Job Description

As Senior Sport Partnership Executive, you will assist the Sports Partnerships Manager & wider Partnerships team in executing JD\'s Sports Partnerships activity. It includes supporting on the servicing of contractual assets, delivering activation calendars & assisting with the planning and activating of key activity across JD & partner channels. It will also include liaison with other teams to understand the support required across the retail and multi-channel estate to assist in maximising and reporting on commercial partner trade opportunities. The role will involve liaising briefing content with JD\'s Studio, partners & content providers. It will also involve monitoring competitor and other partner activity.

• Job Title - Senior Sport Partnership Executive
• Location - Bury, BL9 8RR
• Working rota - Monday to Friday
• Working hours - 40hrs per week

What you will be responsible for:

• Work alongside the Sports Partnership Manager(s) to execute partnership rights, liaising with the teams to ensure full execution across all digital, store & partner channels.
• Assist in maintaining a calendar for all Partnerships activity to ensure JD is able to maximise all key moments & opportunities.
• Brief & supply all relevant partner marketing assets in order to meet all deadlines for marketing rights such as programme & in stadia advertising liaising with the campaign management team.
• Assist with the day to day briefing of creative assets across the retail and multi-channel estate to ensure a consistency in partnership communications.
• Support in reporting back on any campaigns and competitions to show the benefits and coverage obtained alongside commercial results where applicable so we can track the benefits and value of social to the wider business.
• Work with the Sports Partnerships Manager in liaising with marketing, retail, activation & social teams to execute best in class events organised alongside our partners.

What we are looking for

• Prior experience in Sports Marketing or a Sports agency is preferred.
• Good knowledge of football is key.
• Wider knowledge of other sports & eSports is also advantageous.

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia\'s in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to engrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day to day.

Interested?

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Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don\'t hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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