Role description

Birmingham City Football Club is offering a full-time voluntary work placement within its Brand Marketing team. The chosen applicant will gain valuable experience working in Brand Marketing within professional football and have the chance to apply their academic knowledge within an applied setting. This opportunity will also aim to accelerate their studies, give practical experience in the workplace and increase employability on completion of their studies.
Candidates will have the chance to gain experience and input their knowledgein the following areas:

Full marketing mix
Marketing campaigns from planning through to launch
CRM database and e-communications
Branding and brand guidelines
Digital marketing, assets and content
Matchday marketing, including arranging the Family Zone activities
PR and engagement activities
Event management
Print process and ordering
Loyalty and membership scheme
Any other specific duties, as defined and agreed during setting developmental objectives.

Person Specification:

Must possess a genuine passion for marketing and digital marketing
Must be highly creative – we are a very creative team and would expect the candidate to input their thoughts into our decision making
Must be currently working towards a marketing qualification, sport management, or similarly related qualification
A strong work ethic and willingness to learn
Computer literacy but advanced computer skills are welcomed
Full and Clean UK Driving License desirable but not essential.

Personal Qualities

Good communicator (written and oral skills)
Good judgement and uses own initiative
Highly organised and professional
High expectation of self and others
Trustworthy and reliable.

Closing Date:Due to the urgency of filling this vacancy, suitable candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply and the role will be closed as soon as a suitable candidate has been sourced.