Senior Fan Engagement – Premier League

Description

In line with Premier League commitments, this important new role will coordinate and manage a range of the Policy and Corporate Affairs department’s fan engagement workstreams. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across the department and wider business to further develop and implement Premier League policy and initiatives, focusing particularly on those relating to fans.Management of the Premier League’s Fan Engagement Standard will form the most significant part of the role. The Senior Fan Engagement Manager will deliver day-to-day management of the initiative while working with all Premier League clubs in an advisory capacity to offer support services and to help develop and share good practice. The role will also support ongoing work and relationships with key supporter groups, including the Football Supporters Association.

Fan Engagement Standard (FES)

The Fan Engagement Standard (FES) is a recently created programme, with its first full season of delivery taking place in Season 2023/24. The FES is the latest in a series of League-wide measures designed to reinforce our clubs’ commitment to ensure long-term meaningful engagement with supporters.The Senior Fan Engagement Manager will be responsible for managing the ongoing development and delivery of the FES, along with maintaining a FES club staff network, including nominated board-level officials and project leads.

Who We Are

The 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 880 million homes in 188 countries.We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Handbook 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.The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.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.

The role

Management of FES:

  • Regular point of contact for project leads at Premier League clubs
  • Ongoing management of a formal club submission programme, including a Club Portal System for the documentation of Club evidence
  • Budget monitoring and ongoing management of programme delivery, including the scheduling of meetings and events
  • Offer advice to clubs and fan representatives on topics relating to the FES
  • Support the governance processes required to ensure Club compliance with related Premier League rules and framework assessment
  • Produce written reports in relation to club work and compliance, curating club submissions

FES Strategy:

  • Manage an annual review of the FES and assist in ongoing development of FES strategy, including updates as required to the FES framework or any related Premier League Rules
  • Represent the FES programme in internal and external meetings including with counterparts at The FA, EFL and other stakeholders as directed
  • Assist in the ongoing development of the Premier League’s own internal strategy for fan engagement, with a particular focus on integrating FES and any associated learnings into other policies, campaigns or initiatives
  • Work to ensure the FES is aligned with the Premier League Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard and any other relevant standards or initiatives, for example in areas including accessibility or sustainability
  • Assist in the development of training or other learning and development opportunities for fan-facing club staff, or fan representatives

Additional Aspects Of The Role

  • Support senior colleagues and peers on the design and delivery of fan engagement policy and projects, including:
  • Formal and informal fan meetings, including those with the Football Supporters Association
  • Premier League fan relations, including general enquiries and a formal complaint handling scheme
  • Collaborate on fan engagement policy development, such as the introduction of Rules or club commitments and linked to the ongoing development and delivery of key fan-facing roles, such as supporter liaison officers and disability access officers
  • Attend Premier League and other matches, as required, to liaise with fan-facing club staff and fan representatives, and to observe match day operations
  • Assist with the delivery of the departments fan engagement research and development programme, including an annual Fan Experience survey, the Club TRANSFER project and other training where it relates to stewards, Supporter Liaison Officers, Disability Access Officers or Fan Engagement Standard project leads

Requirements For The Role

  • Experience in delivering fan engagement within a professional football/sports or entertainment organisation
  • Strong project management experience, preferably developed in a professional sport-specific setting
  • Strong understanding of the landscape of professional football in England, especially where it relates to fan engagement and/or formal consultation with supporters
  • Knowledge of contemporary governance and regulatory matters relating to football, and especially where they relate to fan engagement or interactions with supporters
  • Experience in handling budgets and managing consultants and other delivery partners
  • Organised and creative approach, especially where it relates to communicating good practice
  • Persuasive and approachable manner when interacting with people at all levels
  • Strong attention to detail in the organising and delivery of high-level meetings and events
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Excellent organisational skills and commitment to teamwork
  • Self-motivated with an ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
  • High level of integrity with the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential matters
  • Willingness to travel within England and Wales

Tender for London Stadium Roof Solar Project

The opportunity to utilise renewable energy options is a key priority for London Stadium with the stadium roof being the best option to maximise energy generation. The Contracting Authority is therefore looking to work with suppliers that share in the delivery of its vision and come forward with meaningful proposals to achieve its sustainability objective through a roof solar solution.

Head of Global Fan Marketing – NBA

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

Hybrid at the NBA is defined as a role that is expected to be on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

The Head of Global Fan Marketing is responsible for developing the league-wide strategy to grow fandom for the NBA. This role is responsible for leading a team in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies that drive brand strategy, build brand awareness, drive tune-in, fan acquisition and engagement for the league. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker and skilled strategist with a passion for the sports and entertainment industry. They should possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a deep understanding of the latest marketing trends and best practices, particularly as it relates to activating a passionate fan base and driving viewership. The candidate will also have an influential voice with a strong ability to challenge conventional thinking with innovative solutions.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement global marketing strategies that build the brand, drive fan audience growth, engagement, and viewership.
  • Lead the marketing planning and strategy for the end-to-end integrated go-to-market campaigns across channels including TV, digital, out-of-home, email, influencer, social, web 3, paid media, experiential, and partner platforms.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and effective execution of marketing initiatives, including creative, media, partnerships, publicity, social, and content teams.  
  • Coordinate with regional teams to ensure fan growth strategy is aligned globally and ensure cohesive brand messaging across all markets. 
  • Partner with NBA affiliate leagues and team marketing organizations to ensure coordination, visibility, and alignment in overall campaigns. 
  • Partner with Strategy and Insights team to drive data and research projects and analyze market trends and consumer insights to identify target audience opportunities for growth and optimization. 
  • Monitor and report on the performance of marketing initiatives, providing actionable insights to drive continuous improvement. 
  • Manage a team of marketing professionals, providing mentorship and guidance to ensure their success and growth. 
  • Ensure that all marketing activities are aligned with the company’s overall business goals and objectives. 
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, external partners, and vendors.
  • Oversee team of five direct reports and overall team of 12.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

  • 10+ years of marketing and leadership experience; entertainment or sports marketing experience preferred.
  • Ability to run large scale cross channel campaigns, and drive tune in.
  • Strong entertainment marketing skills, with a deep understanding of viewership.
  • Ability to measure brand impact and results to inform future opportunities and grow the global fan base.
  • Proven track record of driving 360 marketing on all platforms.
  • Exceptional people management skills, and an ability to collaborate well cross functionally.

Education:Bachelor’s degree in related field required.

Assistant Producer, EuroLeague – IMG

IMG Production and Studios is one of the largest producers of sports programming in the world, responsible for thousands of hours of content on behalf of more than 200 federations, associations and events. Producing and distributing three 24/7 sports offerings in Sport 24, the first-ever live, global, premium sports channel for the airline and cruise industries; EDGEsport, the premium action sports channel; and the Premier League Content Service for international broadcasters, which includes all live matches, comprehensive analysis and regular magazine programming. Our cross-platform product offerings include: Golfing World, Amazon Tennis, UFC, The Wimbledon Championships, the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, European Tour Productions, Royal & Ancient Golf, Euroleague Basketball, Trans World Sport, EFL, FIVB, Audio and more.

What You’ll Do:

Join our EuroLeague department and be part of an incredible opportunity as an experienced self-shooting and editing Assistant Producer. With a global reach across over 100 territories and four continents, we produce a diverse range of content for rights holders and broadcast partners.

As an Assistant Producer, you will have the chance to work on various types of content for one of the world’s most competitive basketball leagues. From features and promos to live broadcasts and digital content, your creativity and expertise will shine through.

You will be responsible for self-shooting and editing using your skills with precision, ensuring the highest quality content for our audience. This role offers a chance to be at the forefront of capturing the excitement and talent of the league and the opportunity to travel to some of the best sporting atmospheres on the continent.

If you possess strong self-shooting and editing abilities, and are eager to contribute to the success of a global sports organization, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Apply now to become an Assistant Producer and make your mark in the captivating world of EuroLeague basketball.

Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:

  • Working on a variety of content forms, including features, promos, openers, live broadcast, long form and short form digital content, the Assistant Producer will self-edit using the Adobe suite, and edit produce content for our global broadcast partners.
  • This role will involve regular travel across Europe, with the assistant producer working as both a self-shooter with Sony FX3 and FS7 cameras, as well as directing single and multi camera shoots. The assistant producer will be responsible for pitching shoot ideas, finding stories and contributors, and interviewing some of the biggest basketball stars on the continent.
  • This is an editorial role with a broad scope, the Assistant Producer will be expected to pitch new content ideas, research stories and write engaging and compelling scripts. Working with the wider team, the Assistant producer will help drive the narrative, and look to push the content to new heights.
  • Adhere to compliance guidelines for broadcaster/client as appropriate.
  • You may also be required to carry out any other duties which are within the scope and purpose of the job.

You Will Have The Following Strengths:

  • Previous experience as working as an Assistant Producer
  • Experience of self-editing on Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Experience of self-shooting with a variety of cameras
  • Experience of supervising edits for promos and features
  • Experience of script writing

We’d Love If You Also Have These:

  • Experience on a wide range of sports programming, including Live OB’s, quick turnaround highlights, documentaries, magazine shows.
  • Knowledge of basketball
  • A second European language

Our Values:

  • We are fuelled by Persistence, adapting and seeking solutions in the face of challenges.
  • We support and elevate diverse voices, promoting equity and Inclusion within our company, industries and community.
  • We operate with a spirit of Entrepreneurialism, a willingness to take risks and mindset that is built to disrupt.
  • We rely on Collaboration across our network to power culture and unite people around the world.
  • We hold ourselves to the highest standards of Excellence in every aspect of our work, including how we interact with one another, our clients and our partners.

Our Work Ethic:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and ally-ship the way we do anything. Fiercely and fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

IMG is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Benefits:

  • Income protection
  • Life insurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Pension contribution
  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Dental insurance
  • Green car scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Subsidized office canteen
  • Free breakfast
  • Free on-site parking
  • Eye Care
  • Endeavor Wellness – lunch and learn events
  • EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) – range of practical and emotional support services
  • Dependent care – 5 days subsidized emergency child, pet, elder care
  • Critical Illness cover
  • Financial Wellbeing
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass
  • Health Screening
  • Will Writing
  • Dynamic office environment with great people!
  • Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
  • Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events

The Process:

We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in IMG. We aim to review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

  • Tele/Virtual Interview – up to 30 mins with member of talent acquisition team
  • 1st stage interview – Virtual/in person – with hiring manager and peer
  • 2nd stage interview – if required

A Bit About Us:

IMG Production and Studios is part of Endeavor, a global entertainment, sports and content company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation; marketing and licensing; content development, distribution and sales; event management; and a number of direct-to-consumer offerings.

Communications and PR lead – Bath Rugby

Bath Rugby is highly regarded across the world rugby landscape with a proud heritage of success and an impressive number of past and present international players representing the Club (many of whom have graduated through their outstanding Academy). It boasts a strong, loyal and passionate fan base and home games are played at the idyllic Recreation Ground in the city centre.

Plans for redevelopment of the Rec in the heart of Bath are now fully underway with a planning application shortly being submitted for a new stadium to be built and in addition, the Club continues to look to invest in success on the pitch and to deliver an enhanced fan satisfaction, match day experience and overall engagement levels for its loyal supporters.

CORE PURPOSE

1. To be responsible for constructing and delivering an audience growth strategy, significantly growing, and diversifying the fanbase through PR, content and owned social channels which align with our marketing and brand objectives.

2. To provide strategic communications and media leadership and direction across rugby and corporate activities which support and amplify the Bath Rugby brand.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Create and implement a PR strategy in line with brand and commercial objectives which attracts and converts new audiences to Bath Rugby.

2. To devise, implement and manage an annual communication and content strategy to support the wider marketing mission, our rugby philosophy and commercial objectives, establishing and monitoring relevant KPIs to evaluable progress and success.

3. To grow our social media following, increasing the value and engagement levels to attract and retain fans and create valuable commercial opportunities.

4. To positively promote Bath Rugby, from both a corporate and rugby perspective, through media and governing body relationships at a local and national level to deliver contractual requirements and create wider brand awareness.

5. Manage and grow communities through targeted and personalised communications and events, creating brand advocates who will support our key messaging.

6. Working closely with the Marketing and Communications teams to develop content strategies and marketing campaigns which align to brand values and objectives.

7. To analyse and understand the behaviours of our current and future audience, ensuring we understand the needs of our customers.

Partnership Development Manager – Arsenal

We are looking for Partnership Development Manager on a fixed term basis for 18 months. This important role will have responsibility for the generation of revenues through the acquisition of commercial partners on both a regional and global basis.The successful candidate will understand the business strategy of potential partners and the dynamics of the industry in which they operate, to structure and present a mutually beneficial partnership that will deliver against their strategy and achieve a business return.

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

  • Leading the process of securing partners in specific geographical regions for the Club all the way to final signature. There will be significant responsibility devolved to the Partnership Development Manager, with support from the wider business as required.

This will include:

  • Working with the team to develop target lists for agreed industries/geographies.
  • Proactively contacting decision makers at different organisations, as well as research targeted industries and companies to understand industry dynamics and company strategies.
  • Researching targeted industries and companies to understand industry dynamics and company strategies.
  • Presenting the Club partnership opportunity to senior decision makers in targeted companies at Emirates Stadium and abroad.
  • Developing bespoke partnership proposals to suit needs of individual companies. This will involve working together with various departments within the Club to structure a suitable.
  • Where appropriate, hosting potential partners at Club matches to bring alive the Matchday opportunity.
  • Closing partnership deals including negotiation of commercial terms and working alongside the Legal team taking the commercial lead to negotiate and conclude full form agreements.
  • Ensuring smooth handover of relationship to the Partner Services area of the team to manage the ongoing relationship.
  • Participating in the strategy setting of the Partnerships team including identification of categories and geographies to target.

What We Are Looking For

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally in Sport and or Business Development.
  • Proactively contacting senior decision makers where existing relationships may not be held.
  • Experience Leading or playing a key role in formulating, presenting, negotiating, and closing high value business to business partnership deals.
  • Working with contracts and negotiating commercial terms with legal support.
  • Excellent presentational skills and ability to persuade and influence audience with credible business content.
  • Intellectually strong with commercial acumen, able to think strategically, yet understands operational detail.
  • Passionate about delivering revenue objectives and thrives when creating new business development opportunities.
  • International sales experience and working cross-culturally (Desirable).
  • An understanding of brand dynamics and consumer trends (Desirable).
  • Ability to speak other languages (Desirable).
  • Sport/Sponsorship experience (Desirable).

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
  • Priority access to apply for match tickets
  • A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
  • A leading Employee Assistance Programme
  • Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for EveryoneArsenal 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.

Finance Manager – LTA

The Finance Manager role itself is one of the two manager roles in Group Finance, which will report into the Head of Group Finance.

This position will have a broad range of accountabilities including but not limited to responsibility for treasury management of all LTA Group entities, foreign exchange, complex operational cash flow forecasting, loan book cash projections, day-to-day banking activity oversight, in-house banking facility(/facilities) expert, and monitoring of financial and regulatory compliance where relevant. The role will also be responsible for management of the accounts payable and receivable transactional team, the LTA’s insurance programme, and providing ad hoc project accounting support. This list is not exhaustive and will evolve over time. The Finance Manager will also play a key role in pro-actively identifying opportunities for, and driving the continuous development of, the Finance function through various projects and initiatives.

The role as Finance Manager is in essence about driving effective decision making, typically through best-in-class financial and risk planning. You will seek out opportunities to minimise cost while examining benefits and payback where appropriate, seek efficiency wherever possible, and drive value by ensuring activity is aligned to business strategy. You will have a pro-active approach and seek to be involved at the outset of all key projects to help enable effective conversations with senior management.

Key responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the operational and people management of the transactional processing team which includes one direct and three indirect reports, providing regular feedback and leadership.
  • Acting as the main point of contact for the LTA’s insurance programme, both internally and externally, while progressing renewal and / or remarketing options through liaison with external advisors as this arises. Responsible for ensuring the Finance Director and Chief Executive are informed of key changes and policies alongside key colleagues across the organisation. Key stakeholders include Board, Finance Director, Head of Group Finance, Chief Executive, Senior Managers, Legal, HR, Councillors and volunteers.
  • Responsible for cash flow forecasting, the development and review of all cash planning, and producing reports and guidance for inclusion in Board papers as required.
  • Responsible for being the treasury lead for the LTA Group to include preparation of treasury reporting and insight for the Finance Director, CEO, wider Executive team, LTA Board, and AELTC ensuring high quality information that is accurate, relevant and timely, and communicated and explained clearly to stakeholders across all levels of the organisation, including the production of relevant visuals and dashboards as required.
  • Key contact for the LTA’s investment portfolio responsible for initiating drawdowns from our accounts where necessary, provide monthly reporting of investments, and ensuring compliance with regulations in different regions.
  • Responsible for collecting coach, venue and hardship loan repayments, working with Commercial Finance and Property on any issues raised and reporting any non-payments.
  • Collaborate with the Head of Group Finance and Head of Commercial Finance to forecast the LTA Group reserves and produce analysis to relay to various boards and committees.
  • Responsible for ad hoc year end tasks in conjunction with the Group Finance function.
  • Conducting and completing reviews of outsourced providers and supplier contracts.
  • Preparation of relevant memos and / or supporting documentation, quantifying the benefits, making recommendations, co-ordinating all related follow up activity, investigating risks and opportunities, identifying savings to mitigate risks, all to ensure targets are achieved or improved on.
  • Being able to reliably show and report on the benefits of improved systems, processes, automations, behaviours, and decisions that drive improved outputs plus time and / or cost reductions.
  • Management of internal control integrity and ensuring that they are operated on a best practice basis.
  • 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 LTA.

Previous experience:

  • Able to influence key internal & external stakeholders across a number of different levels, with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to work independently and deliver on time and at a consistently high standard
  • Clear communicator with a critical eye for detail yet able to simplify the complex in communication
  • Commitment to problem-solving and improving processes, always anticipating the question, and looking for better ways of doing things
  • Ability to work with colleagues to ensure that there is a continued environment of creativity, shared opportunity and a culture of progressive and sustained improvement
  • Successfully driving strategic implementation through stakeholders and partners
  • Pro-active, flexible and fully engaged with a customer focussed mind-set
  • You will be ACA, CIMA or similarly qualified with at least three years post-qualification experience
  • Strong commercial/professional acumen gained at a fast paced, high demand business
  • Experience of using Unit4 desirable

Our Benefits

What we can offer you

We are proud of the range of benefits we can provide:

  • Retail discounts from brands including Adidas, Dunlop, Crew Clothing, AMC & many more
  • 25 days of annual leave
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
  • Free use of our Gym, Tennis & Padel courts and access to various sporting clubs upon joining
  • Priority access to our colleague ticket offers for all LTA Major Events, including Wimbledon
  • Eligible to participate in the LTA Annual Bonus Scheme, subject to meeting the set criteria in force at the time (depending on your role)
  • You will be eligible to receive life assurance cover up to the value of three times your basic annual salary (more depending on your role)
  • Private Healthcare cover
  • An Employee Assistance Programme that offers anonymous and confidential, emotional, and practical support 24/7 for you and your immediate family
  • Pension (up to 10% contribution from employer)
  • Cycle-to-Work scheme, eye care vouchers and season ticket loans
  • Free parking & bike racks at the National Tennis Centre, plus electric vehicle charging points
  • Staff lockers and discount on all food purchased at our Deuce Café
  • Social activities all year round which encourage you to get to know your fellow colleagues

Our Culture

The LTA, through its vision “Tennis Opened up”, is committed to creating a diverse environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We are proud to actively invite applications from all candidates who meet the essential criteria and can work in the UK. We commit that everyone will receive equal consideration for employment irrespective of your ethnicity, religion, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, any disability, marital or civil partnership status, and pregnancy or maternity status.

The LTA Tennis Foundation is a new tennis charity that partners with brilliant people and organisations to improve lives through tennis. It shares the LTA’s vision of ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and it wants to use our sport to make a real difference to people across the whole country. All LTA colleagues have the chance to get involved with the LTA TF, with some directly involved in delivering and leading its work.

To truly deliver our vision of “Tennis Opened up”, we believe it is critical that the LTA plays our part in contributing to a healthier and more sustainable society. We want to grow tennis in Britain, but do so in a responsible way, protecting and supporting the environment and working with everyone in the sport to tackle our climate impacts. We are committed to ensuring a lasting future for tennis in Britain, and our Environmental Sustainability Plan sets out how we will do this.

Senior Broadcast Operations Manager – FA

We are excited to be searching for a Senior Broadcast Operations Manager, who will oversee and lead the scheduling, production and rights delivery for broadcast partners for the BWSL/BWC and Conti Cup.

This is an exciting role as you will also manage all relevant stakeholders at a time of transformational growth for the Women’s Professional Game in England as the BWSL/BWC progress to NewCo.

What will you be doing?

  • Work with domestic and international broadcasters and production partners to manage relationships and implement all women’s multi-platform football programming – across Barclays Women’s Super League (BWSL), Barclays Women’s Championship (BWC) &Continental Tyres League Cup.
  • To ensure broadcast contracts are effectively managed.
  • Oversee all output including live matches across linear and digital platforms, highlights, shoulder and magazine programming.
  • To oversee broadcast operations for every round of the BWSL – including upload of content to FTP sites, highlights, live match streaming – communicating to stakeholders of where and when content is available.
  • Manage all broadcasters on event day including accreditations, access, studio requirements, match day reporters and interview requests, mixed zone, flash and super flash. Liaising with the host stadium and club in conjunction with the broadcast production manager.
  • Oversee the broadcast picks for all televised and streamed matches, working closely with football operations department, host broadcasters, clubs and production partners.
  • To manage the relationship with production partner and media archive directory as well as technical services and any future tender requirements.
  • Analyse viewing figure trends and understand key industry and consumer trends that will influence the sector in the future, across technology, platform, production and distribution.
  • Manage production budgets and raise PO’s where applicable.
  • Clearance of footage for FA channels.
  • Increase opportunity to watch women’s football across all platforms.
  • Ensure all broadcast regulations are correct and up to date for all competitions and work with licensing and compliance department on annual refresh of regulations in line with broadcast contract requirements.
  • To oversee the recruitment and training of match managers.
  • Support clubs with all broadcast queries and requests.
  • Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
  • As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

  • Experience of television operations ideally in sports industry.
  • Good understanding of the broadcasting industry covering; media rights, scheduling, production, ITT and operational delivery.
  • Experienced in budget management.
  • Excellent communication, organizational & project management skills.

Beneficial to have:

  • Experience working in a commercial environment.
  • Ability to build relationships and manage conflict effectively.
  • Understanding of the football industry.
  • Flexible approach to working hours.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George’s Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

  • Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
  • Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park.
  • Free private medical cover.
  • A contributory pension scheme.
  • An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
  • A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Our Organisation

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.

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.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George’s Park or our Processing Centre, unless the role is advertised as a homebased contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance

Ticketing Manager – SailGP

SailGP is the world’s most exciting racing on-water. The annual, global championship – established in 2018 and now in its third season – features national teams battling in short, intense races at iconic stadium-style venues across the globe.

The high-tech, high-speed action features the sailing’s best athletes racing in identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans, flying at speeds approaching 100 km/h who compete for the sport’s top prize money, with US$4.3 million at stake over the season.

SailGP also races for a better future, championing a world powered by nature. In 2020, SailGP set a new standard as the first climate positive sports and entertainment property and began delivering actions and innovations that advance the global adoption of clean energy. Underpinning the organization’s purpose-driven agenda is a diversification of the league, with the goal of immediately progressing gender and racial equity and inclusivity.

SailGP is a global organization with defined values that shape the culture of its diverse team: deliver quality, break boundaries, make an impact, stand together and strike a balance.

The Role:

The SailGP Commercial team is looking for a Ticketing Manager who will help plan, manage, and execute all commercial ticketing operations at SailGP events. The Ticketing Manager will be working with internal departments, outside vendors, partners, and local teams to coordinate, plan, build and deliver all SailGP events.

Responsibilities:

  • Reports to the Head of Ticketing and works closely with a wide range of other internal operations team members to deliver a holistic SailGP spectator ticketing program.
  • Manage content on event pages on SailGP’s website.
  • Working across the event build process on our suppliers ticketing platform including seat configurations & inventory management.
  • Support the management of access control planning and delivery across all venues.
  • Oversee the delivery of all operational components of the ticketing project plan, including working closely with venues and our ticketing provider to develop a detailed venue specific ticketing operations manual for all events.
  • Successfully delivering the ticketing operations across all events.
  • Acting as the ticketing point of contact during events.
  • Working with the Head of Ticketing and Finance department in the reconciliation of all ticket revenues.
  • Copy write for event pages and ticketing communications.
  • Assist in sourcing concessions and activations for race stadiums.
  • Train all onsite staff as it relates to ticketing operations.
  • Setup of box office equipment onsite including, but not limited to Scanners, PDQs, Tablets, etc.
  • Onsite administrative tasks including, but not limited to ordering wristbands, tokens, etc.
  • Manage leasing with external agencies i.e. Official Spectator Boat Suppliers, etc.

Background

  • Significant technical ticketing experience, including working for a large-scale events for sports and/or entertainment industries with a focus on operational planning and delivery.
  • Significant experience of ticket planning and sales processes across multiple venues and internationally.
  • Experience of inventory management across multiple events.
  • Experience with temporary events in non-permanent venues.
  • Demonstrable strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience of working across internal and external departments and stakeholders
  • Experience with the latest ticketing technologies.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, the ability to influence others and manage relationships.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with local vendors, suppliers, contractors.
  • Strong working knowledge of MS office, Adobe, Keynote, Google Drive
  • Strong working knowledge or iPads, PDQs, and basic networking knowledge
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualifications required.

Attributes

  • Strong strategic thinking capabilities with demonstrated problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to operate both independently and in a collaborative, team environment.
  • Entrepreneurial and passionate with a desire to exceed expectations.
  • Superior organisation, prioritisation and project management skills.
  • Extremely strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with limited supervision.
  • Ability to work effectively and thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
  • Self-starter, action-oriented, resourceful; can take a project or program from start to completion.
  • Champion an inclusive environment where diversity is valued.
  • Advocate and promote SailGP Values and contribute to a positive culture.
  • Operate with a financially responsible mindset and strive for the commercial sustainability of SailGP.
  • Consider how each team action contributes to Better Sport, Better Planet
  • Culturally sensitive and able to effectively work globally.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
  • Must be able to work events from start to finish throughout the year including nights, weekends, holidays.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Senior Project Manager – England Rugby

The Allianz Premier 15s (AP15s) mission is to be the most competitive, progressive and sustainable domestic competition in the world. The new company, consisting of a small team working closely with League Clubs and the Rugby Football Union (RFU), will deliver the strategy, drive growth and lead the way in the development of professional women’s club rugby.

Reporting to the CEO, the role will be responsible for developing the AP15s company strategy and project management and supporting in the evaluation and delivery of new and existing activities as part of the long-term growth of AP15s.

Accountabilities

  • Overall project management of AP15s, supporting the CEO, Board and other staff as required.
  1. Work collaboratively across departments to set priorities, goals, manage project plans and implement strategic initiatives, prioritising resources required and enabling continuous improvement.
  • Strategic lead on identified projects; turning strategic opportunities into executable plans and managing new initiatives from conception to execution. These projects to include but not limited to:
  1. Remuneration Cap
  2. New Company implementation
  3. 2025 World Cup ready.
  • Implement and manage the Shared Services Agreement between AP15s and RFU, acting as a conduit between the two organisations. Ensuring that the SSA is being delivered in accordance with all agreements and reviewed and updated as required.
  • Lead and prepare meetings as required, including the company Steering Group committee.
  • Support the CEO with company wide budget and forecasting.
  • Act as an ambassador for and always promote the best interests of Allianz Premier 15s, including the promotion of the Core Values of the company.
  • 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 Allianz Premier 15s.

Qualifications, skills & experience:

  • A good understanding of all aspects of women’s professional sport.
  • A problem solver and a strategic thinker; independent and self-sufficient
  • Highly numerate
  • Excellent project management skills and able to manage different projects at the same time.
  • Multi-tasking, ability to adapt to change and operate in uncertainty – managing a variety of projects and timelines with limited supervision
  • Ability to influence and build consensus at senior level within the rugby/professional sport landscape.
  • Comfortable with difficult conversations and ability to articulate strategy/messaging to deliver on the vision, mission, and objectives of AP15s.
  • Clear strategic thinking and planning ability.

Additional Information:

  • All role holders must maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality. Any disclosures of confidential information (including personal information kept on computers or other media) made unlawfully outside the proper course of duty will be treated as a serious disciplinary offence.
  • Personal circumstances must allow the candidate to work extended hours on occasion during times of peak activity including evenings and weekends.
  • The role description, person specification, role grade and role title may be subject to change at the discretion of and in accordance with business developments. Any changes will be communicated to the role holder as appropriate.