Communications Manager
Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby is the umbrella organisation for the 13 Premiership Rugby clubs and runs Gallagher Premiership Rugby and Premiership Rugby Cup
- Posted
- 27 Jul 2022
- Status
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Location
- England
- Closing date
- 12 Aug 2022
Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) is a private company, owned by our 13 Member Clubs and CVC Capital Partners. Premiership Rugby is principally responsible for the management of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby competition and is a shareholder in European Professional Championship Rugby (EPCR) which manages the Heineken Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup, in which the Member Clubs participate. PRL also manages the Premiership Rugby Cup, Premiership Rugby Shield, and Under 18s competition.
At Premiership Rugby, our vision is to create “Unmissable World-Class Sporting Entertainment that’s Accessible to All” and to be the “Beating Heart of the English Game”. Our core values are always to be inclusive, respectful, competitive, progressive and professionally excellent in everything we do. You can read more about those values at premiershiprugby.com.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion. We actively welcome applications from across all diverse communities and encourage diversity of thought and lived experience.
Our new growth strategy has been set and the communications team will have a crucial role in helping deliver the strategy, which has testing targets.
Our Vision
We will create
Unmissable world-class sporting entertainment that’s accessible to all
We will be
The beating heart of the English game
The right candidate must be able to
- think strategically and plan campaigns – on their initiative – to build on Premiership Rugby’s reputation as a world-class sports business
- show excellent communications skills, whether working externally or internally within Premiership Rugby and our clubs
- have the ability to work in a pressurised environment
- have direct experience dealing with the media
- create great partnerships with Premiership Rugby’s clubs and stakeholders
- have particular focus on developing news stories and PR angles with our Rugby Department, particularly in the area of player welfare where we would expect a regular flow of news stories
- work directly with Premiership Rugby’s Sports Science and Medicine Research Lead and Data Analyst to establish an impactful communications plan concerning player welfare, player development and performance research activity across the professional game. Communicate scientific concepts and player welfare initiatives clearly to a range of media outlets
- co-ordinate a season-long strategy for communications from the Rugby Department with the Rugby Director, the Sports Science and Medicine Research Lead, Head of Science and Medical Operations and the department’s Data Analyst
- have knowledge of rugby union across the world and be particularly knowledgeable on Premiership Rugby’s clubs and the history of the League
- understand rugby’s complex working environment
- manage Premiership Rugby’s accreditation system
- have excellent writing and subbing skills as part of the role will be supplying content to several media platforms and editing several publications including the Premiership Rugby Media Guide, Salary Cap Report, and the programmes for the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final
- be able to prepare senior leaders for media opportunities
- prepare briefing documents and Q&As for both senior leaders and our clubs
- deputise for the Communications Director where relevant
Day-to-day duties will also include, dealing with general media inquiries, operating the Premiership Rugby Accreditation system, drafting press releases, filing, handling telephone calls, research and generating reports as required.
S/he will also support the Communications Director in producing the editorial content for both our website and app and in maintaining the Premiership Rugby press release system
S/he will show great attention to detail and be highly organised. Good IT skills and excellent written and spoken English are essential. Knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel are vital.
The successful applicant will also be able to communicate confidently at all levels, handle confidential information with discretion and manage a busy workload calmly and efficiently.
This role will involve weekend work through the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season as wanting to attend matches will be a key part of the role.
Knowledge of the sport of rugby union is essential.
The right candidate will need to:
- have at least two years experience working in a PR or Communications role
- be knowledgeable on Premiership Rugby’s clubs and the history of the League. This should be demonstrated in your application
- be able to understand rugby’s complex working environment;
- have excellent communications skills, whether working externally or internally with Premiership Rugby and its clubs
- have excellent writing and editing skills as part of the role will be supplying content to several media platforms and editing several publications including the Salary Cap Report, the programme for the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final, and a series of data-led reports, generated by the Rugby Department.
- be experienced within Social Media, as they will help develop our social media channels which include Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn
COMPETENCIES:
- Proven ability to engage collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
- Proven problem solver
- Excellent organisational skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Multi-tasker with strong organisational and project management skills
- A team player who is also self-reliant and able to act on your initiative
- Ethical and hard-working with a strong personal commitment to deliver at pace
- Works well under pressure adapting to tight deadlines and differing demands
- Possesses good judgement and behavioural maturity
- Excellent organisational and attention to detail skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and with personal initiative
- Proven expertise in working effectively with Microsoft Teams, Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Collaborative and inclusive, able to work effectively with colleagues across the business to enable collective success.
We are interested in who you are and the difference you could make. We are committed to ensuring a wholly inclusive workplace by attracting the most talented individuals. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process to accommodate your needs, then please let us know and we will be happy to help you.
This role will require the successful candidate to be based predominantly at our head office in Victoria, 37.5 hours per week with at least 3 days per week to be office based.
How to apply:
To apply for this exciting career move please click 'Apply Now' to forward your CV and current salary along with a detailed covering letter showcasing why this is the right role for you to our recruitment team .
All applications must be accompanied by a one-page PR plan to re-launch our new Instrumented Mouthguards programme. This should include a launch press release, plans for a specific Launch and PR ideas (with a timeline) to take this campaign to the front of the national agenda on health and well-being. Also, you will explain which areas of the media you would target and how.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor any applicants under the tier 2 visa programme and are therefore unable to accept applications from any candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.