Senior Marketing Operations Specialist

Fanatics, Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports marketing company is seeking a Senior Marketing Operations Executive to support their international marketing efforts. This role involves managing projects, improving processes, and overseeing budget tracking. The ideal candidate should have at least 6 years of experience, strong organisational and project management skills, and a passion for fashion or sports. Fluency in English and proficiency in MS Office are required.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience in related areas.
• Experience in an international environment is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall projects and communicate status.
• Improve processes for efficiency and productivity.
• Support management of Marketing Activation calendar.
• Organise milestones, meetings, and newsletters.
• Communicate effectively with the marketing team and leadership.
• Manage Marketing & Studio budget tracking.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Project management skills

Fluent English

Proficiency in MS Office products

Ability to prioritise multiple projects

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

Senior Marketing Operations Executive

This role will support the Fanatics International Marketing and Studio team through establishing strong planning and organisation processes. Reporting into the Vice-President Marketing and working across the Marketing organisation, our new Senior Marketing Operations Executive will ensure our marketing team is organised, planned and operating within budgets.

About the Role

This role will support the Fanatics International Marketing and Studio team through establishing strong planning and organisation processes. Reporting into the Vice-President Marketing and working across the Marketing organisation, our new Senior Marketing Operations Executive will ensure our marketing team is organised, planned and operating within budgets.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage and execute against overall projects and maintain project list and proactively communicate status
• Improve current processes and coordinate organisational procedures for optimised efficiency and productivity
• Support International Marketing team in management of Marketing Activation calendar
• Organisation of team milestones/meetings, town halls and newsletters
• Provides proactive and clear communication on behalf of operations to wider marketing team and senior leadership
• Act as the office liaison with various internal & external parties to ensure one source of information and ensure information is communicated to all relevant parties
• Manage Marketing & Studio budget tracking and work with Finance business partners to support overall cost management and analysis.
• Ensure invoices are processed in a timely manner per contract payment schedule
• Support planning and coordination efforts for key leadership visits, team summits, external visits and be a key partner to leadership team when activations occur
• Oversee Culture Marketing office spaces and storage areas and work closely in coordination with Workplaces, Health and Safety and Security to ensure space considerations are met and office is running efficiently

Key Relationships

• Marketing Brand Activation
• Fanatics Studio
• Product Design
• Finance
• President's Office

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Diligent with excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and oversee multiple projects in a fast-pace environment
• Driven to succeed and deliver against expectations
• Project management skills and an ability to work well in a team environment
• Understanding of and passion for fashion/streetwear/sport preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work both alone and as part of a team
• Proficiency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.)
• Fluent English, additional languages are very useful

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent
• At least 6 years of career work experience in related area (agency or company)
• Experience working in an international environment and/or an additional language is an asset.