Partnership & sponsorship management

• Work closely with the commercial department to ensure all partnership and sponsorship agreements are fulfilled across digital, media and matchday activity.
• Own the delivery and tracking of partners’ contractual assets — including LED and perimeter advertising minutes, big-screen and social media features, matchday announcements, website presence and programme content — ensuring every commitment is met to schedule.
• Act as a key contact for partners on media and matchday deliverables, building strong, professional relationships that support retention and renewal.
• Maintain a partnership fulfilment schedule / deliverables tracker and provide partners with proof of delivery and end-of-season activation reports.
• Coordinate new-partner announcements, reveals and activations, gathering assets and producing launch content in partnership with the commercial team.
• Proactively flag any under-delivered or at-risk contractual assets to the commercial department so they can be resolved before they affect the partner relationship.

Commercial support & growth

• Identify and surface new commercial opportunities from the club’s media, digital and matchday inventory (for example LED packages, content sponsorships, matchday features and digital campaigns) and share these with the commercial team.
• Support the commercial department with sales collateral, partnership decks, mock-ups and pitch materials that showcase the club’s reach and assets.
• Help grow the club’s audience, engagement and data capture across digital channels to increase the value of its commercial inventory.
• Support partner renewals and upsell by demonstrating return on investment through clear reporting and activation summaries.

Key relationships & external partners

• Manage key external relationships with website provider Other Media, streaming partner Stream AMG and iStadia.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including the CEO, commercial department, ticket office and first-team staff.

EFL & contractual compliance

• Monitor and manage the club’s EFL media, marketing and commercial contractual obligations, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Represent Newport County at EFL meetings, events and relevant industry functions where required.

General

• Work flexible hours throughout the football season, including evenings, weekends and matchdays, in line with the operational requirements of the role.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties required to support the media, marketing and commercial functions of the club.

Person specification

Essential

• Proven experience leading a media, marketing or communications function, ideally within sport, football or a fast-paced brand environment.
• Strong track record managing digital and social media channels and website content to a high standard.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the judgement to act as the final approval point for public-facing content.
• Experience delivering partner or sponsor contractual assets and working alongside a commercial or sponsorship team.
• Ability to plan and lead live matchday media operations (LED, big screen, running orders, scripts and announcements).
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder-management skills, able to run multiple projects, campaigns and deadlines at once.
• Experience leading, managing or mentoring a team and setting creative and editorial direction.
• Availability and willingness to work evenings, weekends and matchdays throughout the season.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the EFL and football media/commercial landscape, including EFL contractual and broadcast obligations.
• Experience with website CMS and streaming/matchday platforms (e.g. Other Media, StreamAMG/iFollow, iStadia or similar).
• Hands-on content-production skills (graphic design, video, photography) or experience managing those functions.
• Experience contributing to commercial growth — identifying sponsorship inventory, supporting sales collateral and partner reporting/ROI.
• Experience with CRM, data capture, audience growth and analytics.
• A relevant qualification in marketing, communications, media or a related field.
• Awareness of safeguarding and data-protection (GDPR) as they apply to media and marketing.

Personal attributes

• Creative, proactive and commercially minded, calm under pressure on matchdays, collaborative, detail-focused, and genuinely passionate about representing Newport County’s brand.