Events & Marketing Activations Manager in Nottingham

Salary: Please state your expectations within your application

Contract: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Department: Marketing and Content

Reporting to: Director Of Marketing

Closing Date For Applications: 29th July 2026

About the Role:

Nottingham Forest is seeking a driven Events & Marketing Activations Manager to join our growing commercial and marketing team. This is a hands‑on delivery role at the heart of the Club's fan engagement, marketing, and commercial activity. You will be the driver behind our club events, marketing and partner activations - taking ownership of projects from initial planning through to execution. You will also provide support to our Content Production & Partnership teams on Men, Women and Netball matchdays, helping to ensure every fan‑facing moment is seamless, professional, and on‑brand. This role is built for a natural project manager who thrives on coordination, keeps multiple stakeholders aligned, and takes genuine pride in delivering exceptional experiences.

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to high street and gym discounts.
• Discount within our Club shop.
• Free on‑site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver all Club events from end to end, from initial concept through planning, logistics, and on‑site execution.
• Act as the primary point of contact and project lead for fan‑facing events including open days, community events, and seasonal activations.
• Work with internal departments on any ad‑hoc events or activations.

• Support the Marketing team in delivering campaigns and fan activations, ensuring activations are executed on brief, on time, and to a high standard.
• Coordinate creative and operational requirements across internal and external teams to bring marketing campaigns to life.

• Support the Partnerships team in delivering partner activations and any contractual rights that may need event / activation support.

• Produce scripts and running orders for matchday presentation.
• Book and brief talent, presenters, and on‑pitch personnel.
• Check and coordinate matchday content across all production touchpoints.
• Liaise with floor managers and production teams to ensure smooth operational delivery.
• Serve as a key operational link between the Content Production and Marketing teams on matchdays.

• Coordinate suppliers, freelancers, and internal stakeholders across all assigned projects.
• Manage timelines, budgets and project plans for all events and activations.
• Maintain clear communication across teams to ensure everyone is briefed, aligned, and accountable.

What are we looking for:

• Proven experience delivering events, activations or marketing campaigns from concept through to execution.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively across a variety of departments and with external suppliers and partners.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships at all levels.
• Highly organised with outstanding attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and make effective decisions in a fast‑moving environment.
• Experience managing project timelines, budgets and logistics.
• Comfortable taking ownership of projects and seeing them through from planning to delivery.
• Flexible approach to working hours, including evenings, weekends and matchdays, in line with the demands of the football calendar.
• Competent in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Experience working within professional sport, entertainment, hospitality or live events.
• Knowledge of football matchday operations or live event production.
• Experience coordinating marketing activations or commercial partnership fulfilment.
• Experience producing event schedules, scripts or running orders.
• Understanding of fan engagement and customer experience principles.
• Experience working with creative, production or content teams.

The successful candidate will be:

• A natural organiser who enjoys bringing people together to deliver successful projects.
• Passionate about creating memorable experiences for supporters, partners and guests.
• Self‑motivated, proactive and willing to take ownership of their work.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in an ever‑changing environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• A confident communicator who can influence, collaborate and build trust with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Professional, approachable and committed to representing Nottingham Forest to the highest standard.
• Creative in their thinking while remaining practical and solutions‑focused.
• Resilient, dependable and willing to go the extra mile to ensure every event and activation is delivered successfully.

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we invite all applicants to provide diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We encourage 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, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind‑overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.