Global Brand Partnerships Director – Footballco

Footballco is a global, football focused, digital platform – supercharged by new PE capital from TPG – with an ambition to own the non-live football landscape worldwide and become the digital destination for all football fans across the globe. TPG Capital is focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital, it manages investment funds in venture capital, public equity, growth capital and debt investments and includes Spotify, CAA, VICE and Air BnB as portfolio investments.

Combining some of the leading minds in football, an award winning creative and production function, as well as digital platforms that are loved by 400m fans globally, Footballco aims to own the digital fan ecosystem across the world’s biggest sport.

With 300 permanent employees across the world, Footballco is a diverse, disruptive, brave, dynamic, agile and fun organisation. With the football fan always front of mind, leveraging a world class tech platform and our track record of being first to market.

An expanding ecosystem of iconic global media brands in football, Footballco already consists of Goal.com, Voetbalzone, Spox, FC player, NXGN & Calciomercato, with further brands and entities being built and acquired moving into 2022. Our ecosystem and data driven approach enables us to serve all types of football fans with content, when they want, where they want and importantly, how they want…..all across the globe, 24/7.

From final whistle to KO, we well on our way to owning the digital football space…and you can be part of it

What’s your new role about?

Summary:

The Global Brand Partnership team at Footballco is responsible for leading the brand direct business and does this by targeting both established and emerging companies in football, building long term relationships with key global brand marketing and media decision makers at these companies and ultimately unlocking new revenue for the company via branded content and media partnerships.

The Global Brand Partnerships Director will be a high-performance commercial executive with a proven track-record of initiating and closing commercial partnerships and be an integral member of the Global Brand Partnerships team.

Working closely with the VP of Global Brand Partnerships, and the wider global sales team, the Global Brand Partnerships Director will be responsible for building executive level relationships with companies that seek to align their brand with the global game, lead on the development of tailored creative solutions for these clients and brokering deals in relation to these, which drive new revenue.

You will be provided with a clear client remit and an annual sales target, which you will be accountable for individually, whilst contributing and playing a role in delivering against the wider objectives & commercial targets of the Global team. This person will also ensure best business practices are adopted and top-class service levels provided, whilst being able to convey and be a key advocate for Footballco’s longer term company vision externally.

We want to work with you to help you to exceed your potential, both in terms of creative output and revenue delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

  • Proactively engage with global brands with a view to selling media and branded content propositions for Footballco.
  • Work to deliver Footballco’s global sales target – working towards both an individual and team target.
  • Develop an ongoing pipeline of new media/marketing solution based revenue opportunities for Footballco.
  • Collaborate with global sales team peers and the VP of Global Brand Partnerships to identify new global revenue opportunities and potential clients for Footballco.
  • Cultivate relationships with C-suite and VP level marketers globally and fully understand the brand decision making eco-system including key decision makers at brand, media agency and creative agency.
  • Be able to clearly articulate Footballco’s position within the market and to work with clients through consultative selling to understand how the Footballco proposition can best solve their business challenges and objectives.
  • Work with relevant internal teams, including strategy, creative and editorial to create the optimal sales solutions for brand clients.
  • Ensure customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management with clients; resolve any issues that may arise post-sale.
  • Act as the market expert and ambassador for Footballco globally with specific clients or global brand categories in mind – working closely with regional market leaders for Footballco to relay relevant insight.
  • Where relevant, attend industry events to educate global marketers and evangelise Footballco’s as the definitive buying point to reach football fans.
  • Work with the leadership team to set revenue KPI’s and communicate accurately on forecasts, pipeline status, and activities related to your targets, categories and areas of focus.

Experience Requirements:

  • Successful track record in a senior global media sales or sport sponsorship role – preferably with experience in football.
  • Sports, media or entertainment background.
  • Knowledge of sports, tech, media and branded content marketing landscape.
  • Strong network of relevant global brand/agency contacts.
  • Previously sold into an extensive network of direct clients and agencies.

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Able to personally drive revenues and create demand from major brands and their agencies.
  • Articulate and finesse Footballco’s value proposition so that it resonates with global marketers.
  • An exceptional communicator (written and verbal).
  • Able to act as the lead on key agency and client accounts, cultivating relationships with C-suite and VP level marketers.
  • Able to work collaboratively with the support teams within the organisation in order to maximise the potential of the centralised resources available.
  • Highly numerate, organised and an ability to clearly extract a client brief.
  • Be curious to explore beyond traditional media agencies and brand direct conversations, and speak to sport marketing agencies, PR agencies, and creative agencies where appropriate.
  • Have a strong grasp of industry related metrics and foresight to predict future trends to ensure we are ahead of the competition.
  • Take responsibility to feed into package and brand positioning for Footballco products.

Partnerships manager – Premier League

The Premier League’s Partnerships team is responsible for relationship management, contractual delivery and activation across all Premier League Partners and Licensees, including Barclays, Budweiser, Castrol, EA Sports, Hublot, Nike, Oracle, Panini, and Avery Dennison.

The role of the Partnerships Manager is to lead delivery of Partner rights across a select group of Premier League Partners and Licensees.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.

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Key Responsibilities

The Partnerships Manager will lead delivery of Partner rights across a select group of Premier League Partners and Licensees including (but not limited to) the following areas:

  • Manage the day-to-day relationships with selected Premier League Partners and Licensees
  • Manage the delivery of contractual rights with selected Premier League Partners and Licensees
  • Drive value for commercial partner by supporting activation programmes and ensuring alignment to the Premier League’s own strategic priorities
  • Liaise with Premier League Clubs regarding their rights and obligations in relation to central Partners and Licensees
  • Manage the approval and delivery of Partner campaigns, including support across Premier League digital platforms
  • Set and measure clear objectives and key performance indicators for selected Partners, Licensees, and projects
  • Managing internal and external resource requirements, including external activation agency and consultant relationships
  • Manage the budget requirements and support annual budget projections for selected Partners and Licensees
  • Support in the delivery of partnership renewals with key Partners and Licensees
  • Optimising the Partnerships Team’s systems, processes, and databases to deliver the best possible service for Partners and Licensees
  • Working closely with the Senior Partnerships Strategy Manager to maximise activation opportunities and the value of the Premier League to all Partners and Licensees

Requirements For The Role

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

  • Excellent relationship and stakeholder management
  • Proven experience in leading sponsorship activation plans and campaigns
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Relevant experience of account management with operational focus
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Well organised with an ability to prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
  • Attention to detail, proactive and methodical approach to tasks
  • A can-do attitude, inspires others through own positive attitudes, energy, and passion

Nice-to-haves for the role

  • Good understanding of football and an appreciation of the Premier League’s structure and context in the industry
  • A passion for sport / sports entertainment
  • Experience working in a similar organisation or environment

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

Head of Physical Performance – Manchester City

Manchester City Football Club’s Performance Services aim to create engaging performance environments that maximise team and individual potential. This post will contribute to MCWFC success by leading a team to provide evidence informed Sport Science & Strength & Conditioning support to pioneer performances of high skill and high intensity to compete for major trophies.

The role will provide team leadership, line management, quality assurance, and mentoring for a team of Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning, & Nutrition practitioners to work collaboratively with coaches, players, and the performance team to provide world class physical performance support in achieving the club’s mission.

Role specific accountabilities:

1-Lead & manage the planning, delivery and review of sport science/strength & conditioning and nutrition provision to MCWFC in line with the MCWFC Performance Services Strategy.

2-Lead & line manage the MCWFC Physical Performance Team (Sport Science, S&C & Nutrition) to ensure club-wide alignment to the Performance Services Strategy.

3-Work with the Head of Performance Services to develop and implement a Physical Performance & Nutrition strategy that aligns to achieving the MCWFC Performance Services Strategic Objectives.

4-Develop and oversee the development and delivery of monitoring systems that provide actionable insights to inform decision making across the multidisciplinary performance team.

5-Lead the ongoing development & delivery of a system of physical profiling aligned to the Physical Performance Strategy and that informs ‘What it Takes to Win’, Individual Development plans (IDP), and rehab/return to play programmes.

6-Work with coaches and your team of practitioners to ensure physical outcomes are achieved alongside technical/tactical/psychosocial outcomes through collaborative training programme design.

7-Work in collaboration with key members of the MDT to develop joined up approach to injured player management and rehab/return to play systems and processes.

8-Work with the Head of Performance Services to develop and implement a programme of needs-led learning opportunities for Physical Performance staff.

9-Lead the development and implementation of a Physical Performance student placement programme to identify and develop talented young practitioners/students.

Role specific knowledge, skills and experience: 

Essential:

  • BSc in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area.
  • A recognised postgraduate qualification (ie MSc) in Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or related area
  • UKSCA Accreditation or equivalent
  • Extensive experience working in an elite sporting environment.
  • Extensive experience of working effectively within a high-performing interdisciplinary team.
  • Significant experience in a ‘lead’ role with responsibility for delivering physical change that impacts performance
  • Significant experience in line management/mentoring of other practitioners
  • An advanced ability to develop excellent relationships with key stakeholders (Players, Coaches, wider MDT) that enable challenge, support, and ability to positively influence the wider programme.
  • An ability to reflect on current working practice & adapt as required.
  • An advanced ability to utilise performance related data to inform practice

Desirable:

  • Experience working in elite professional football.
  • Previous experience working with elite female athletes/in Women’s sport.
  • Previous coaching/mentoring training.
  • BASES accreditation
  • Experienced delivering/contributing successful physical change in complex injury rehabilitation/return to play programmes
  • High level understanding of Performance Nutrition concepts applied to achieve physical change & performance

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. 

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.

If you have any further questions about the role or your application, please contact Careers@CityFootball.com

Head of Content – Norwich City FC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative, driven and motivated candidate to join the Communications Team at Norwich City Football Club in the role of Head of Content. The role will be responsible for the strategic delivery of the Club’s overall content creation and delivery across all channels. This includes overseeing and managing the Club’s editorial and video production teams whilst playing a key role in supporting other departments, and the delivery of their objectives.

This is a fantastic role for someone who is an expert in the use of social media and other alternative content distribution platforms, with the ability to analyse requirements and present practical solutions.

Key tasks/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Strategic overview of the Club’s content, including but not limited to the management of scheduling, production, editing and posting.
  • Lead, create and execute new content campaigns, as well as enhancing existing content to broaden the offering for fans on all digital platforms.
  • Work collaboratively across the Club to manage the delivery of both football and non-football related content.
  • Work closely with the Commercial/Marketing Team to develop new and innovative revenue opportunities.
  • Management of the Content Team, including professional development and enhancing skillset of the video producers and journalists, identifying areas of development in order to drive execution and foster innovation.
  • To drive new and exciting editorial and video content produced by Content Team
  • Development of a social media strategy to ensure growth on social media and content distribution platforms, aiming for maximum conversion of users through the main Club sites.
  • Work closely with the Head of Communications on delivery of all media output against objectives and support strategies to consistently improve.
  • Production of visual and editorial content as and when required.
  • To ensure a forward-thinking approach that identifies new opportunities, ideas and trends.
  • Part of the Senior Leadership Team, to strategically influence content for the wider business requirements, including but not limited to Club, Academy, First Team, CSF and external eg. Club partner events.

The ideal candidate will have an outstanding working knowledge of content management systems and current multimedia distribution techniques. They will also have demonstrable experience in high-volume content production, and expertise in video production and editorial content.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the Canaries, click ‘Apply’ now to become our Head of Content!

Closing date: Monday 27 June 2022

Norwich City Football Club are committed to ensuring equal opportunities are given to all and welcomes applications from all areas of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

Norwich City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the workplace. Please be aware that a criminal disclosure and identity check will be carried out for this post. Engagement will be subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.

Head Of Partnership Sales – Everton FC

We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.

Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.

Head of Partnership Sales

Who are we: We are Everton Football Club and we are icons of world football. As one of the bastions of the global game, with a rich and successful history, we are now setting our sights on a new, exciting future. 

With a proud and illustrious past, the Club is current embarking on a new and exciting journey with the construction of our new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey. With that exciting development comes an ambition to have a Men’s and Women’s First Team squad that is competing regularly at the top of domestic and European football.

Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city, and across the world of football, and how we look after one another daily. They provide a framework for how we work with partners, suppliers, and most importantly our fans.  

About the opportunity: We are extremely excited to be searching for a Head of Partnership Sales to come and join us in a senior leadership role as we embark on a significant chapter within the history of Everton Football Club.

As Head of Partnership Sales you will be responsible for leading a team in driving the acquisition of new commercial partners into the Everton family. You will be a target driven self-starter, with an ability to influence senior decision making.

The role will require strategic thinking – as you work with other relevant key stakeholders to develop, evolve and refine the partnership programme the Club offers to create compelling opportunities that capture the imagination of global brands and capitalises on the growing list of partnership opportunities the Club possesses.

As an exceptional salesperson, you will be responsible for leading the sales outreach to take the Club’s partnership programme to market, securing long term commercial agreements that support achieving our revenue journey.

A key focus for the role will be harnessing the commercial value and reach of the Everton brand, an engaged and expanding fanbase and our position within the most watched sports league in the world to deliver sustained growth.

Not only will you get to be a part of something special, but you will be responsible for driving forward this key strategic pillar, whilst sourcing, selecting, strategizing upon and executing all avenues of potential revenue relating to the Club’s partnership programme.

There really has never been a better and more exciting time to join Everton Football Club.


Who we’re looking for: We are looking for a proven sales professional, who is hardworking and strategy / target driven. You will have exceptional leadership skills with an ability to influence positive action and results across a talented team of people.

What‘s essential is experience of securing high value commercial partnerships with demonstrable success in surpassing revenue goals within a growth focused organisation.

You’ll have proven experience of successfully leading a team to deliver revenue targets and be a confident individual with strong strategic and problem-solving skills.

If you are passionate about being a part of something new and a self-starter with ambitious spirit who is prepared to work in a fast-paced environment, execute against ambitious targets and consistently embrace our Everton values in what you do, then we would love to hear from you!

This position is a permanent opportunity, working 35 hours per week with the closing date for this role being Friday 24th June 2022.

The location for this role is open for discussion, but there will be a requirement for strong physical presence at the Club’s iconic headquarters in the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, with the opportunity to work flexibly with our Hybrid working approach.

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.   

FIFA Launches Tender Process In UK For Media Rights To FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in the United Kingdom for the sale of media rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™.

Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ has grown exponentially to become the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The most recent edition – the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ – attracted a record audience of over 1.1 billion viewers and smashed domestic viewing figures in many territories, including the UK, where a peak audience of 11.7 million viewers was reached for the semi-final between England and the USA – the top sports audience of the year.

The 2023 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and will take place in nine Host Cities and ten stadiums across the two countries from 20 July to 20 August 2023. Following the amazing success of the 2019 event, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be the first edition of the tournament to feature 32 teams (previously 24) following the decision by FIFA to expand the tournament to accelerate the growth and development of the women’s game. 

The tender process will allow FIFA to select the media companies that are best placed to achieve FIFA’s overall objectives to deliver high-quality, comprehensive coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and attract financial investment to help support and accelerate the growth and development of women’s football.

Media companies and organisations wishing to participate in the tender process can request the ITT by email. Interested parties should contact UK-media-rights@fifa.org.  

Bid submissions to FIFA must be received by 11am CEST on Tuesday, 12 July 2022.

Through the sale of media rights for its football tournaments, FIFA generates income which is essential to support and develop the game around the world, for instance through the FIFA Forward and FIFA Women’s Development Programmes.

Relationship Director – Manchester United

About the job

RELATIONSHIP DIRECTOR

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.

The Purpose

Our high-performing Partnerships team design, develop and implement partnership strategies and campaigns to help grow our Partners’ businesses, whilst driving the Club’s commercial strategy. We sustain strong relationships with some of the world’s leading and most exciting brands, and consistently deliver measurable business value for our Partners.

This role will lead one of the Club’s Principal Partner relationships with a focus on strategic, well-defined goals to ensure measurable success and a long-term, mutually valuable relationship.

The Role

  • Overall accountability for maintaining the relationship with a key Principal Partner, focusing on strategy, rights optimisation, innovation, and operational excellence.
  • Provide strategic insight into your Partner’s business goals, results and markets, sharing this information with your team and at an executive level.
  • Optimise and leverage the Partnership, setting and implementing the mutually agreed local and global strategy, driving return on investment in order to support business growth.
  • Drive, steer and implement seasonal global and local marketing plans which deliver towards the overall strategic plan.
  • Provide expertise across the brand marketing and digital marketing landscape.
  • Monitor and review industry dynamics, utilising key insights to shape strategies.
  • Work with teams across the club to develop and deliver innovative ideas and concepts.
  • Becoming a Manchester United ‘expert’, you will build and share your knowledge of our brand, marketing channels and fan base, becoming the first port of call for both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage, develop and motivate internal and external teams.
  • Effectively manage and implement budgets.

The Person

  • Proven experience (10+ years) of being responsible for client/partner relationships within the sports industry.
  • Strategic account management capability.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Strong conceptual understanding of brand building.
  • Experience of digital marketing and media industries.
  • Strong market and industry awareness.
  • Commercial based skill and mindset in order to maximise potential and achieve success for the Partnership.
  • Comprehensive stakeholder management skills and demonstrative experience of influencing at varying levels.
  • Extensive reporting capability with the ability to use data to influence and drive judgment making.
  • Self-motivated and positive with a genuine passion for making things happen.
  • Agile with a desire to learn continuously, adapt and evolve in a constantly shifting environment.
  • Resolute and a good problem solver.
  • Ability to lead and inspire a team creating a future-forward culture of inclusion, collaboration, and excellence.
  • Driven to succeed and deliver against expectations.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Aware of and able to manage risk.

*Please note this advert will close on Monday 6th June 2022

MUFC Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance of safeguarding children and adults at risk in our workplace.

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.

MUFC 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 to make a request; we are here to help.

Tender – France Media Rights, Women’s World Cup 2023 – FIFA

FIFA launches tender process in France for media rights to FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™

FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in France for the sale of media rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™.

Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ has grown exponentially to claim the crown of the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The most recent edition – the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ – attracted a record audience of over 1.1 billion viewers and smashed domestic viewing figures in many territories, including the host market of France, where, on average, over ten million viewers tuned in for French national-team matches.

The 2023 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and will take place in nine Host Cities and ten stadiums across the two countries from 20 July to 20 August 2023. Following the amazing success of the 2019 event, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be the first edition of the tournament to feature 32 teams (previously 24) after FIFA’s decision to expand the tournament to accelerate the growth and development of the women’s game. 

The tender process will allow FIFA to select the French media companies and organisations that are best placed to achieve FIFA’s overall objectives to deliver high-quality, comprehensive coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and to provide financial investment to help support and accelerate the growth and development of women’s football.

Media companies or organisations wishing to participate in the tender process can request the ITT by sending an email to France-media-rights@fifa.org.  

FIFA must receive all bid submissions by 10:00 CEST on Tuesday, 7 July 2022.

Through the sale of media rights for its football tournaments, FIFA generates income which is essential to support and develop the game around the world, for instance through the FIFA Forward and FIFA Women’s Development Programme.

Partnerships Account Manager – Aston Villa FC

LocationBirmingham
Discipline:Sales & Partnerships
Job type:Replacement Post
Salary:£35,000 – £38,000 per annum depending on experience
Contact email:careers@avfc.co.uk
Job ref:004943
Expiry date:19 June 2022

Job Title: Partnership Account Manager

Department: Partnerships

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, (including some Matchday Working Evenings and Weekends)

Location: Villa Park

The Department

The partnerships department is responsible for acquiring and managing the commercial partners of Aston Villa Football Club. The partnership management team are the gatekeepers for delivering partnership rights and therefore work closely with all areas of the Football Club. The team works at a fast pace and due to the nature of delivering partnerships activations across a broad spectrum of brands, working days and projects will be extremely varied.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Account Manager to join an ambitious partnerships team based at Villa Park. The role will be responsible for managing accounts for some of the Clubs most important strategic partners.

You will have the ability to drive partners forward and create best in class activations and case studies. The ideal candidate will be proactive and take responsibility to ensure their partners are managed to the highest possible standard and must be comfortable demonstrating and leading on areas of partnership management such as onboarding, rights delivery, reporting, budget management, relationship building and renewal practices.

For further information please click here to view the Role Profile.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with big brands in a fast-paced environment and will be an excellent relationship manager with an acute attention to detail. You will have experience successfully managing partnerships and building best in class servicing processes.

You will lead by example, champion the Partnerships team both internally and externally and act as ambassador for Aston Villa Football Club.

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

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. For more information, please see AVFC – Safeguarding.

Director Of Communications – San Diego Wave FC

About the job

WE’D LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN US!

We are on a mission to build a world class home for players and fans that will be loved locally and respected globally. And we are seeking a Director of Communications to join our mission so we can share our story, increase, and delight our fans. We’re making memories and engaging our community through this beautiful game!

This is a full-time role where our Director of Communications is responsible for all Club communications including media relations, public relations, crisis management, civic affairs, media/press conference/civic events, supports corporate partnerships, ticketing, and team announcement and events. At Wave FC, we collaborate to tell our story, so this position works closely with internal teams and external partners and vendors. Dive in, check out the details below; if it sounds like you and something you’re interested in, we encourage you to apply.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILIITES:

· Share in our mission.

· Grown and develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with media, publications, and press.

· Write and distribute Club press releases and media alerts.

· Develop and distribute weekly press team reports, industry trends summary, and monitor industry news.

· Create and implement the team’s annual communication, public relations, media, and civic affairs strategy and tactical plan.

· Manage and execute all aspects of the Club’s public/media events; including but not limited to brand and player announcements, product unveilings, annual player draft day, corporate partnership announcements/events, clinic and seminar communications, and annual business report for ownership.

· Support executive team with talking points for speaking engagements, and statements prepared for press and public events.

· Report on and recommend improvements to continually improve performance metrics.

· Execute crisis management protocol, if needed.

· Become a key contributor working closely with technical and performance, brand, fan engagement, partnerships, ticketing, and merchandise teams to collaborate on marketing and sales campaigns.

· Manage time and resources to achieve department business goals, project deadlines, and budgets.

· Attend club events, player training, press conferences, and home games to capture and/or obtain social media content i.e. photography, video footage, etc.

· Collaborate with bi-lingual content creators to develop original Spanish language content and translate press releases or other relevant media alerts into Spanish.

QUALIFIED?

· 8+ years of experience in sports communications, public relations, and event execution.

· Established connections with media outlets, influential editors/reporters, and publicists.

· Experience with crisis management.

· Proven experience managing a team aligned on strategy and growth.

· Advanced writing skills.

· Exceptional at public speaking, building relationships internally and externally.

· Professional, positive, and proactive.

· Effective communication skills, solid attention to detail, and solutions orientated.

· Desire and ability to take on responsibilities in a fast-paced, start-up environment.

· Possess the desire and capability to create compelling, unique stories and ideas.

· Passion for the success of Women’s Professional Sports in an exciting new sports landscape.

· Advanced applied knowledge of Adobe Creative, MS Office suite, and project management software.

· Available for game day and other events (often outside of traditional business hours):

  • Check out our schedule here: https://sandiegowavefc.com/2022-nwsl-schedule/

· Bilingual – English & Spanish, preferred.

WE SUPPORT OUR TEAM

Our people are our club. We champion an inclusive culture, prioritize diversity and equity. We believe different backgrounds and experiences bring new ideas and perspectives. Our goal is to have diverse, talented candidates from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds apply. Compensation is competitive and onboarding is fun. We’re excited to welcome new members of our team who share our passion.

Have what it takes and ready to join us? Apply today. Send in your resume along with writing samples (specifically press releases).