Marketing & Media Manager

Redditch, Solihull, UK (Unknown)

£28K/yr – £40K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the local marketing engine for a community football club, aligning strategy, content, and partnerships to lift attendance, engagement and revenue.

  • Own the marketing strategy and campaigns for matchdays, venue usage, education programs, and community initiatives.
  • Lead content across digital channels with a volunteer media team to tell the club story consistently.
  • Collaborate with departments and sponsors to activate partnerships and drive measurable outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Marketing Strategy and Growth: Develop and deliver a comprehensive marketing strategy for Redditch United Football Club.
  • Create clear marketing plans that support growth across all areas of the club’s operation.
  • Identify opportunities to increase audiences, engagement, participation, and revenue.
  • Develop campaigns to support: Matchday attendance growth; Venue hire and event bookings; Hospitality opportunities; Education programme recruitment; Community initiatives; Commercial partnerships and sponsorship opportunities.
  • Establish measurable objectives and regularly report on marketing performance and outcomes.
  • Content Creation and Media: Create engaging content across the club’s digital channels, including social media, website, email communications, video, photography, and written features.
  • Develop campaigns that tell the story of Redditch United both on and off the pitch.
  • Produce promotional materials that support commercial, community, and football objectives.
  • Work with the volunteer media team to plan and coordinate content output.
  • Ensure all content reflects the club’s values, identity, and ambitions.

Requirements

  • Experience developing and delivering successful marketing strategies.
  • Strong understanding of digital marketing and social media.
  • Experience creating engaging content across multiple platforms.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
  • Strong organisational and planning skills.
  • Commercial awareness and a results focused approach.
  • Ability to analyse performance data and report meaningful outcomes.
  • Creative thinking combined with practical delivery skills.
  • Ability to lead, motivate, and coordinate volunteer teams.

Preferred

  • Experience within football, sport, hospitality, education, community organisations, or the charity sector.
  • Knowledge of CRM systems and email marketing platforms.
  • Skills in photography, videography, graphic design, or content production.
  • Experience managing websites and digital platforms.
  • Understanding of sponsorship activation and commercial partnerships.
  • Understanding of social media advertising platforms, paid digital campaigns, and PPC advertising, including the ability to interpret campaign performance and identify growth opportunities.

Benefits

  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay
Redditch United Football Club logo

Redditch United Football Club

(The Reds) are one of the longest established football clubs in the Midlands, starting out in the Birmingham Combination League in 1891. In 1971, the club reached the first round of the FA Cup. A record crowd of 4,500 in the Valley Stadium saw a draw with Peterborough United. The team joined the Southern League and were promoted to the Premier Division in 1975/76.The Reds were founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979/80 which became the Football Conference. The club joined the Southern League and another FA Cup run in 1989 ended against Conference side Merthyr Tydfil. In 2003/04 they clinched an historic double promotion- the Southern League Western Division and a place in the Conference North.Chris Swan took control of the club in March 2011, clearing all outstanding debts to guarantee its continued survival. He and his wife Sallie began a strategy of developing the club’s community links with schools and other organisations across the town’s surrounding area. The Junior sections re-launched with teams including disabled sides. Alliances with Redditch Borough Council, West Mercia Police, Birmingham City Girls and West Bromwich Albion Foundation with the first community hub established offering football to disadvantaged youngsters.In 2015/16, the club were runners-up losing in the play-offs. 2016, the club worked with Redditch Borough Council, the FA and the Football Foundation on a £900,000 investment programme for a state-of-the-art 3G playing surface as well as substantial upgrades to the Valley Stadium. A full time Academy was developed enabling scholars to take part in College and University level education alongside an elite football programme. In 2018 Redditch United Women’s Team achieved the double- crowned League and Cup winners. The future is strong with 1000+ people playing on the 3G pitch weekly, 50 different teams, and excellent community links with David Faulkner taking over the chairmanship in 2020.

Redditch, England, GBR
45 employees (12 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.9K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2
Traffic Source Mix
Search
86.1%
Direct
6.2%
Referral
0.8%
Social
7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~45

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (24% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1