Description

Key Responsibilities

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  Be an important part of an enthusiastic, hard-working team expected to deliver successful communications campaigns across several strategic priorities for the Scottish FA. Including, but not limited to, Coach Education, Football Development, National Teams, Referee Operations and the Scottish Cup.
• Event and tournament media officer duties, including assisting with media operations around national team and Scottish Cup matches – along with any other reasonable duties, as requested by the Head of Communications and Commercial Director. This may include supporting colleagues in the department with relevant administerial duties, such as the matchday accreditation process.
• Work in tandem with colleagues in the Referee Operations department to drive impactful content around their department. In particular, from a communications perspective, leading on their referee and recruitment campaign to help attract and retain the next generation of match officials.
• Work closely with our Football Development department to bring inspirational stories from the grassroots game to life, and play a pivotal role in our prominent Pitching In campaign.
• Help generate and manage engaging content across Scottish FA publications and platforms, in line with key communications and marketing campaigns.
• Main point of contact for media enquiries around relevant issues relating to your primary accounts.
• Work collaboratively with commercial, marketing and content teams to harness output across online and off-line channels
• Work in partnership with colleagues to manage relations with – and service – our suite of sponsors and partners.
• Liaise with key internal departments and stakeholders to maximise PR opportunities that demonstrably impact those departments’ objectives.
• Any other reasonable duties, as requested by the Head of Communications and Commercial Director.

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