Editorial Lead

Birmingham City FC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Matchday Tickets

Blues Store Discount

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Eye Care Voucher

Cycle to Work Scheme

Help@Hand

Job summary

Birmingham City Football Club is seeking an Editorial Lead to shape the club’s written voice across website, app, programme and campaigns. You will partner with Creative, Marketing, E-commerce, Product and Commercial teams to craft compelling, commercially aware copy that brings the brand to life across touchpoints.

You’ll lead editorial planning, set monthly themes, and act as the internal expert on tone of voice and storytelling, guiding content across football, branding and campaigns.

Qualifications

• Experience in Copywriting, Content, Brand Communications, or a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the brand's tone of voice across these key channels.

Skills

Copywriting

Content

Brand Communications

Storytelling

SEO

Analytics

Editorial Planning

Tone of Voice

Stakeholder Management

Campaign Messaging

Tools

Google Analytics

SEO Tools

Job description

Editorial Lead – Birmingham City Football Club

This role is responsible for developing and managing the club’s written voice across website, app, programme and campaigns. This role will also influence the editorial tone across key marketing channels such as e-commerce and CRM while working closely with social, PR, and wider communications teams.

The successful candidate will create compelling, commercially aware copy that brings the club brand and products & service to life, while ensuring consistency across all touchpoints.

Working closely with Creative, Marketing, E-commerce, Product, and Commercial teams, this role will lead editorial planning development and act as the internal expert on tone of voice and brand storytelling, helping shape the month-by-month editorial themes across BCFC output.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop the brand's tone of voice across these key channels
• Create copy for web/app/programme stories, features and campaigns
• Support product launches, seasonal activity, and promotions
• Develop headlines, taglines, campaign messaging, and creative concepts
• Ensure copy is engaging, distinctive, accurate, and aligned with the club communications story house

E-commerce & Digital

• Help guide, create and optimise website content from other departments
• Develop editorial guidelines for copy on email, CRM, social media, digital campaigns, and paid advertising
• Ensure content is fan-focused, commercially effective, and SEO-friendly
• Review and improve existing content to support engagement
• Develop core football stories, articles, features, and wider editorial content
• Create compelling stories around management, players, opposition, league and cup campaigns, and the wider club branding ambitions
• Support PR, Influencer, and Marketing teams with relevant football-led messaging and content

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Creative, Marketing, PR, and Commercial teams
• Manage multiple briefs and deadlines while maintaining a consistently high standard
• Provide creative input and constructive challenge to strengthen messaging
• Ensure copy is delivered accurately and on time

Planning & Reporting

• Maintain editorial calendars & schedules across core football and wider digital/comms activity
• Help lead the thematic approach to editorial planning within the content & production teams across video/social/programme/website.
• Monitor content performance (Google Analytics) and use insights to improve future activity
• Share recommendations and learnings with relevant teams

Skills & Experience

• Experience in Copywriting, Content, Brand Communications, or a similar role.
• Passion for sports editorial with portfolio of published work across print and digital.
• Experience within sports, lifestyle, fashion or retail brands welcome.
• Exceptional written English and strong storytelling skills.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining a brand tone of voice.
• Strong digital and commercial awareness and understanding of customer-focused copy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Experience across digital channels such as e-commerce, CRM, social, campaigns, and product.
• SEO, analytics, and AI copywriting experience would be advantageous.

The Benefits of Being Blues

At Birmingham City Football Club, we put people at the heart of everything we do. When you join the Club, you become part of the Blues family — and that comes with a range of benefits designed to support you both inside and outside of work.

• A dynamic hybrid working environment
• Matchday Tickets
• Blues Store Discount
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Eye Care Voucher
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Help@Hand

Safeguarding

Birmingham City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The safety and wellbeing of all individuals within our care is paramount, and all staff are expected to share and uphold this commitment.

All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check, and will be required to complete safeguarding training as part of the recruitment and induction process.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Birmingham City FC is proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Candidates are assessed solely on merit, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or caring responsibilities.

We value diversity and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments to support you during the recruitment or interview process, please let us know when applying.