Business Manager
Business Manager – £50k
Must have Sports experience
BUSINESS SUPPORT DUTIES
The role is to support on new business & stakeholder engagement with the CEO / MD
• Planning meeting agendas, creation & delivery of papers and presentations and conducting research when required
• Attend meetings with a range of senior stakeholders and ensure the timely and accurate delivery of all actions
• Co ordinate, document and follow up on all agreed actions from relevant meetings
• Attending & representing the Board in communications, meetings and events where needed
• Maintaining credibility, confidentiality, trust and support both internally and with external senior stakeholders
• To help identify new business opportunities
• Development and management of worldwide marketing engagement strategy – EMEA & APAC
• Ongoing management of agency transformation plan
• Ongoing day to day business support to CEO/MD (this may include any functional PA related roles we need as and when required)
MARKETING DUTIES
This element of role is to project manage all elements of the agency marketing & PR workstreams, examples of this includes;
• Overseeing award submissions, reports and marketing
• Overseeing marketing related events for example thought leadership activity
• Support with collating and writing marketing materials in line with our company’s vision
• Assisting with marketing campaigns ensuring that they are delivered successfully on time and within budget
• Overseeing marketing materials across our social media and internet site
• Overseeing the execution of our PR internally and externally
• Collating case studies and sharing as required
• Ongoing management of our client database & assisting with the creation of internal and external comms including newsletters
• Updating company website and social tools with relevant information
REQUIREMENTS
• Prior experience in the Sports and Entertainment industry or in a business development / marketing role
• Must be a self-starter, have gravitas and deep knowledge of sector to work side by side with the CEO & MD
• Excellent interpersonal skills and being approachable and accessible to all teams
• To be proactive, take ownership with minimal input
• Strong organisational and planning skills, able to multi-task and work under pressure whilst remaining professional and calm
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to explain complicated concepts with clarity and develop strong working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office suite, including creative presentation ability
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE
• A ‘go getter’ and team player
• You’ll own it, with a friendly and collaborative approach, someone who is willing to roll their sleeves up
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable
• You’ll be curious about new trends, keeping up to date and sharing ideas
• You’ll be collaborative, working across experts in all our departments to get the very best outcomes
• You’ll be happy to take responsibility, get uncomfortable and take calculated risks if needed
BONUS POINTS
• Creative flair, good writing skills and use of Mail Chimp or other graphic/design tools
• Experience working in a similar sized company (Circa 100)
• Previous experience of supporting committees and a passion for getting involved with the likes of
Culture and Diversity & Inclusion teams
BENEFITS
• Standard hours are 9:30-5:30, but flexible hours also apply. Staff can start earlier or later if they work during the core hours of 10:30-4:30 and make up standard hours
• Private health care with Bupa
• Pension – up to 5% matching
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• 27 days holiday and the option to buy up to 10 & sell 5 days holiday per year
• Long service awards (£350 gift card at 5 years and 1 month paid sabbatical at 10 years)
• Access to wellbeing initiatives and programmes
• Social events (including subsidised ski trip) and much more
contact – carlie@f1recruitment.com