Commercial Projects Assistant

The Premier League’s Commercial team is seeking a highly organised and proactive Commercial Projects Assistant to support the planning and delivery of a wide range of commercial initiatives, events and cross departmental projects. This role plays an important part in ensuring the smooth running of key programmes across the Commercial department, contributing to high profile campaigns and supporting the operational needs of a fast paced and collaborative team.

The ideal candidate will bring strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities while working with senior stakeholders and colleagues across the League.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Commercial Director, Head of Commercial Projects and other colleagues on Commercial team projects, campaigns and events (e.g. Hall of Fame, ePremier League).
• Manage the Commercial corporate gifting process, including ordering stock and managing staff requests.
• Support the Head of Commercial Projects on Club commercial relationships, including responding to Club queries, Club paperwork and preparation/delivery of Club meetings.
• Provide administration support across the Partnership, Business Development, Marketing and Commercial Insight departments.
• Organise internal and external departmental meetings, producing agendas, supporting papers and minutes as required.
• Plan and organise team sessions i.e. Commercial away days.
• Support across general Commercial administrative duties and ad-hoc projects.
• Support Partnerships and Licensing team with management of online approval manager, including the swift review and management of partner creative and liaison with Club contacts.

Requirements for the role:

• Exposure to a professional working environment, such as an internship, placement, graduate scheme or junior administrative role.
• A strong interest in the commercial side of sport, with curiosity about how rights holders, partners, Clubs and wider stakeholders work together to deliver high-quality fan, partner and business outcomes.
• Highly organised, with good attention to detail and the ability to support multiple tasks, deadlines and stakeholders at the same time.
• A proactive self-starter who is comfortable taking ownership of tasks, asking the right questions and following through to completion.
• Professional, reliable and confident when working with colleagues and external stakeholders, with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear emails, prepare simple documents and capture accurate meeting notes.
• A collaborative team player who is keen to learn, open to feedback and willing to support across a range of Commercial projects, events and administrative activity.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment, with a positive attitude and an interest in delivering work to a high standard.
• Previous experience in events management is not essential, but an interest in supporting the delivery of high-profile projects, campaigns or events would be beneficial.

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The closing date for applications is 31 July 2026.