At Manchester United, our focus is to create a high-performance environment where everyone can be their best, working together towards our common goal of football success. We believe the key to achieving this goal is connection and collaboration. Everyone coming together, working from one of our Manchester United office locations every working day to share skills, knowledge and ideas, building on the best of what we already do and looking at where we need to change and innovate. 

The Purpose:
Reporting to the Senior Football Communications Manager, this fast-paced role will play a key part in managing media and PR activity across the football department, with a focus on the men’s first team and Academy. At the core of the role is the delivery of access to media rightsholders, club media and other media partners, and the management of relationships and information flows between the football department and wider media. For the right candidate, this is a fantastic opportunity to help elevate the storytelling we do around our players and football staff, and to play a key role in managing the narrative around our teams, contributing to success on the pitch.

The Role:

Supporting the development and delivery of an effective football communications strategy.
Effectively delivering rights to media partners and club media, and discretionary access to non-rightsholders (including the arrangement and staging of interviews and press conferences).
Effectively managing media, communications and PR activity around players and football staff.
Developing and delivering key messages for media and other stakeholders.
Cultivating and managing relations with the media and other stakeholders.
Drafting of written materials, including press releases, articles, and messaging.
Close co-operation with our content and commercial teams and Manchester United Foundation, ensuring that all media and PR activity around our football department is aligned with the communications strategy.
Lead responsibility for comms activity around the men’s Academy, and occasional support for the women’s team, in addition to work with the men’s first team.

The Person:

Relevant professional experience in communications, public relations and/or media; prior experience in an elite sporting environment a strong advantage.
Excellent abilities in written and verbal communications, with an attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent knowledge of the sports media landscape.
Experience of media and social media monitoring.
Experience of arranging and managing media-facing events an advantage.
Ability to work and collaborate across departments in a complex organisation, and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders at all levels, including players, coaches, technical staff, and senior leaders.
High standards, strong work ethic, resilience, and a positive and collaborative mindset all essential.

Sound interesting? If you'd like to submit your application, please do so by Wednesday 28th August.

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Football Communications Executive (Men's)