CONTENT STRATEGIST

We require an individual who will help service our relationships with sports organisations, brands and talent, to whom we provide a number of services, including strategic guidance, content inspiration and ideation, data-driven insight and day-to-day channel management.

We are looking for someone who has experience working with, or alongside, a sports rightsholder or brand, a detailed understanding of how best to solve strategic challenges and experience unlocking new, industry-leading opportunities through content and social.

The role holder will become an integral part of our content and channel management team, working closely with our channel managers and consultants to deliver strategic frameworks, actionable insights and define how clients can grow, engage and connect with their audiences.

Ultimately, we need someone who knows how to translate our clients’ business – and social – objectives into world-class channel strategies or content activations, and support our team in bringing those to life.

It goes without saying that the successful applicant will need to be passionate, dedicated and sociable. This role will involve dealing with a range of stakeholders and, as such, communication will be key. The role holder will also need to be adept at presenting ideas and proposals to clients.

The holder of this role will work across Ten Toes’ client portfolio, including sports organisations, global brands and high-profile talent to help them build deeper relationships with their audiences and stakeholders.

The role holder will deliver best-in-class strategic guidance – both long-term and on a project-by-project basis – alongside data-driven analysis, actionable recommendations and content inspiration that aligns back to the client’s business objectives.

They will also be expected to provide ongoing support and guidance to our team of channel managers, ensuring we maintain the highest standards and quality of service for our clients.

• Leading the creation and development of comprehensive digital channel and content strategies for rightsholders, brands and talent

• Providing project-by-project – or ad-hoc – insight, solutions and strategic recommendations in response to client briefs

• Delivering content ideas, inspiration and frameworks for existing – and potential – clients

• Compiling data-driven reporting for internal and external stakeholders to help shape strategic recommendations and future thinking

• Responding to client briefs, queries

• Supporting the wider digital channel/content team in the execution of strategies

• Assisting with and contributing to the process of winning new business

• Ensuring we stay on the pulse with platform updates and industry developments

• Providing strategic insight to colleagues working across sports organisations, brands and talent to inform responses to briefs

• Providing industry insight and analysis across Ten Toes’ own channels

• Delivering creative and insight sessions to our clients and internally at Ten Toes

• Demonstrable experience of creating comprehensive digital channel/content strategies for brands, talent or sports organisations

• Best-in-class knowledge and understanding of the modern digital landscape 

• Clear evidence of strategic thinking and problem solving

• Understanding of how to drive commercial growth and increase income

• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders from a range of backgrounds and disciplines

• Experience of using analytics tools and software to assess content and channel performance

• Experience working for or with a sports rightsholder or brand is preferred

The successful applicant will receive the following: 

• A competitive salary

• 25 days of annual leave

• A day off on their birthday

• Private healthcare

• Regular performance and salary reviews

Ten Toes is a fully-committed sports marketing agency with a clear and passionate ambition: to bring talent, brands and organisations closer to their fans - and to each other.

We build personal brands for world-class athletes like Harry Kane, Alessia Russo and Maro Itoje, aligning them with causes and commercial partners that fit. Our network extends far beyond our roster, and we regularly broker major talent deals on behalf of global brands.

We’re trusted by some of the most respected organisations in sport – from FIFA to Matchroom, The FA and England Rugby – to help shape their strategies, tell better stories and drive deeper fan connections.

And we’ve helped brands like Meta, Just Eat, LG and Visa make the most of their partnerships through channel strategy, content and activation.

With a dedicated, super smart and loyal team, we’ve had award nominations from AdWeek and the Sport Industry Group, showing how our ethos is that we are ‘all in’ - fully committed - in everything we do.