Community & Athlete Manager

Tri Fit; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

TRI-FIT, based in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, seeks an energetic Community & Athlete Manager to own relationships with amateur racers, professional athletes, affiliates and the endurance community. You will represent TRI-FIT at events across the UK and work closely with the Brand & Marketing Lead at HQ in Wetherby.

This on-site role requires weekend work during race season and travel, with involvement in activations, athlete content and affiliate programs to grow TRI-BE and brand partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience with social media management and basic video editing.
• Ability to coordinate events and activations across multiple venues.
• Comfortable representing brand in person and on camera.

Responsibilities

• Run activations calendar for TRI-BE and manage its Strava group.
• Register TRI-BE as an Ironman TriClub official group.
• Set up and manage a white-label community app for TRI-BE members.
• Build collaborations and discount-code partnerships with non-competing brands.
• Manage sponsored and professional athletes: relationships, scouting, calendars and content commitments.
• Plan athlete content with Brand & Marketing Lead.
• Run the affiliate programme: enquiries, onboarding, kit, briefs, sourcing and performance.
• Represent TRI-FIT at races and events, set promotion approaches, capture emails and consent.
• Create race-day content: reels, interviews and footage.
• Supervise 1-2 staff at larger events.
• Organise influencer events, activations and pre-race shakeout runs.
• Engage with online community daily.

Skills

Social media

Video editing

Public speaking

Event coordination

Tools

Strava

White-label app

Job description

Wetherby, West Yorkshire | On-site + event travel | Full-time

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for an energetic, outgoing and highly organised Community & Athlete Manager to become one of the faces of TRI-FIT.

You'll own the relationships and experiences that connect TRI-FIT with the people who race in our products: our TRI-BE amateur race team, professional athletes, affiliates and wider endurance community.

This isn't purely a desk-based community or social-media position.

During race season you'll regularly represent TRI-FIT at triathlons, marathons, swimming events, expos and activations around the UK.

Outside race weekends, you'll be based at our Wetherby HQ working closely with our Brand & Marketing Lead and founder.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Run a calendar of activations for TRI-BE and manage its Strava group.
• Register TRI-BE as an official Ironman TriClub.
• Set up and manage a white-label community app for TRI-BE members.
• Build collaborations and discount-code partnerships with non-competing brands.
• Manage sponsored and professional athletes: relationships, scouting, race calendars and content commitments.
• Plan athlete content with the Brand & Marketing Lead.
• Run the affiliate programme: enquiries, onboarding, kit, content briefs, sourcing and performance.
• Represent TRI-FIT at triathlons, marathons, ultra-running and swim events, set the promotion approach for each event, and capture email addresses and marketing consent.
• Create race-day content: reels, interviews and footage.
• Supervise one or two extra staff at larger events.
• Organise influencer events, activations and pre-race shakeout runs.
• Engage with our online community every day.

ABOUT YOU

• Dynamic, approachable and outgoing, in person and on camera.
• Comfortable with social media and basic short-form video editing.
• Organised and self-directed. You will often represent TRI-FIT alone.
• Happy to work weekends in race season and travel, with time off in lieu during the week.
• Desirable: genuine enthusiasm for or participation in triathlon or endurance sport, and existing links with clubs, races and athletes.

LOCATION

You'll be office-based at TRI-FIT HQ in Wetherby between events, with significant event travel during race season.

This is not a remote position.