Head of People Services – Manchester United

At Manchester United our aim is to Win the United Way – and the quality of our behind-the scenes team sets us apart from the competition.Our people are as committed to the success of the company as the players are to winning trophies. We offer a unique and exciting working environment, excellent training, with recognition and rewards for the part each individual plays. Sounding good so far?

The Purpose

To work as a senior People leader, translating the People Strategy into excellent operational delivery in the People Service Centre and through transformation of the HR Information Systems. The Centre will deliver efficient and people-centric services including hire to retire administration: offers, contracts, new starter process, life events, ER case management, reward and benefits, safeguarding and L&D administration.The Role

  • Support the delivery of the People Strategy in providing reliable, efficient, “right first time” services to stakeholders.
  • Lead, inspire and coach the People Services team to provide development opportunities aligned with a career in HR.
  • Embed a high-performance culture of excellence in which colleagues in the Service Centre take ownership for problem resolution with a continual focus on employee experience.
  • Create a procedurally efficient environment in which ingenuity and creativity are encouraged and adopted as cornerstones for continuous improvement.
  • Oversee the delivery of all transactional People Services for the Club.
  • Ownership of the HRIS provider relationship, monitoring the SLA / KPI provision and ongoing service improvement.
  • Develop a working knowledge and understanding of employment in the international territories Manchester United are present in.
  • Actively seek out opportunities to drive improvement to the user (candidate/employee) experience with People Services; drive efficiency and maximise use of technology. Creating compelling business cases for ongoing improvements
  • Work closely with the Head of People, Senior People Partners and centres of expertise to understand local strategies and the impact on demand for People Services as well as resource required for project delivery 
  • Ensure full compliance with Manchester United governance and delegated authorities (eg SOX) and develop internal governance to ensure that all legislative and regulatory compliance is met (e.g. ONS requests for data; IR35 legislation; etc) 
  • Work closely with the Head of Candidate Experience and talent acquisition team to ensure the seamless process between selection and joining 
  • Understand future changes to employment law and work with the Senior People Partner – Digital Experience to ensure the People Advisors develop a deep understanding of future legislative changes and the impact on the Club, setting in place any processes and changes to ensure full compliance and management of risk. 
  • Understand the programme requirements needed to plan and deliver the HR Strategy and deploy resource accordingly. Understand risk and opportunities to each programme and ensure robust project management of each workstream is in place across HR. 

The Person:Operating As Both Leader Of The People Services Function And As a Member Of The Wider Senior People Team, The Head Of People Services Will Be

  • Process and service orientated; continually identifying ways to improve efficiency and end-user experience
  • Able to see beyond process and make complex, commercial decisions where necessary
  • Analytical and comfortable with accurate, time-pressured requests for data/analysis 
  • Highly engaging and coaching leader. Creates an environment where the People Service Centre grows talent for future succession in HR
  • Able to oversee multiple, complex activities and prioritise effectively
  • Able to act as part of the senior HR Leadership team and contribute and challenge on discussions beyond of the Service Centre, for example on broader HR Strategies
  • Externally curious, aware of external best practice and builds up a strong internal and external network
  • Strong influencing, negotiation, and communication skills 
  • They will also have extensive experience of leading relationships with HRIS providers, ideally with implementation of new digital platforms or modules across organisations.

Application Information: If you would like to join the team and be part of our mission, to win the United way, please submit your application by Tuesday 31st January 2023Manchester United endeavour to respond to all job applications, however, please consider that we receive a high volume of applications, and this may not always possible.

We recognise the importance of safeguarding children and adults at risk at Manchester United, as part of this commitment this post is required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the appropriate level, as well as full reference history.Manchester United is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to background, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or other legally protected characteristics. Manchester United Football Club are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, supporting the armed forces community to transition into careers outside of the armed forces. Manchester United is committed to working with and providing reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application and perform at your best, please do not hesitate to contact us to make a request; we are here to help.It is unlawful to employ a person in a UK-based job who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to you before applying for any of our roles. Your personal data will be processed on MU’s behalf by Morson.

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.

Commercial Digital Manager – England Rugby

The RFU has been undergoing a period of significant change, responding to changes in the external environment whilst adjusting to the demands of a modern governing body. The organisation is currently one year into delivering an exciting strategic plan that hopes to have a transformational impact on Rugby Union. As part of this strategic plan, the RFU has an ambition to become a data-driven, user-centric organisation with market leading digital capabilities that will not only transform the rugby experience for players, volunteers and fans today, but also future proof the RFU for years to come. The Commercial Digital Manager will work to optimise the value of our digital inventory to promote relevant commercial offerings to fans and maximise the value of digital rights for current & new official sponsors. 

Accountabilities: 

Digital activation 

  • Champion the commercial value of our digital eco system to existing and potential partners 
  • Work with retail partner, licensees and current sponsors and our Partnerships team to ensure existing partner digital rights are being maximized 
  • Work closely with Web analytics to review the performance and impact of commercial digital activations 
  • Work with Consumer Engagement team to segment database audiences and understand the commercial value of those audiences 
  • Conceptualize, plan and deliver digital cross-channel commercial assets for official partners and internal commercial stakeholders (e.g. ticketing, retail, memberships). 

Digital rights 

  • Work with internal teams, such as Content, Consumer Engagement and Technology, to create new digital rights and sponsorship packages across the ecosystem and audience base 
  • Support the Business development team in evaluating the value of digital rights and packages for sponsors. 

Branded Content 

  • Be a link between Partnerships and Content teams to ideate and deliver branded content formats for official sponsors. 

Measurement & reporting 

  • Provide partners, licensees and retalier regular reports on digital activity, working with internal teams 
  • Review and regularly assess the commercial value of our digital assets 
  • Support Sales with key performance indicators of digital rights 

Stakeholder management 

  • Forge strong relationships with third party partner platforms such as Ticketmaster, Fanatics and Twickenham Experience. 
  • Act as an ambassador for, and promote the best interests of the RFU, including the promotion of the RFU core values and BACK (Brave, Accountable, Collaborative, Keep improving) culture. 
  • Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of the organisation 

Person Specification 

The skills and attributes outlined in this description are not exhaustive and we welcome candidates who can bring different relevant experiences to the role. 

Qualifications, skills & experience: 

  • Effective communication skills and presentation 
  • Solid digital commercial background 
  • Experience of sports sponsorship a positive 
  • Experience in using analysis tools 
  • Good level of understanding of digital platforms and content 
  • Proactive in problem solving and ensuring the right people are involved 
  • Able to lead meetings with partners 
  • Committed to actively contributing and building an inclusive BACK culture in your role and day to day behaviours. 

Additional Information: 

  • All role holders must maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality. Any disclosures of confidential information (including personal information kept on computer or other media) made unlawfully outside the proper course of duty will be treated as a serious disciplinary offence 
  • The role description, person specification, job level and job title may be subject to change at the discretion of the RFU and under business developments. Any changes will be communicated to the role holder as appropriate 
  • During your application, we will ask questions about your identity. This information is considered highly confidential and will not be seen by hiring managers. You can find out more about why we ask these questions here. 
  • If you are a trans candidate applying for a job that requires a DBS check, please reach out to recruitment@rfu.com or directly to our safeguarding team (safeguarding@rfu.com) to use the confidential sensitive application route. This will provide applicants with the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate. 
  • Please supply an anonymised CV

Creative Director – Ear to the Ground

THE OPPORTUNITY…

What if you could create work at the cutting edge of culture for some of the biggest global brands in gaming, sports and esports?

This is a chance to turn world-beating insight into visually stunning campaigns seen by millions. You will be part of a growing creative department at a multi award winning, independent agency that invests in talent and believes in big ideas.

This role is suited to a strategic and socially minded creative with a real entrepreneurial spirit as the agency is looking for somebody to help further grow our creative presence in the US. This is the perfect role for a culturally connected and ambitious creative looking for an exciting new challenge.

THE AGENCY…

Ear to the Ground is a global creative agency that uses sports, esports and gaming to build culturally powerful brands. Understanding the future of fandom is central to our proposition.

Our entire agency process is built on real-time listening with the new breed of fan. We do this by collaborating with our global network of over 11,000 fans. We call this Fan Intelligence®.

We pride ourselves on listening better than anyone and our purpose “To Make the World Listen” is fundamental in everything we do.

2021 was our fifth consecutive year of growth, we have long term partnerships with the likes of PlayStation, Sony Electronics, New Balance, and Coca-Cola.

OUR CULTURE… 

Ear to the Ground is a place where people grow, develop and thrive. 

We are proudly independent, not part of a larger conglomerate. At our core, we understand the importance of culture in enabling you to do your best work. Progress is possible for everyone that joins us. We reward ambition, invest in talent, and encourage you to forge your own path.

Our commitment to listening is felt by our own people too; this is an agency where every voice is heard. Supportive, collaborative, social, and inspiring.

THE ROLE…

Job Title: Creative Director

Hub: Creative

Location: Manchester

Responsible for: Art Director

JOB PURPOSE…

The Creative Director will bring a mix of marketing expertise and inspirational creativity to take Ear to the Ground’s Creative output to the next level. 

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES…

  • Work closely with Creative Strategists and our Fan Intelligence department to conduct internal and external creative workshops to collaboratively develop insight driven creative campaigns 
  • Bring to life ambitious creative ideas, translating them into compelling print materials, digital experiences and content experiences for visually sophisticated audiences
  • Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, inspiring our clients to purchase 
  • Be an agency expert in creative market trends, visual communication, and the competitive landscape to inspire everyone in the agency to produce great work
  • Supervise a cross-functional team of graphic designers, copywriters, social media experts, photographers/videographers, and project managers in the strategic development of creative campaign messaging and deliverables.
  • Review and approve art and copy developed by the team, ensuring deliverables that effectively address marketing goals and challenges
  • Build a world class team of internal and external creative resources to ensure that our creative is brilliantly executed 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE…

Must have:

  • 10 years of related experience with 7+ years of creative direction in agency or corporate setting
  • A passion for youth culture, specifically in gaming, esports, sport and music. Across the mainstream, next gen and counter-culture.
  • Would be beneficial to have knowledge of gaming and esports
  • Several years of experience creating marketing/advertising campaigns from developing vision and the message platform to overseeing production
  • Understanding and past experience creating integrated campaigns across all marketing channels from digital, social media, paid media, mobile, but also understand offline and print
  • Proven experience with concept development led by strategic insight
  • Highly skilled with leading a team of creative talent
  • Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives
  • Inspirational knowledge of creative marketing

Hours: 
5 days per week with some flexibility required to meet needs of business

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.

England Men, Cricket Operations Director – ECB

Reporting into the Managing Director, England Men the role holder will play a significant role leading the delivery of the England Men’s element of the ICC Future Tours Programme and the management of the England Men’s Player contracting and payment system. The role holder will play a critical role liaising internally and externally with stakeholders across the game at home and abroad.

WHO WE ARE

The England and Wales Cricket Board is the national governing body for all cricket in England and Wales, supporting the game at every level – from grassroots to professional.

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

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

OUR VALUES

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

YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB IF

  • You thrive in situations where you can manage change positively under pressure.
  • You enjoy utilising your strong communication skills (both written and oral) to foster and manage important stakeholder relationships at home and abroad, and to play a key role in ensuring co-ordinated effort within ECB in delivering the men’s international match programme.
  • You have very good attention to detail, and would take pleasure in personally ensuring that contract, payment and budget matters are dealt with thoroughly and accurately.
  • You enjoy working independently, setting priorities, anticipating and solving problems, and are happy to undertake some out of hours working.

YOU’LL BE DOING

  • Liaising as appropriate with the England Men’s Team MD, Performance Director, Head Coach and Operations Manager to plan itineraries for the England Men’s Teams’ overseas tours, and for the incoming international men’s tours. Once these plans have been developed play the lead role in finalising itineraries with the overseas Boards and overseeing the completion of the relevant Tour MOUs.
  • Maintaining strong relationships with the ICC and Full and Associate Member Boards.
  • Managing and implementing the contracting system for England Men’s players including liaising with relevant ECB personnel including Legal Dept and Team England Player Partnership (TEPP) to update and finalise the England Players’ Conditions of Employment on an annual basis. 
  • Managing England Men’s player payments providing the ECB Finance Department with the relevant monthly player payroll information and TEPP with relevant Team bonus / player appearance information.
  • Managing the missed match payment system for first-class Counties who have players missing County matches as a result of international duty and facilitating the system of performance related fee payments for Counties who have developed men’s players representing England Teams.
  • Managing the Men’s International Cricket Operations team, this role is responsible for monitoring the England Men’s operations budget and working closely with internal ECB departments to ensure finance, travel, logistics and safety and security for England Men’s Programme at home and abroad and incoming international touring teams run efficiently and smoothly.
  • Serve as the ECB point of contact for IPL / BCCI with regard to ECB player participation in IPL also liaising with Counties, PCA and the Board regarding ECB policy in this area.

YOU’LL HAVE

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of ICC and domestic and international cricket
  • Experience in and understanding of high-performance sport
  • Strong planning skills and experience of operations and contract management
  • Strong numeracy and experience of financial / budget planning and management 
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of working with international sports teams and individual performers
  • Good computer/IT literacy
  • A full driving licence

YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days’ holiday
  • Private medical insurance
  • Non-contributory 8% pension
  • Life assurance

DTC Marketing Lead – NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.

NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App, NBA ID and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

Based in London (UK) or in Madrid (Spain), the DTC Marketing Lead will play a key role to increase the number of subscribers in Europe & Middle East and how we engage, interact, and monetize them.

The selected candidate will have two direct reports.

Major Responsibilities

Lead all the DTC Marketing initiatives in Europe & Middle East across products such as the NBA App, NBA ID and NBA League Pass

  • Coordinate the localization, creation, and delivery of promotional assets for DTC products to be used across owned and operated channels, partners and influencers.
  • Run weekly, monthly and quarterly growth forecast as well as weekly trading performance process
  • Oversee the subscription marketing budget
  • Collaborate with key departments in the region (including Content & Social, Events) and in NY (Marketing, Growth & Media) to build and execute activations to drive subscribers
  • Oversee global data capture initiatives and create local campaigns for fans in EME (e.g., Fantasy)
  • Oversee Email marketing and CRM for the region
  • Manage two direct reports

Required Skills/Knowledge

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in marketing in a Direct-to-Consumer company or OTT.
  • Experience in driving substantial increase of subs / customers for a product.
  • Experience marketing membership products.
  • Experience in Lifecycle marketing.
  • Experience managing teams.
  • Growth mindset.
  • Team player.
  • A good communicator with excellent presentation skills.
  • Ability to work well within a matrix organization. This position requires a lot of cross-departmental collaboration.
  • Fluency in English and other European language is a plus.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Educational Background Required
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Master in Marketing or MBA is a plus

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of the NBA to appoint a DTC Marketing Lead. All direct applications and CV’s will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

If this role is of interest, then please press the apply button and include a copy of your CV.

We ask that applicants complete our diversity monitoring form. You are not obliged to answer any of these questions but the more information you supply, the more effective our monitoring will be.

All information supplied is anonymous and will not be viewed by recruiting managers.

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.

Senior Manager, Marketing Technology – Los Angeles Rams

Every year, the Los Angeles Rams bring together millions of fans across the country and around the world, as we play for the chance to be named the best team in the NFL. But the Rams are about much more than just football. As an organization, we strive to make Los Angeles better by connecting people through sport, both on and off the field. We are about the legacy of fandom that brings together generations of families year after year, we are about the excitement of sport and live events – an experience that cannot be replicated, we are about our community and making a meaningful impact in the world around us, and we are about ensuring we embody and represent the diversity and uniqueness of our city, Los Angeles. Following the opening of SoFi Stadium, and more recently, winning Super Bowl LVI, the Los Angeles Rams are at an exciting stage of growth and are looking for passionate individuals that have the desire to be a part of something bigger.

As the Sr. Manager, Marketing Technology you will lead the discovery, implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement of platforms that enable a robust data-driven strategy for our marketing and partner teams. In your role you will deliver strategies, solutions, and tactical support across a variety of functions including digital marketing and advertising, creative and content, database and analytics, information technology, sales/service, and sponsorship. The MarTech leader will develop the marketing technology roadmap and ensure the health of the ecosystem by prioritizing stakeholder alignment, new product discovery, vendor relationships, backlog management, value-delivered reporting, and system health monitoring.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead the creation and implementation of an end-to-end, multi-year product roadmap for marketing technology in partnership with key stakeholders that meet current and future organizational needs; continually evaluate roadmap potential updates as new technology becomes available
  • Work in close collaboration with various teams across the organization to understand individual and macro needs, outcomes and value and ensure roadmaps are aligned to those needs, outcomes, and value
  • Project management of all new marketing technology implementations, including managing timelines, coordination with IT team, and ongoing reporting of critical deliverables
  • Manage overall audience enablement for marketing, sales, and service end-points including system connectivity, automation of data refreshes, manual ad-hoc list pulls, and ongoing optimizations
  • Track product adoption, system performance, unnecessary redundancies, and value delivered of marketing technology
  • Manage fan data operations to improve database usability, grow unique fan records, increase match rates, and expand fan profiles through data acquisition
  • Perform vendor sourcing, RFP’s, and handle all legal requirements for marketing technology
  • Own data privacy management, including the implementation of new technology and processes to be compliant with relevant mandates as well as fulfilling privacy inquiries
  • Build positive relationships with strategic partners and influence the efficient usage of marketing capabilities
  • Create and update training and process documentation on each piece of marketing technology

Experience:

  • 8+ years of experience supporting marketing technology solutions
  • 5+ years experience with database and analytical software, which may include SQL, SPSS, Azure, Q, PowerBI, Tableau or similar
  • 3+ years experience managing a marketing technology team
  • 2+ years managing a budget, projecting and tracking expenses
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Information Technology, Statistics, or related field required
  • Hands-on experience implementing AND ongoing product ownership of both large-scale marketing technology platforms and small-scale, specialty solutions is required
  • Extensive knowledge of marketing automation platforms, customer data platforms, data warehousing, personalization enablement, and data-driven marketing principles is required
  • Extensive experience in matching technology solutions to data-driven marketing, segmentation, personalization, and attribution principles; passion for attacking opportunities and solving issues via cutting-edge technology
  • Vast Experience in data collection and cleansing, match/merge, and audience creation and resolution
  • Experience enacting and administering data privacy policies according to various legislations is preferred
  • Skilled in educating organizations on the principles of marketing technology and gaining buy-in within organizations on new concepts
  • Ability to implement and maintain substantial tech systems with lean resources
  • Strong project planning, critical thinking, problem solving and organizational skills w/heavy attention to detail
  • Experience sourcing vendors, drafting RFPs, and working with internal teams to conduct due diligence
  • Comfortable leading organizations through influence and relationship-building without direct authority or control; must have an entrepreneurial mindset while remaining focused on cross-team collaboration
  • Ability to work with little oversight while regularly updating stakeholders on progress and timelines
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and comfortable presenting to all levels of the organization
  • Strong time management competency and the ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work flexible hours as needed, including but not limited to evenings, weekends and holidays

The Los Angeles Rams are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

We strive to create a sense of belonging for all employees by fostering a culture of respect and inclusion, empowering everyone to be their true selves.

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience

  • 8+ years of experience supporting marketing technology solutions
    5+ years experience with database and analytical software, which may include SQL, SPSS, Azure, Q, PowerBI, Tableau or similar
    3+ years experience managing a marketing technology team
    2+ years managing a budget, projecting and tracking expenses

Sports & Gaming Strategist, Global Content, Strategy & Ops – TikTok

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, and Toronto

Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire – for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

About the team: 
The primary function of the Content Strategy & Ops (CS&O) team is to align all Content Ops teams to the larger business, and is broken up into three areas: Strategy, Programming, & Creator Monetisation

Content Strategy focuses on how Content Ops’ work ties back to core company metrics, and in addition, will help determine resource allocation, develop ways of working, and ultimately assess how both content verticals (e.g., Sports) and content functions (e.g., Business Development) can best drive return.

Role Summary:
We are looking for a Global Sports & Gaming Strategist within the Global Content Strategy & Operations (CS&O) team. In this role, you will spend 50% of your time serving in a Corporate Strategy function within the Content org, aiming to clarify core business objectives and collaborate with various stakeholders (e.g., Corporate Strategy, Global Vertical Leads, Regional CS&O counterparts) on how the content organisation can best achieve them. The other 50% of the time you will be partnering with the Global Head of Sports & Gaming and their regional counterparts on developing the optimal business strategy for the vertical. Above all else, this is a communication and alignment function. Collaboration and transparency are not just wanted in this role; they are a necessity. This role can be based out of London, Madrid, Berlin, or Paris. 

Responsibilities:
– Translate goals set by the broader Corporate Strategy team into topline metrics that can be influenced by the Global Content team 

– Align with Heads of Global Verticals as well as Regional CS&O teams on how these topline metrics can be actioned based on their deeper knowledge of their respective industries and markets 

– Take inquiries from leadership involving the broader content organisation and develop strategy documents and analysis that will respond to their questions with insights and potential action plans 

– Work day-to-day alongside the Global Head of Sports & Gaming and their regional counterparts, serving as an in-house expert in the vertical across both what’s happening in-app and out-of-app

– Utilise vertical knowledge in crafting insights docs alongside regional counterparts, scoping budget tied to a specific vertical, as well as drafting of full-year, half-year, and bi-month reviews 

Qualifications

Qualifications:
– Bachelor’s degree or higher. Should be proficient in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis
– 5-7 years of experience in a banking, consultancy, corporate strategy, data, or finance role. Background in media and/or tech preferred, with noted interest in the content space. 
– Excellent interpersonal skills, good team spirit, willing to accept challenges, and the ability to collaborate with a diverse range of people and job functions.
– Strong ability to foster relationships and work cross-functionally, especially with global teams in different time-zones.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at USRC@tiktok.com