Media Manager

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Role: Media Manager

Hours: Permanent (weekends required)

Location: Leigh, Leopards Den, Leigh Sports Village, WN7 4JY (travel required)

Salary: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

As Media Manager you will be on the front line of the Clubs communications and have your finger on the pulse of all things Leigh Leopards. This includes working closely with the coaching team, players and supporting staff!

We are currently seeking a motivated, energised, and creative Media Manager to provide unique and engaging content across all the Club’s digital and social media platforms. Your role will enhance our media platforms, manage our communications, and market the Leigh Leopards brand.

We are looking for a highly creative individual who will create exciting, engaging, and cutting-edge content that informs and excites fans to want to be part of our journey. The right candidate will also have written and journalistic skills and be able to manage all club communications including the much-loved matchday programme.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all social media platforms creating unique and engaging graphics, tiles and decks to use interchangeably across our platforms.
• Lead on and manage the Club website ensuring all content is accurate and up to date.
• Deliver the matchday social media content, translating in game action into exciting content for fans.
• Produce written content for the official Club website and matchday programme.
• Produce regular, accurate and engaging multimedia content to tight deadlines.
• Utilise the CRM system to create segmentation for digital marketing campaigns.
• As part of the matchday entertainment schedule, generate and deliver social and digital media fan engagement initiatives to promote all fixtures.
• Arrange and manage regular social media interaction between followers and players/coaches/staff.
• Assist with Club partners and sponsorship activations across our social media channels.
• Conduct interviews with players and coaches as well as digital coverage of training sessions.
• Promote and raise the profile of Leigh Leopards players.
• Attend all media and Club events to obtain social and digital content.
• Identify popular social media trends that the Club can utilise, as well as influencers to raise the Club’s brand and profile.
• Photographing and filming our matchdays and events.
• Liaise with the press and media to ensure press conferences run smoothly and on time.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Media Production, Graphics or Journalism is desirable.
• Competent in Adobe software (Premiere Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects).
• Competent with filming and photography equipment.
• Good written and proofreading skills for press, emailers and written copy.
• Relevant experience in a similar role.
• Experience of working within a professional sporting environment is desirable.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Dynamic and engaging person with a passion for being the market leader in digital and social media content.
• Creative thinker with an obsession for attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong cultural sensitivity, and first-class customer engagement skills.
• Committed to always demonstrating the highest professional standards of operation and delivery.
• Excellent communicator and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people.
• Able to present a highly professional image when representing the Club.
• Positive mind set, resilient and able to balance multiple priorities whilst remaining focused.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Due to the nature of the business, and the role, this is not a standard Monday- Friday 9-5 job. Requires flexibility towards working hours, including the requirement to work at all home and away fixtures, plus various events on evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays.

APPLICATION PROCESS

A current CV, together with salary expectations and an introductory letter setting out why you feel you would be an appropriate candidate for this role, should be emailed to steve@leighrl.co.uk. Application deadline 23rd of June, interviews week beginning the 26th of June.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leigh, WN7 4JY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/06/2023