Marketing Executive

Southampton Football Club; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 free match tickets per home game

Staff health & wellbeing initiatives

Discounted club merchandise

25 days holiday + birthday day off

Contributory Pension Scheme

Worldwide travel insurance

Learning & development opportunities

Free onsite parking

Cycle to Work Scheme

Collaborative & inclusive culture

Job summary

Southampton Football Club is seeking a Commercial Marketing Executive to plan and deliver integrated campaigns across Football Development, Conference & Events and The Dell Pub. You’ll work with the Saints app, website, email, and social channels, while coordinating with TURF for creative assets and measuring ROI.

The role requires organised and commercially minded marketing experience, with a track record in multi‑channel campaigns and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills to plan and deliver multiple campaigns.
• Knowledge of digital marketing channels (paid, email, social, content CMS).
• Ability to translate data trends into actionable recommendations.
• Proficient with spreadsheets and reporting tools.
• Accurate and detailed marketing communications delivery.
• Previous experience delivering multi‑channel campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver integrated campaigns across Football Development, Conference & Events and The Dell Pub.
• Coordinate with Saints app, website, email, social and paid media channels.
• Generate earned coverage with local press and identify cross‑promo opportunities.
• Create briefs with TURF and produce online and offline materials.
• Monitor performance, optimise paid media and grow the marketing database.

Skills

Organisational skills

Digital marketing

Data interpretation

Spreadsheet proficiency

Attention to detail

Marketing experience

Job description

What is the role?

We are seeking a Commercial Marketing Executive to take responsibility for the planning and delivery of effective marketing campaigns across three key commercial areas: Football Development, Conference & Events and The Dell Pub.

What will you be doing?

You will plan and deliver integrated marketing campaigns across our key commercial areas, using channels including the Saints app, website, email, organic social media and paid media, while also identifying opportunities to generate earned coverage through local press. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will understand their commercial objectives and translate these into engaging campaigns that reach the right audiences. This will include promoting Football Development programmes, supporting Conference & Events with sales collateral and lead generation, and identifying opportunities to cross-promote our commercial offerings. You will develop creative briefs and work with our internal design studio, TURF, to produce engaging online and offline marketing materials. You will also manage and optimise paid media activity, maintain relevant website and app content, and explore new channels, partnerships and promotional opportunities. Using campaign data and insights, you will monitor performance, identify opportunities for improvement and ensure activity delivers a strong return on investment. You will also proactively grow the Club's marketing database through competitions, QR codes, lead generation forms and other creative acquisition initiatives.

Is this you?

You are an organised, creative and commercially minded marketer with experience delivering multi‑channel campaigns from initial idea through to evaluation. You are comfortable managing several projects at once and can balance competing priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan, coordinate and deliver multiple marketing campaigns simultaneously, managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• A good understanding of digital marketing channels, including paid media, email marketing, organic social media and content management systems, with the ability to select the most effective channels to achieve campaign objectives.
• Confident interpreting campaign data, identifying trends and translating insights into actionable recommendations to improve marketing performance.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and reporting tools.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring all marketing communications and assets are delivered to a consistently high standard.
• Previous experience in a marketing role, with demonstrable involvement in planning, delivering and evaluating multi‑channel campaigns.

How this benefits you…

• Access to 2 free match tickets for every home league game.
• Access to our staff Health & Wellbeing initiatives (Mental & Physical Health).
• Discounted Southampton Football Club merchandise.
• 25 days’ holiday per year excluding bank holidays plus your birthday off each year.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Worldwide Travel Insurance for you and your family.
• Learning & Development opportunities - supporting you to develop your potential and achieve in your career.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Collaborative & inclusive working culture.

The closing date for this role is 18 November 2026.

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if a high volume of applicants are received.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect everyone to share this commitment. You will be required to adhere to all relevant policies and uphold the Club’s commitment to safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk and to ensure that Southampton Football Club is free from discrimination and harassment. The post holder will demonstrate a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, supporting the organisation’s strategic aims to remove barriers and address inequality. You will play an active role in promoting an inclusive, discrimination‑free environment that ensures fair access to opportunities and resources. This includes fostering a culture of dignity, respect, and belonging where everyone is empowered to contribute, perform, and reach their full potential.

About Us

POTENTIAL INTO EXCELLENCE Southampton Football Club is part of St. Mary’s Football Group, which also includes the affiliated registered charity – the Saints Foundation. We look for people with integrity, compassion and support for those around them; people who take pride in what they do with an honest approach, who embrace a challenge while also being accountable for their decisions; people who have the energy and passion to bring an innovative approach to their role and strive to be different from the rest; people with the aspiration to lead the way and become an example to others. Within the walls of St. Mary’s Stadium, Staplewood Campus, the Bath Academy and our other sites and development centers across the South of England, you’ll be given the platform to work in a vibrant, intelligent and challenging environment with the potential to develop and become the best at what you do. We don’t stand still, we are constantly moving forward. Be part of it…

Southampton Football Club promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have the Disability Confident Award, which we pride ourselves on with regard to the commitment to employing disabled people and judging people on their abilities alone. We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. We make a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and to consider them on their abilities. Southampton Football Club is an Equal Opportunities Employer Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Southampton Football Club recognises that the safety and protection of those children and young people in day to day contact with the Club is paramount. We are committed to creating a safe culture for all. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

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