Creative Content Manager - England Women

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A unique opportunity has arisen to work behind-the-scenes to bring fans closer to the England Women's teams through bold, original and exclusive video content that captures the personality and legacy of our national teams.
Working with back-to-back UEFA European Women's champions, England, this in-camp video capture role puts you at the heart of the action, working closely with players, coaches and support staff. You will be alongside the team to shoot the compelling story of the Lionesses as they start their qualification journey to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Through strong editorial storytelling and collaboration with the wider content team, you will help shape the creative direction of England's owned and operated channels, sharing our journey with the nation.
Please note: This role involves working at matches at home and abroad, as well as travel for the duration of international tournaments. It is based at the iconic Wembley Stadium two days per week alongside the rest of the creative team.
What you will be doing:
Create and deliver video content for England Women's senior and development teams, including behind-the-scenes access, training footage, editorial features and personality-led content.
Develop original video concepts that push creative boundaries and showcase the personality, talent and legacy of England's national teams.
Collaborate with Content Managers and agencies to plan, produce and deliver content across all owned platforms, ensuring alignment with schedules, approval processes and audience growth objectives.
Provide editorial and creative feedback to maintain high production standards, consistency and accuracy, including checking third-party match highlights.
Manage relationships with production companies, external suppliers and freelance talent, overseeing briefs, filming access and post-production.
Capture and edit content on the road with the senior team and at major tournaments, ensuring the team's voice is authentically represented.
Use audience insights and analytics to monitor video performance and identify opportunities to increase engagement and channel growth.
Support the Creative Content Lead with narrative development and long-form content series.
Collaborate with commercial, communications and marketing teams to deliver content that aligns with brand and partner expectations.
Maintain strong relationships with the Women's Technical Directorate to ensure content reflects team culture and strategy.
Carry out additional tasks as required to meet FA Group priorities and comply with all health, safety and wellbeing policies.
Complete a DBS check appropriate to the role, in line with The FA's commitment to a safe environment for everyone in football.
What we are looking for:
Understanding of elite sports environments and the sensitivities of working with high-profile athletes.
Knowledge of the full production cycle for video content, from ideation to delivery.
Ability to check video quality, including rights-holder material and subtitles.
Awareness of social platform optimisation, trends, best practice, and creative innovations in sport media.
Ability to use analytics to guide editorial decisions.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide constructive feedback.
Passion for football and engaging football audiences.
Experience
Working directly with talent or athletes, managing relationships professionally and sensitively.
Proven experience in ideation and creative storytelling for digital and social platforms.
Regularly shooting and editing content, including on-location production and live sports coverage.
Leading small teams to deliver video content, managing budgets and tracking spend.
Embedded content capture within elite sports teams, federations or athletes.
Delivering content during major events, tournaments or multi-day live environments.
Experience with app-based content delivery, archive footage, and branded content for commercial partners.
Existing network of creative suppliers or freelance talent is desirable.
Technical Skills
Filming with large sensor cameras such as Sony FX6 and basic lighting for interview content.
Professional experience in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Planning, organising and delivering content independently, including managing production workflows and file management.
Delivering edits under tight deadlines, including in live sports environments.
Directing editors and providing timely, detailed feedback.
Basic understanding of audio mixing, colour correction, sound design and cross-platform file formatting.
Proficient in Microsoft 365, including PowerPoint, and familiar with work management tools such as Asana or Trello.
Willingness to innovate and embrace new technology, emerging trends and AI to enhance creative content.
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 in 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, encouraging 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.
Free private medical cover.
A contributory pension scheme.
An additional 'Thank You' days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave ( based on a full-time, permanent contract. )
A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.
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.

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Location:
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Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Management;Marketing

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