Commercial Executive
Location: London
Type: Full-Time
Sporting Jobs are working on behalf of a professional football team, based in London, to recruit a Commercial Executive. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing and delivering the club’s commercial partnerships, including club partners, advertisers, and business members.
Reporting into the Head of Commercial, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing strong relationships, delivering contractual rights, and creating engaging activation programmes that consistently exceed partner expectations.
Key Responsibilities
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Act as the day-to-day account lead for a portfolio of commercial partners.
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Create and implement activation plans aligned with partner objectives.
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Manage and deliver the club’s commercial obligations to the league and its partners.
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Collaborate with internal departments to ensure seamless delivery of rights across digital, social, matchday, and community platforms.
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Produce and present bi-annual ROI and KPI reports for partners.
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Support commercial events, matchday activations, and business club programmes.
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Contribute to business development by feeding insights, ideas, and opportunities into the wider commercial strategy.
Candidate Profile
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Educated to degree level in Business, Marketing, Sports Management, or similar (or equivalent experience).
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Proven experience in sponsorship or partnership account management, ideally in professional sport or entertainment.
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Strong organisational and project management skills, able to manage multiple accounts and deadlines.
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Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence to influence senior stakeholders.
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Creative thinker with the ability to design and deliver innovative activations.
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Strong IT skills, with experience in CRM systems and reporting tools.
Additional Information
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Full-time role, with flexibility required for evenings and weekends in line with fixtures and events.
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Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
If you are a proactive, commercially minded individual with a passion for partnerships in professional sport, we want to hear from you.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to info@sportingjobs.co.uk.
