Plymouth Argyle Football Club
Football Media and Communications Officer
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Football Media and Communications Officer
Argyle are looking to recruit a Football Media and Communications Officer to produce coverage across all football teams and channels at Plymouth Argyle Football Club, while supporting on any media relations.
Key Responsibilities
- To support on the coverage of the club’s various teams including men’s, academy and women’s.
- Attend fixtures, home and away, to produce social media coverage, match reports, interviews and more, to catalogue games.
- Develop relationships with key figures within the football club, especially coaches and administrative staff.
- Write previews, news stories and other features to enhance engagement with all of the club’s teams.
- Lead the football club’s match-day programme, The Pilgrim, with support from the Football Media and Communications Manager.
- Support the Football Media Manager and Website & Social Media Executive with article creation.
- To work with safeguarding staff to ensure the safety and protection of certain people.
- To work with club photographer/videographers to support match coverage.
- To be flexible with timings and availability as dependant upon the requirements of the business, especially working on weekends and some evenings.
- To support the marketing team on email creation and distribution.
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Outputs
- Coverage of all club teams at the football club.
- Interviews with players and staff for Argyle TV.
- Written articles and features for the pafc.co.uk website.
- Written articles and features for the match-day programme, The Pilgrim.
- Written profiles of players across various teams.
- Feed back to the rest of the department on progress of all teams.
- Support Football Media Manager and Head of Marketing and Communications with preparation and coverage of press conferences.
- Liaising with media for coverage of teams.
- Creation and distribution of marketing emails.
Knowledge
- Strong understanding of football.
- Understanding of match coverage via social media.
- Understanding of the composition of match reports.
- Good knowledge of word processing software.
- Judgment of sensitivity around coverage of footballers and restrictions therein.
- A solid understanding of social media trends.
- A general understanding of Plymouth Argyle and the competitions and leagues Plymouth Argyle compete in.
- Knowledge of Content Management Systems.
- Knowledge of how to adapt copy to varying audiences.
- Knowledge of media relations - desirable.
- Knowledge of crisis communications - desirable.
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Skills
- Excellent written ability.
- Authoritative interview technique.
- An ability to work with strict time constraints whilst maintaining an exemplary standard of work.
- Strong sense of representing and defending the club brand.
- Exceptional organisational ability.
- Forming relationships with a variety of people, in different roles and of different ages.
- To be able to work with different departments within the company, successfully managing their expectations.
Personal Qualities
- Calmness under pressure.
- Ability to work within a busy team unit.
- A positive attitude to continued professional development and learning.
- A passion for football.
- An ability to work to tight deadlines and to manage priorities effectively.
- A high attention to detail.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- A willingness to receive constructive feedback and to amend copy as appropriate.
For more specific information about the role, follow the link here.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter to media@pafc.co.uk
Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday, 5 August, 2026 - 5pm.
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