Media Rights Manager

The Football Association; Wembley; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Event day tickets

Lunches

Private medical cover

Pension scheme

Leave allowance

Hybrid working model

Job summary

The Football Association is seeking a proactive professional to support the sales, negotiation and distribution of media rights across our broadcast portfolio. You will lead broadcaster servicing projects and work with partners to maximise commercial outcomes.

You will conduct market analysis, monitor audience data and provide insights to inform sales strategies while coordinating anti-piracy activities and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the worldwide broadcast and media industry.
• Understanding of The FA as an organisation.
• Experience with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint experience.
• Ability to balance shifting priorities.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• High attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support sales, negotiation and distribution of media rights across The FA's broadcast portfolio.
• Lead broadcaster servicing projects to enhance partner experience and outcomes.
• Conduct market analysis and provide insights to media rights strategies.
• Monitor audience performance data to maximise value of broadcast properties.
• Provide day-to-day support to broadcasters and resolve issues.
• Coordinate anti-piracy activity to safeguard media rights.
• Manage archive licensing activity and approvals.
• Update and deliver the commercial regulations guidance to clubs and broadcasters.
• Handle end-to-end contractual ticketing requirements.
• Execute additional tasks to meet changing priorities.
• Comply with health, safety and wellbeing policies.

Skills

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Commercial acumen

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What will you be doing?

• Support the sales, negotiation and distribution of media rights across The FA's broadcast portfolio.


• Lead and deliver broadcaster servicing projects to enhance partner experience and commercial outcomes.


• Conduct market analysis and provide insights to support media rights sales strategies and opportunities.


• Monitor and analyse audience performance data, providing insights to maximise the value of The FA's broadcast properties.


• Provide proactive day-to-day support to broadcast partners, resolving issues and enabling them to maximise value from their media rights.


• Coordinate anti-piracy activity to safeguard The FA's media rights.


• Maintain the content matrix and reserved rights strategy to optimise broadcaster value and support The FA's content objectives.


• Manage archive licensing activity, overseeing approvals and supporting internal and external archive requirements.


• Update and manage the delivery of the commercial regulations, providing guidance and support to clubs and broadcasters.


• Manage the end-to-end process of contractual ticketing requirements.


• Executes additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.


• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well-being can be maintained.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the worldwide broadcast and media industry.


• Understanding of The FA as an organisation.


• Previous relevant experience in a business environment and working with internal and external stakeholders.


• Extensive experience of Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.


• Ability to balance shifting priorities.


• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a can-do mentality.


• Strong attention to detail.


• Strong commercial acumen.


• High levels of initiative and accountability, with the ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines.

Beneficial to have:

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the worldwide broadcast and media industry.


• Familiarity with FA rights properties an advantage.


• Previous relevant experience in a commercial business environment, preferably working for a broadcaster, sports agency or governing body.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Proactive, service-oriented and results-focused.

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.


• Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.


• Private medical cover funded by The FA.


• A contributory pension scheme.


• An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract)


• A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Currently, we are working within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model, and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.