as a content lead within the Media Department, will work alongside the senior team at Premier League Productions (PLP) to continually improve the quality and breadth of international programming.The Head of Media Access and Content Delivery will constantly be aware of the innovation and development of content strategies to drive improvement in the Premier League offering (both owned and operated and via third parties).This is an exciting opportunity to join an experienced team of broadcasting experts at the Premier League. The role would suit a driven, ambitious and personable candidate, with excellent communications skills and a background in communications, content or media at a Club or sports media company.Who We AreThe Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in over 1 billion homes in 189 countries.We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Rule Book as well as managing the centralised broadcast and commercial rights. The work we do in conjunction with the Clubs also goes far beyond the 90 minutes. We support and provide a framework for youth development, we protect the organisation’s intellectual property, support the wider game and community programmes, undertake international development work and liaise with governing bodies and other leagues.Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.Key Responsibilities

  • Content Development – constantly be aware of the innovation and development of new content/programming strands to drive improvement and engagement in the Premier League offering.
  • Access – work to continually improve all access arrangements made available to rights holders. Further, oversee the delivery of the Section K access programme and the associated reporting.
  • Broadcaster liaison – build and develop excellent working relationships with senior contacts at domestic and international broadcast partners, and PLP. Support on the strategic management of those relationships.
  • Club liaison – act as senior point of contact for Clubs concerning all access and content related elements of the Rule book. Importantly, build, develop and maintain strong relationships with senior Club personnel across communications and content.
  • Oversee the delivery of regular meetings with senior Club contacts, covering shared strategic goals, content sharing, access, and any general broadcast updates and issue resolution.
  • Events – provide access oversight to any relevant Premier League events to include pre-season tournaments, trophy lift, eSports, Hall of Fame, broadcaster briefings and media access days.
  • Activation – work with the Media Sales function to direct the access team on support for international rights holder’s utilisation and promotion across all global territories.
  • Production – account manage the digital clips production facility.

Requirements For The Role

  • Significant experience working in a sports media or Club communications, media or content role. The ideal candidate would have experience in multiple areas.
  • Demonstrable experience of innovative and progressive thinking in previous roles.
  • Experience of managing people in a high-output team.
  • A knowledge of / interest in football / sport and the workings of organisations involved in the industry.
  • Detailed knowledge of either Club communications and media delivery or broadcast content planning and delivery.
  • The ability to work calmly under pressure and a keen, can-do attitude.
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
  • Be a strong project manager, who can motivate others around them.
  • First-class Microsoft Office skills (especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  • Excellent attention to detail and deadlines, taking pride in the quality of work produced.

Tender for information on Fan Zone Infrastructure Services, UEFA EURO 2024

From 14 June to 14 July 2024 the final tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship in 2024 (“UEFA EURO 2024TM”) is due to be staged in Germany. In 10 German host cities fifty-one (51) matches will be played.

Each host city will set up and operate fan entertainment areas (“Fan Zones”), in one or multiple venues (football village, public viewing and fan villages).

EURO 2024 GmbH, a joint venture established by UEFA Events SA and DFB EURO GmbH acting as the local organising structure for the UEFA EURO 2024TM, having its registered office in Otto- Fleck-Schneise 6, 60528 Frankfurt a.M., Germany, wishes to select one or several company(ies) for the provision and operation of technical infrastructure for the Fan Zones for UEFA EURO 2024TM (the “Fan Zone Infrastructure Services”).

The selected company(ies) will be responsible for provision and operation of technical infrastructure in the Fan Zones, including but not limited to the following key elements:

  • LED screens and audio-visual equipment and services;
  • Sound and lighting equipment and services; and
  • Structures for screens, sound equipment etc.For such purposes, EURO 2024 GmbH intends to organise a tendering process (“Tender”) and the interested candidate(s) is/are invited to participate.EURO 2024 GmbH has defined three clusters for the provision of the Fan Zone Infrastructure Services:
  • Cluster 1: LED screens and audio-visual equipment and services;
  • Cluster 2: Sound and lighting equipment and services; and
  • Cluster 3: Structures for screens, sound equipment etc.It is possible to submit offer(s) for one or multiple clusters per host city. The Fan Zone Infrastructure Services for each selected cluster must be provided for all UEFA EURO 2024TM Fan Zone venues in the respective host city.However, candidate(s) are free to submit offers for multiple clusters in multiple cities (to be defined during the RFP), but this is not an obligation. Therefore, an offer could potentially span from one cluster in one host city to all clusters in all host cities.EURO 2024 GmbH reserves the right to add the installation of signage/branding at the corresponding (screen) structures in the RFP (as defined below).

Content Operations Coordinator – FA

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men’s, women’s, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, and Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

90 minutes to change our world

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic Content Operations Coordinator, who will manage and support processes (primarily budgeting and utilizing technical workflows) across content production and outsourcing.

There will be an aim of maximizing the teams capability, output and reporting to ensure delivery of a high standard across our England and FA Competitions channels, as well as supporting content production and wider workflows.

Key Accountabilities:

  • BUDGET MANAGEMENT: Management of multiple budget lines and processes (including digital dashboards,) leading regular stakeholder meetings, monitoring detailed month by month phased spend and developing further automation for prompt onboarding, payments and reporting across payments and revenue.
  • WORKFLOW AUTOMATION: Development of technical workflows and digital dashboards that utilise automation to communicate to stakeholders and maximise data tracking and reporting.
  • MANAGING DOCUMENTATON: Manage workflows where key documents are centralised, accessible and updated regularly (via Microsoft Sharepoint) and relevant paperwork for rights and contracts are filed and managed alongside health and safety, permissions, and assistant supervisory guidelines for maximum clarity and accountability.
  • CONTRACTS AND LEGAL: Being key point of contact for legal agreements and supporting procurement processes, re-negotiations and onboarding of new vendors.
  • VIDEO PRODUCTION: Support the streamlining of booking production resource, ensuring all processes, rates and contingencies are clear and consistent, working alongside supporting agencies and communicating clearly with all external providers around production via call-sheets and supported workflows.
  • STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT: Work across our key brands as a central point of contact across high profile calendar events and tournaments for best way of managing budgets and resource against and ensuring clear and prompt payments and bookings.
  • ACCREDITATION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT: Support processes for team accreditation requirements and be a central point for key organisations (UEFA/FIFA) and FA depts (broadcast, media ops and events) across matchdays and tournaments.
  • OTHER: Execute additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities. And comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.

What we are looking for?

Essential:

Knowledge;

  • Building of workflows using automation.
  • Working with freelancers and external production companies.
  • Complex financial workflows and documentation.
  • Production equipment hire, purchase and management.

Experience;

  • Handling complex production budgets.
  • Working with important and high-profile stakeholders.
  • Calm under pressure.
  • Managing centralised documents for budget planning.
  • Project Management.
  • Working with project management tools (Asana, Trello, Slack…etc.)

Technical Skills;

  • Expert experience of MS Excel, and other Microsoft Office products.
  • Elevated level of numeracy and problem solving.
  • Attention to detail and proactivity.
  • Agency and freelancer management.
  • Effective communication and relationship-management skills.

Desirable:

Knowledge;

  • Broadcast rights and embargoes.
  • Experience working in sports and/or with sports teams.
  • Strong contacts across production, mainly producers and camera operators.

Experience;

  • Working on large sporting events.
  • Assisting management of a small production team.
  • Working with multiple agencies and talent agents.

Technical Skills;

  • Ability to create presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders.
  • Advanced experience of building budget dashboards, using Power BI or similar.

What we can offer you?

  • An exciting and challenging role within a changing, dynamic and world-renowned sports organisation.
  • Attractive benefits and a competitive salary.

Please be aware that unless you are on a homebased contract, your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

The Football Association Group promotes inclusion and diversity, and welcomes applications from everyone. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your application.

Tournament Marketing Manager – FIFA

Tournament Marketing Manager

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 Tournament Marketing Manager that is part of FIFA and supports us on our mission.

These are your key tasks:

  • Leading, implementing, and monitoring bespoke tournament marketing strategy for top FIFA events, such as the FIFA World Cup™
  • Providing strategic and creative direction and consultancy for event and ticket promotion, validating promotional activities, and monitoring the results for additional FIFA events, such as the FIFA Club World Cup™ and men’s and women’s youth, beach soccer, and futsal tournaments
  • Organising launches of major brand assets, such as tournament logos, mascots, posters, and songs, as well as overseeing multi-stage global and localised ticket sales campaigns
  • Delivering integrated marketing communications and promotional plans using a mixture of online and offline digital, social, traditional media, PR, email marketing, etc.
  • Obsessing over the intersection of global football fans and FIFA’s events, products and brands
  • Providing stakeholders with timely and accurate information on marketing events, activations and opportunities
  • Identifying and monitoring KPIs
  • Establishing, building and maintaining excellent relationships with key event organisers, internal and external stakeholders
  • Managing freelance marketing consultants and agencies

The specific competencies we require for this position are:

  • Master’s degree or similar higher education in Marketing, Communications or related field
  • Marketing knowledge, preferably in the sporting industry
  • Solid understanding of the media landscape
  • 7-8 years of experience in a Marketing/Communications role
  • Proven track-record in managing complex projects and multiple stakeholders
  • Experience in the sports industry is an advantage
  • Fluent in English, with excellent English writing skills
  • Proficiency in any other FIFA language (French / Spanish / German / Portuguese) is an asset
  • Excellent knowledge in standard MS Office applications
  • Significant experience with project management software (e.g., Monday.com, ClickUp)
  • Working knowledge of CRM tools, marketing automation systems (as a strategist, not operator)
  • Working knowledge of social media marketing strategies and tactics including paid (not as an operator)
  • Flexible and efficient under pressure, working to deadlines, and ability to handle stressful situations
  • Effective working in both team environments or independently, in both management or support roles
  • Willingness to travel at least one week per month and/or for the duration of defined tournament time (1-2 per year)
  • Readiness for stand-by duties during tournament time or promotional events
  • Excellent communication skills a must; written, oral, ability to present as subject matter expert

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

Commercial Event Sales Manager – Aston Villa

  • The Department

The Hospitality team are responsible for the sales and delivery for all Matchday hospitality along with ad hoc Club events such as End of Season Awards Dinner and Play on the Pitch experiences.

  • The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for Commercial Events Sales Manager to join our team based at Villa Park. You will be responsible for developing our commercial events while providing a top-class professional service and achieving individual and team targets. You will manage the sales and coordination across all aspects of commercial events for Villa Park.

  • The Person

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and have experience of working in a fast-paced sales environment with a proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets. ideally you will have experience in managing larger events from sales strategy through to delivery.

You will have exceptional communication skills with the ability to communicate across a range of management and colleague levels. This is a busy role that requires you to have strong organisation and planning skills with ability to work at a fast pace on multiple projects.

As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.

For further information, the Role Profile and to apply please go to careers.avfc.co.uk/jobs

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early

The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement

Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and fully support The FAs Football Leadership Diversity Code.

We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement

Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club.

Sustainability Manager – Chelsea

Job Title – Environmental Sustainability and Governance (ESG) Manager

Location – Stamford Bridge, Cobham Training Ground and Kingsmeadow

Permanent Role

Hours – 40 hours per week (5 of 7 days)

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 are looking for a Sustainability Manager to join the Club at an exciting moment in Chelsea’s history. The Sustainability Manager will be responsible for the maintenance and delivery of the Club’s sustainability strategy. This is a new position, initially working within the Facilities Department, with potential to grow and take on increased responsibility over time.

Brief description and duties:

  • Take ownership of the maintenance and delivery of the Club’s sustainability policy and strategy, working with a range of Club stakeholders and external suppliers.
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive overview of the Club’s environmental footprint, with support from internal stakeholders and appointed third-parties as appropriate.
  • Collate and report on a variety of agreed sustainability-related metrics, to be used in briefings for Club senior leadership and in internal and external communications.
  • Plan and implement projects and initiatives that reduce the Club’s impact on the environment and promote more sustainable behaviours across the club’s operations and stakeholder network.
  • Ensure internal and external sustainability and ESG reporting maintains pace with evolving industry practice and legal requirements.
  • Work with Club Foundation to identify and implement initiatives that help deliver on Club environmental and social goals.
  • Work with Communications team to develop a corporate sustainability strategy to be shared publicly with fans, partners, and customers.
  • Chair the Club’s internal Sustainability Working Group, working with Internal Communications team to raise awareness Club sustainability initiatives to help influence positive change across the business.
  • Proactively seek out learnings from the sports, hospitality, and other relevant industries, for the purpose of driving continued improvement at the Club.

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

  • Work experience in a sustainability-related role, with an understanding of the environmental sustainability challenges specific to the sport industry or other related sectors.
  • Familiarity with the existing and upcoming ESG regulations and reporting requirements that the Club is subject to.

Nice to haves:

  • A sustainability-related certification, such as IEMA, or university degree in environmental sciences, or other sustainability-related disciplines, is desirable.
  • Technical and administrative project management skills, with ability to coordinate small projects involving a variety of stakeholders.
  • Familiar with the core elements of GHG accounting, environmental foot printing (carbon, plastics, water) and disclosure.
  • Strong analytical skills and mindset, with ability to conduct research and summarise data.
  • Good stakeholder and client management skills.
  • Good writing skills, with the ability to create high-quality written reports and deliverables.
  • Comfortable working autonomously.

What We Offer:

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.

Senior Strategy Manager – Arsenal

We are looking for a Senior Strategy Manager to support our Head of Business Strategy in delivering the club’s strategy. This will involve utilising market intelligence and strategic best practice to help devise solutions to existing and new business problems, whilst establishing new growth opportunities. You’ll work closely with the Executive team and take club-wide projects through from idea phase to completion.

Who We Are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

  • Manage strategic reviews of existing business operations and oversee developmental projects which drive the club forward, running a methodical process from ideation through to delivery. 
  • Support the delivery of the club’s strategy by working effectively with teams across Football, Commercial, Operations, and Administration. 
  • Provide analysis to support the Board, CEO and Exec on club decision-making on a broad range of institutional and governance matters. 
  • Further accelerate the development of the club by preparing for and attending institutional working groups on key club matters, liaising with external experts such as consultants, accountants, league, and football governing bodies to learn about best-in-class thinking.

What We Are Looking For

  • Significant experience in Strategy Consulting or Principal Investing.
  • Demonstrable experience of utilising strategic analytical skills, including market situation/trend analyses, economic and P&L modelling and forecasting, scenario planning, go to market / roll out plans and operational feasibility assessments.
  • Track record of strategic development and implementation planning in a diverse commercial or sporting environment.
  • Strong and credible presentational skills, with experience presenting to senior management.
  • Able to evaluate business opportunities and deconstruct business problems with analytical rigor and strategic thinking, providing high-value opinions and recommendations.
  • Advanced knowledge of analytical tools and frameworks, including issue identification, project structuring, data gathering, and research, enabling end-to-end problem-solving.
  • Able to create viable and realistic business plans and practical implementation strategies to outline how new propositions would best be taken to market and utilized by the club.
  • Strong motivational and interpersonal skills, able to establish relationships and work effectively across all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Excellent communication skills, presenting views in a precise and compelling manner.

Why choose us 

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

  • An exciting reward and recognition scheme 
  • Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service 
  • Great internal learning and development programmes 
  • A flexible hybrid working model 
  • Discounted Arsenal season tickets 
  • A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package 
  • A leading Employee Assistance Programme 
  • Great discounts with some of our Partners 

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.

 Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Strategic Research Manager – UEFA

Main goal:

The Strategic Research Manager leads analysis-based research projects to enable improved strategic policy- and decision-making by UEFA and its stakeholders. This includes collecting and analysing data to support strategic projects, writing reports and presenting them to the top-level management of UEFA, the national associations, leagues and clubs.

Key responsibilities:

– Collecting and analysing data in conjunction with research centre data specialists to support strategic projects;
– Writing reports based on supporting documentation and data for senior management;
– Keeping abreast of current market developments (commercial, political and societal) that may have an impact on UEFA strategy;
– Continually reviewing news/official reports from sports marketing companies, European Union institutions and stakeholders such as the ECA, EPFL, etc.;
– Proposing new initiatives deemed central to UEFA’s strategic and service objectives;
– Building and operating Excel models demonstrating scenarios relevant to strategic projects;
– Presenting complex and technical ideas in an understandable and intuitive way.

Profile:

Experience required:
– More than 7 years in management or strategic consulting within the sports sector, preferably involving advisory roles in sports organisations or media companies
– More than 7 years working with sports organisations and experiencing how they operate
– More than 7 years working in research

Education:
– Masters in a relevant field
– Additional postgraduate qualifications would be a plus

Languages:
– English / Proficient

Additional requirements:
– MS Office/ Advanced
– Ability to collacte information and create a coherent overview
– A general interest in football
– Excellent knowledge of sports organisations and how they operate
– Good public speaking skills
– Willingness to travel

Esports Teams Operations Assistant – Manchester City

The purpose of the Esports Teams Operations Assistant is to support the Esports Teams Supervisor and Senior Gaming & Esports Manager with the day-to-day management of CFG Esports players in markets to include UK, USA, Denmark and Australia. The Esports Teams Operations Assistant will provide operational and administrative support to ensure all needs of the playing team are taken care of.

Role specific accountabilities: Working as key point of contact for enquiries regarding CFG Esports’ players and their activities. Coordinate logistical aspects of the esports players including: competition kit, printing, other merchandise & equipment and content/PR appearance bookingsUtilise specific systems and technology using on-job expertise to include: Business World (payment orders, expenses), Clarity (Business travel & accommodation), Discord (player communications), social media platforms to include Twitch, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and YouTubeTrack qualification of each player for tournaments and ensuring each player can attend domestic and international tournaments with the correct paperwork and travel support. Oversee the players’ travel diaries, visa applications (where appropriate) and booking of travel and accommodationAd-hoc analysis & research as directed by Esports Teams Supervisor related to player scouting and prospective signingsSupport Senior Gaming & Esports Manager and Esports Executive with administrative tasks around the wider commercial/strategy esports business function, as workload allows

Role specific knowledge, skills and experience: Essential:

  • Highly organised
  • Hunger to learn and adapt to a fast-paced working environment
  • Knowledgeable of the Esports ecosystem (in particular FIFA & Fortnite) and key competitions
  • Ability to manage relationships with a range of stakeholders

Desirable:

  • Social media proficient
  • Able to account manage
  • Multiple languages spoken