Job Purpose
Produce coverage across all football teams and channels at Plymouth Argyle Football Club, while supporting on any media relations.
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
Skills
· Excellent written ability
· Authorative interview technique
· An ability to work with strict time constaints 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
Key Role Requirements
· 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
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
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.
Interactions
· Head of Marketing & Communications
· Football Media Manager
· Media & TV Teams
· Marketing Manager
· Club Photographer
· Football Administration staff
· Safeguarding staff
· Argyle Women’s Team
· Argyle Academy
· Argyle Men’s Team
· Local sports media
Budgetary Responsibility
None
Experience
· Evidence of previously published written work, especially within football/sport.
Qualifications
· BA (Hons) Journalism (or similar) - desirable
Pay: £24,000.00-£27,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
