Marketing & Communications Manager

SPORTFIVE is a global agency working across sponsor ships, advertising, talent, activation and hospitality within sports. Globally, we have over 1,200 employees who strategically and creatively connect brands, rights–holders, media platforms and fans across Football, F1, NFL, NBA, Golf, Gaming and Esports, Olympics, and more.

Whether it’s supporting Premier League football clubs to secure their next front‑of‑shirt sponsor, curating deals for brands to showcase their advertising during games televised to millions across the world, or representing the best talent in our industry, connecting sports organisations to incredible brands and partners is at the heart of what we do.

Having been voted the No.1 most attractive sports marketing agency to work for three consecutive years, we’re incredibly proud of our culture and the people that help to nurture it. If you want to help shape the future of the sports industry, then we want to hear from you.

Be responsible for developing and implementing SPORTFIVE’s internal and external communications strategy for the UK market. Working as a close‑knit team of two, you will lead and partner day‑to‑day with the Marketing Communications Associate to deliver impact‑ful events and insight‑led communication initiatives while strengthening SPORTFIVE’s presence within the industry. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership and a broad network of UK and global stakeholders, including the wider Global Marketing Communications team, to ensure clear, consistent and effective messaging.

This is a highly generalist role within a small to medium‑size business, so you’ll develop and deliver a broad range of marketing and communications initiatives. You should be prepared to work across multiple topics and channels at pace, switching between day‑to‑day delivery and longer‑term planning.

You will directly manage the Marketing Communications Associate, UK, providing coaching and clear direction, and creating a collaborative, high‑performing function that delivers across external and internal communications. The role works in close partnership with the wider Global Marketing Communications team and has a reporting line into both the UK business and Global Headquarters in Hamburg.

This is a full‑time role and you must be eligible to work in the UK.

Close collaboration with key UK stakeholders to manage and facilitate the marketing requirements for the UK business.

Develop and execute a quarterly content strategy for SPORTFIVE’s owned channels to support business objectives including industry insights and SPORTFIVE success stories.

Collaborate with the Global Social Media Manager to ensure UK‑related content is published across digital platforms.

Identify, plan and deliver SPORTFIVE networking and client events and initiatives, such as partnership hosting opportunities, play‑on‑pitch, other sports hospitality opportunities.

Identify relevant industry conferences and events for employee attendance, partnership opportunities, panel discussion or speaker engagements.

Develop and maintain relationships with relevant third‑party media.

Identify and manage award entry opportunities that align with business objectives.

Close collaboration with the global communications team and other market leads to align messaging, share best practices, and ensure brand consistency.

Work closely with the UK senior leadership team to communicate key business updates effectively.

Collaborate with HR to develop and distribute HR‑related updates in an engaging and informative manner.

Re‑develop and maintain an effective employee internal intranet.

Coordinate, create and distribute a monthly internal newsletter.

Prepare and deliver town‑hall meetings and other initiatives to promote knowledge‑sharing across the UK business.

Work with the office coordinator to plan and deliver UK‑wide company social events.

Close collaboration with the global communications team and other market leads to ensure knowledge sharing.

• Proven experience in marketing communications, preferably within the…