Marketing & Partnerships Manager

The Junior Premier League is recruiting a Marketing & Partnerships Manager.

This is a key appointment and comes at an exciting time in the lifecycle of the business.

We’re looking for a candidate who is motivated, entrepreneurial, proactive and can take our marketing to the next level; someone who knows how to lead a team, but isn’t afraid to roll their sleeves up and lead by example. The successful candidate will lead our marketing, social media and content team and help to shape and drive the JPL’s strategic marketing activities, across all platforms. The JPL is a global business with staff in the UK, US and across the GCC, so the person we’re looking for, will be cognisant of regional customs and variations and be comfortable with international travel. This role will suit someone who is ambitious, energetic, flexible and ready to throw themselves into an organisation they can grow with.

The JPL’s new marketing and partnerships manager will sit right at the heart of the business, reporting to the JPL's Exco, and will come into contact with every department to ensure our messaging and brand is consistent and impactful wherever it appears. They will lead efforts to develop a recognisable brand and the wider public understanding of our role in the football landscape, as well as drive the marketing strategy behind existing products, services and events. An understanding and appreciation of the football industry is vital, and we expect the successful candidate will have had previous experience of working in football, either with a club, brand or a league. Our hybrid-working model will allow you some variety in your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Our staff liaise closely with their managers when it comes to work hours and their place of work, according to the demands of their role.

SALARY

-Competitive and commensurate with experience. Further details available upon enquiry.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

-Providing strong leadership and development of the marketing and creative teams

-Oversee, be able to communicate and be ready to sharpen the JPL’s existing marketing strategy,

-Perform your responsibilities in absolute alignment with the JPL’s values, vision and purpose.

-Manage the team, set targets and oversee reporting, to help JPL achieve its overarching strategic objectives

-Oversee the JPL’s brand across social media, video, audio, newsletters, to ensure success for the business.

-Take responsibility for the look and feel of JPL websites, across regions, to ensure total alignment.

-Manage and maintain relationships with JPL’s commercial partners and deliver on contractual commitments.

-Be able to design and manage a personal development plan that up-skills themselves during their time with JPL.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Essential:

• Proven experience in marketing with demonstrable evidence of executing a marketing strategy.
• Strong knowledge of the global and regional football landscape
• Digital marketing acumen, with an eye for the latest trends on platforms, content, campaigns
• Demonstrable interest in the growth of women’s and girls’ football
• Understanding of latest AI capabilities as it relates to marketing, content and media
• Ability to execute SEO campaigns and paid search
• Understanding of managing football partnerships in the context of marketing and content.
• Enthusiastic, motivated – an outstanding team player
• Strong team ethic and collaborative nature – confident managing multiple stakeholders.
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Educated to degree standard or equivalent (ideally with a marketing qualification)
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Google Drive.
• Flexible working attitude and approach
• Availability to travel for business needs
• Experienced/capable across all aspects of marketing, including:
• -Strategy and delivery
• -Social media, content and activation
• -internal communication
• -working to targets, results analysis and recommendations

Desirable:

• Previous experience of working in a marketing role within the football industry.
• Additional language skills
• Previous experience of overseas markets/business cultures
• Post-graduate digital qualifications/sports-related credentials

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Applications will close at the end of the day on Friday, January 10th.

ABOUT THE JPL

The Junior Premier League (JPL) is one of the world’s most successful youth sports organisations. Each week, we bring together thousands of young people across the world for unrivalled sporting opportunities and fierce, but fair, competition. JPL was founded in England in 2011 and although the home of football will always be the birthplace of the Junior Premier League, it now operates in the USA, across the Middle East and will be launching in Mexico, Australia and Canada in 2025. We know JPL players like to dream big dreams, and our work with the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona, Liverpool and Arsenal presents our young people with the chance to make those dreams take flight. Our girls league, JPL Warriors, is one of the fastest growing youth competitions in Europe and features the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to name but a few.

JPL RECRUITMENT

The JPL is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share our values. All appointments will be made based on merit. Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust and safe recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children.