Bristol City Women
Head of Communications
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Head of Communications
We’re looking for a Head of Communications to join us at Bristol City Women. This role is the Club’s senior external and internal communications and media relations lead. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role manages all press relations, shapes the external narrative, handles crisis communications, and coordinates matchday media operations.
This role works closely with Marketing and Commercial, ensuring a communications lens across the areas owned by Marketing; social media, content, and fan engagement. The Head of Communications focuses exclusively on external press, strategic communications, website, and the Club’s public-facing narrative - ensuring these receive dedicated focus and a direct senior voice.
The Head of Communications is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and delivering Bristol City Women’s overarching communications strategy, protecting, and enhancing the Club’s reputation, and ensuring a clear and compelling and consistent narrative across all audiences.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Head of Communications will act as a trusted strategic communications advisor to the CEO and senior leadership, providing expert counsel on reputation, media, issues management, and organisational positioning.
The role will lead the Club’s approach to corporate communications, while ensuring communications considerations are embedded in strategic decision-making across the organisation.
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Working collaboratively with other departments, the Head of Communications will ensure the whole Club tells its story with clarity and impact, identifying opportunities to build the profile of the Club, its players, leadership, and wider organisation.
What We’re Looking For
We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Have significant experience in a senior communications, PR, or media relations role, ideally within professional sport, entertainment, or another high-profile organisation
- Love the South West, Bristol, and Women’s Football
- Have a can-do attitude
- Are a team player and have a collaborative style
What You Can Expect to Be Involved In
- Communications strategy and leadership
- Reputation, issues, & crisis management
- Media relations and profile building
- Corporate and stakeholder communications
- Integrated communications and marketing
- Football and matchday communications
Safeguarding
Bristol City Women is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare and protection of children and vulnerable people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, the post holder will be subject to any relevant security checks as required.
About Us
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Bristol City Women is a football club competing in Barclays WSL 2 entering a new era of growth under the stewardship of Mercury13. The club is offering a unique opportunity to shape its external communications and media relations function during a pivotal moment in its history. The club has big ambitions for its performance both on and off the pitch. Employees benefit from a supportive work culture that champions diversity and inclusion, alongside the chance to make a meaningful impact in the sporting world.
We are a workplace that strives to be diverse and reflective of the populations we serve, therefore we welcome applications from everyone. As an organisation, we actively promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion to ensure everyone can bring their unique identities and the best version of themselves to Bristol City Women.
If you have any requirements in respect of the interview or recruitment process, please mention this during your application.
Equality Statement
The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment towards equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description and to promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.
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