About:
The Rolex SailGP Championship is the most exciting racing on water, where anything can happen in short, adrenaline-fueled battles between national teams at iconic stadium destinations worldwide. Top athletes fly in identical high-tech F50 catamarans faster than the wind, at speeds in excess of 100km/h (60mph). Founded in 2018, SailGP is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and entertainment properties, now in its sixth season.
SailGP also races for a better future, championing a world powered by nature. Underpinning the organisation’s purpose-driven agenda is a diversification of the league, with the goal of immediately progressing gender equity and inclusivity.
SailGP is a global organisation with defined values that shape the culture of its team – Deliver Quality and Consistency; Evolve with Focus; Make it Count; Stand Together and Strike a Balance.
Summary:
The Global Communications Manager supports delivery of the SailGP’s media and communications activity around the world – spanning events, partnerships, B2B / thought leaderships, internal communications and reporting workstreams. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role for an organised and versatile communicator who can move comfortably between projects and workstreams, working closely with a variety of teams across the business.
Reporting to the Global Director of Communications & Impact, this is a standout opportunity to build broad communications experience at a fast-growing global sports league, with exposure to senior stakeholders, live events, global partners and cross-functional projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide regional and event communications and media support for SailGP events, including proactive media relations and press office duties, working alongside the wider global communications team.
- Help develop and distribute global announcements and supporting materials, working closely with the wider global communications department and regional teams.
- Lead B2B and thought leadership communications, including conference and award entries, industry announcements and event briefings and ownership of internal thought leadership events.
- Provide day-to-day communications support for SailGP partners, helping develop and deliver partner-facing communications materials and content
- Liaise with communications leads across SailGP's national teams to ensure consistent messaging and coordinated media activity.
- Lead on internal communications, helping maintain consistent, engaging messaging across the business.
- Prepare briefs, key messaging documents, press releases, talking points and other communications materials, including athlete and spokesperson briefing support.
- Act as the dedicated link into SailGP’s impact team, including owning delivery of the global impact report, ISO 20121 communications requirements and all relevant external messaging.
- Own and maintain core team tools and systems (e.g. Meltwater, Monday.com), keeping the department’s ways of working organised and efficient.
- Support insights, measurement and reporting, helping track effectiveness of campaigns and distribution.
- Act as a key point of contact for reactive and crisis communications, supporting the global director to protect SailGP's reputation across events and markets.
- Travel to select events, working alongside communications team members on-site as required, and at SailGP’s remote broadcasting facilities in London, UK.
What we're looking for:
- Relevant experience in communications and PR, ideally spanning B2B and purpose-led communications in a similar organisation (sport, entertainment)
- Strong writing skills, with the ability to adapt tone and narrative
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously
- A proactive, detail-oriented self-starter
- Comfortable owning delivery as well as supporting senior team members
- Experience managing websites, intranets or CMS platforms favourable
- A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment
- Genuine interest in sport, sustainability and/or purpose-led business strongly preferred
- Knowledge of sailing or other racing properties favourable but not required
Key Expectations:
- Champion an inclusive environment where diversity is valued
- Advocate and promote SailGP Values and contribute to a positive culture
- Operate with a financially responsible mindset and strive for a commercial sustainability of SailGP
- Consider how each team action contributes to Better Sport, Better Planet
Further Information:
The Rolex SailGP Championship is the most exciting racing on water, where anything can happen in short, adrenaline-fueled battles between national teams at iconic stadium destinations worldwide. Top athletes fly identical high-tech F50 catamarans faster than the wind, at speeds exceeding 100 km/h. Founded in 2018, SailGP is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and entertainment properties, now heading into its sixth season.
This role will be based out of SailGP’s London offices in Chelsea and operates on a hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days per week in London HQ. We value an engaged workforce, powered by in-office collaboration – as such, employees are expected to work primarily from this space plus other SailGP locations, where required. This includes select SailGP events as well as our London-based remote broadcast studio in Ealing.
SailGP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.
