At a Glance
- Tasks: Create engaging content for social media and promote the club's identity.
- Company: Join Potters Bar Town FC, a vibrant community football club.
- Benefits: Free match attendance and valuable experience for your CV.
- Other info: Perfect for students looking to gain hands-on experience in digital media.
- Why this job: Kickstart your media career while making a real impact in sports.
- Qualifications: No experience needed; just a passion for social media and creativity.
We are Potters Bar Town FC, a community based Step 4 semi-professional football club in Hertfordshire looking to add a new voluntary Digital Media Assistant to our team in order to produce the best possible content online for our supporters and further the awareness and identity of the club. After a strong few seasons of social engagement, we're hoping to expand our team and continue to build our fanbase while providing excellent content to our current supporters.
Our media volunteers are able to attend home and away matches for free, and volunteers at the club have gone on to secure jobs in media roles, including at Sky News.
Job Purpose: Creating engaging and varied content for the club’s social media channels and website, working on representing the club in the best possible light in the media.
Main Responsibilities:
- Create graphics and video content for the club’s X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook accounts to help promote the club to potential new supporters whilst engaging current fans.
- Work with the Media Manager to co‑ordinate content, as well as the Commercial and Community Partnership Manager, so that supporters are updated on any commercial opportunities at the club.
- Play an active role in engaging with supporters to ensure club media content represents them.
Experience / Qualifications: This is the perfect chance to take your first steps in social media content creation, but if you have any experience, we'd love to see examples.
Skills / Abilities Required:
- Ability to use social media platforms and follow trends.
- Experience writing concise and engaging written content.
- Understanding or willingness to learn social media analytics.
Person Specification:
- Fast learner who is able to adapt a strategy based on content engagement rates.
- Able to work using your own initiative and as a member of a team.
- Happy to work effectively under pressure and be resilient.
Club Values: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. Potters Bar Town are committed to equality, inclusion and diversity of opportunity to ensure we provide fair and non‑prejudicial access to the services across the Club. It is the policy of the club that no person, whether player, job applicant, employee, volunteer or customer, shall be discriminated against. The club opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination, either direct or indirect, or harassment, on the grounds of the following ‘protected characteristics’: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage & Civil Partnership, Pregnancy & Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation.
Safeguarding: Potters Bar Town are committed to ensure vulnerable adults and children are protected and kept safe from harm whilst engaged in services organised and provided by the club and are committed to fulfil its responsibilities by ensuring it displays best practice in safeguarding matters.
Code of Conduct: Potters Bar Town expects the highest standards of integrity and conduct of its employees and volunteers. All staff are expected to follow the club’s Code of Conduct and act in the interests of the club at all times.
Digital Media Assistant employer: Potters Bar Town FC
At Potters Bar Town FC, we pride ourselves on being a community-focused club that offers a vibrant and inclusive environment for our volunteers. As a Digital Media Assistant, you'll have the unique opportunity to enhance your skills while creating engaging content that resonates with our supporters, all within the welcoming atmosphere of The Lantern Stadium. Our volunteers not only enjoy free access to matches but also benefit from valuable networking opportunities that can lead to exciting careers in media.