Media & Communications Manager

Overview

The Hive London is actively looking to hire an experienced Head of Media & Communications to proactively strategise, create and run all Club and football related comms and media output.

The Head of Media & Communications will lead a team of staff across graphic design, videography, photography, web development and press.

The ideal candidate will have a football background with a minimum 5 years’ experience at another club at either EFL League Two level or higher and will have an inherent feel for finding the right tone of voice.

Furthermore, the world of social media should be a natural environment for the right candidate and their content.

Main Responsibilities

• Champion both football clubs at all times and proactively run their day-to-day media.
• Create, build and deploy marketing and social media campaigns.
• Identify industry trends and plan and manage the launch of football club initiatives.
• Plan and oversee a range of activities including go-to-market launches, advertising, email campaigns, events and social media.
• A range of other normal day-to-day duties one would expect in the role.

You are

• Very well experienced in football.
• An excellent communicator and story-teller.
• A strong manager who leads by example.
• Computer literate.
• Well organised.
• Smartly presented.
• Detail oriented.

The Hive London is an internationally renowned, one of a kind stadium facility in North London. Home to EFL League Two football club Barnet FC, the Hive London regularly hosts a plethora of visiting teams from across the world. The likes of England, Italy, Germany, Brazil and many others have all trained at the Hive London. The site is home to two stadiums - The Hive Stadium and The Bees Stadium - and boasts one of the largest football centres in the world. Other facilities include 2 gyms, a medical scanning centre TIC Health, 13 event spaces and even a Starbucks.